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• Protest planned over Sunday Night report

  12-07-2018 21:50
  A protest has been planned at Seven’s Melbourne headquarters following an “African Gangs” report on Sunday Night.
  The “African Gangs” report by Alex Cullen claimed “African gangs running riot, terrorising, robbing, wreaking havoc” and suggested police were loath to admit there is a problem in Victoria.
  But South Sudanese community members took issue with its sensationalist approach.
  Lawyer and activist Maker Mayek encouraged a #NotMyAustralia social med
  
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• Saturday 20 April 2024

  21-04-2024 03:41
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• MasterChef Australia 2024: meet the cast

  20-04-2024 20:58
  
  There are 22 new contestants vying for the MasterChef Australia 2024 title and $250,000 in prizemoney. This season will also see a money-can’t-buy prize on offer, with an opportunity of a lifetime in store for the winner.
  Season 18 visits Hong Kong, as well as Bendigo and Ballarat.
  Chef Jamie Oliver will feature across two weeks with guests to come including Adriano Zumbo, Anna Polyviou, Curtis Stone, Rick Stein, Vincent Yeow Lim (AKA DimSimLim) and Mikiko Terasaki.Judges L to R: Sofia Lev
  
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• Guy Pearce nominated for Daytime Emmy for Neighbours guest appearance

  20-04-2024 20:55
  
  Guy Pearce has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his appearance in Neighbours.
  Pearce is nominated as Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series.
  The eligibility period is January 1 to December 31 2023 meaning these are for his return as Mike Young in UK-filmed scenes with Annie Jones.
  But he will also compete against US names including Dick Van Dyke.
  Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten, “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)Ashley Jones as Dr. Bridget Forrester, “The Bold a
  
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• Axed: So Help Me Todd, CSI: Vegas.

  20-04-2024 20:50
  
  CBS has axed both So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas.
  So Help Me Todd ends at two seasons while CSI: Vegas ends at three.
  So Help Me Todd originally debuted in 2022 starring Marcia Gay Harden as a defense attorney, while Skylar Astin plays her son and a skilled private investigator who gets hired by her firm. The cast also includes Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann, and Rosa Arredondo. It was created by Scott Prendergast.
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• Airdate: Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

  20-04-2024 20:45
  
  Music special Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story screens on SBS VICELAND this week.
  Witness live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest), an annual event showcasing the heritage of the region and attended by hundreds of thousands every year.
  Local music heroes are joined on 14 stages by some of the most important figures in entertainment, highlighting the connections between Louisiana culture and the world. Featuring some
  
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• Creative Types with Virginia Trioli: April 23

  20-04-2024 20:44
  
  This week on Creative Types, Virginia Trioli meets Marta Dusseldorp in Tasmania.
  On a wild Tasmanian beach Virginia meets Marta Dusseldorp, the celebrated film, TV and stage actress, and she explains why Kingston Beach and Tasmania are so important to her and why they are now her home. But was it a big career risk to step away from the big cities? Marta says place and community are everything, stories connect her to place and she feels can’t live without telling stories through drama.
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• Airdate: The Big Cigar

  20-04-2024 20:40
  
  New US thriller series The Big Cigar screens on Apple TV+ in mid May.
  Starring André Holland, and based on the monumental, eponymous magazine article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman (Argo), The Big Cigar is the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution.
  It’s a wild caper of Black Panther founder Huey Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan –involving a fake movie
  
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• Friday 19 April 2024

  20-04-2024 03:39
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• ANZAC Day 2024: guide

  19-04-2024 20:58
  
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  The ABC live coverage of Anzac Day marches in each state and other services at home and abroad have become fundamental to the commemoration of ANZAC Day for Australians.
  The ABC’s coverage will coordinate the key commemorative events in Australia, Gallipoli in Turkiye, and Villers-Bretonneux in France. These will be broadcast on ABC TV, ABC News channel, and live streaming on ABC iview throughout the day.
  From 4.20am AEST, ABC will broadcast the Anzac Dawn Service from Sydney, followe
  
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• Hamish Blake relaxed about no Lego Masters producer credit

  19-04-2024 20:55
  
  Hamish Blake is now hosting his sixth season of Lego Masters for Nine, but it yet to push for a producer credit.
  “It’s funny, I know in America, the system is very much like ‘Become a producer, immediately!’ if you’re part of the show. I don’t know it’s always felt a bit more casual in Australia,” he told TV Tonight.
  “I suppose there’s parts of the show, like when we sit down and try to figure out episodes or whatever that is producing,
  
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• Sony & Apollo in talks to acquire Paramount Global

  19-04-2024 20:50
  
  Sony is in discussions with investment management giant Apollo Global Management over a joint bid to acquire Paramount Global, according to trade media.
  Such a deal could have significant impact on Paramount in Australia, including Network 10.
  The New York Times reported that Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra had held talks with Apollo about teaming up to make a bid, although an official offer has not yet been submitted.
  Under one potential deal structure, Apollo and
  
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• 60 Minutes: April 21

  19-04-2024 20:45
  
  Nine’s new National Affairs Editor Andrew Probyn files for 60 Minutes on the risks of Australia’s 46 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters.
  The Menace of the TaipansThey look mightily impressive. They’re relatively young. And they’ve cost more than three-and-a-half billion dollars to buy and operate. According to the top brass at the Defence Department though, Australia’s 46 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters are useless junk. Others say that they’re dangerous, as the country trag
  
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• Insiders: April 21

  19-04-2024 20:44
  
  Guest on Sunday’s Insiders is Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton.
  David Speers and the panel Samantha Maiden, Lenore Taylor and Phil Coorey cover the week in politics including defence strategy, national security, the federal budget and more.9am Sunday on ABC.
  
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• Renewed: Fallout

  19-04-2024 20:40
  
  No surprises that Fallout has been renewed for a second season on Prime Video, just one week after its premiered.
  The series stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Walton Goggins, Moisés Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones.
  Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner are the creators, executive producers, and showrunners. Jonathan Nolan a
  
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• Jeopardy Australia!

  19-04-2024 15:01
  
  Stephen Fry hosts a quiz show from London with Aussie expats. 7:30pm Saturday on Nine.RuPaul’s Drag Race
  The Suspect
  Murder in Provence
  Ireland’s Wild Islands
  The Dog House
  
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• Friday Flashback: TiVo

  19-04-2024 09:14
  
  Back in 2008, TiVo launched in Australia with considerable fanfare, through Seven and TVNZ.
  The revolutionary DVR came with a steep $699 pricetag and no subscription, as be the first serious competitor to Foxtel’s iQ2 -but without the ad-skipping function which was available in the US.
  It allowed users to record two shows at once while at the same time watching a previously recorded show stored on the built-in hard disk, and more.
  At the time Seven CEO David Leckie described it as “T
  
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• “Do we condone a ‘win at all costs’ attitude? No, we don’t.”

  19-04-2024 07:55
  
  New Seven West Media CEO Jeff Howard has emailled staff on his first day in the top job, according to news.com.au.
  “It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for the great people of Seven,’’ the former Chief Financial Officer in his note to staff.
  “And as we transition to a new future, I thought some reflections may help us move forward
  “First, some disclosures. As a family man first and foremost. I’ve never smoked. I don’t use drugs.
  “Never have
  
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• Clarkson’s Farm: trailer

  19-04-2024 06:40
  
  A trailer has dropped for the third series of Clarkson’s Farm coming to Prime Video in May.
  Returning to screen are the ensemble of Jeremy, Lisa, Kaleb, Gerald, and Cheerful Charlie.
  The third series of Clarkson’s Farm finds Diddly Squat Farm facing some seriously daunting challenges. The crops are failing in the severe hot weather, inflation has driven prices of supplies sky high, dreams for the beloved restaurant are dashed and now the farm shop also faces closure.
  Jeremy urgently
  
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• Eurovision 2024: Iceland

  19-04-2024 06:10
  
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  Eurovision: Semi Final OneHera Björk: “Scared of Heights”
  Hera Björk captured the international spotlight when she represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with her hit song Je Ne Sais Quoi. But this diva’s presence has been felt across the Euro-verse since the 2008 Contest, when she provided backing vocals for Iceland’s participant Euroband, before competing in Denmark’s Melodi Grand Prix a year later. Her talents have shone brightl
  
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• 9Now adds 60 Minutes FAST channel

  19-04-2024 05:30
  
  9Now has launched a 60 Minutes FAST channel screening current affairs stories, curated into 24/7 programming.
  A FAST channel is Free Ad Supported Television where the viewer simply watches the content in pre-determined scheduling, rather than selecting episodes on demand.
  Kirsty Thomson, Executive Producer, said: “Our commitment to delivering Australia’s finest journalism remains unwavering. With the launch of 60 Minutes Australia 24/7, viewers now have the opportunity to access our
  
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• Neighbours nominated for Daytime Emmy Award

  19-04-2024 04:23
  
  Neighbours has its very first Emmy nomination, voted in the Drama category at the Daytime Emmy Awards.
  Screening in the USA via Amazon Freevee it will compete alongside long running shows such as Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Bold & the Beautiful. When the show returned in September 2023, it strategically included US actor Mischa Barton to help reposition the show internationally.
  Executive Producer Jason Herbison told TV Tonight, “Neighbours has been on an incredible jou
  
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• Tipping Point, I’m a Celebrity best in Thursday entertainment.

  19-04-2024 04:06
  
  Tipping Point has managed its very first night in topping entertainment, pulling 692,000 in National TV Audience, winning all cities except Adelaide.
  Meanwhile I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here was 619,000 then 7:30 (577,000) and Foreign Correspondent (337,000).
  Later Gogglebox drew 532,000 then Grand Designs NZ (307,000).
  NRL screened on Nine’s primary channel to 644,000 with AFL at 443,000 across Seven network.
  Seven News won with 1.29m then The Chase (673,000) and Home &
  
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• Thursday 18 April 2024

  19-04-2024 03:36
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• Airdate: Liege-Bastogne-Liege Race 2024

  19-04-2024 01:50
  
  Cycling action from Belgium screens Live on SBS VICELAND from Sunday.Liege-Bastogne-Liege Men’s Race 2024
  8:30pm AEST in all states.
  Liege-Bastogne-Liege Women’s Race 2024
  Starts at 12.55am AEST in all states.
  It continues on Monday night.
  
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• Airdate: Hit Man

  19-04-2024 01:23
  
  Action comedy film Hit Man starring Glen Powell will screen in cinemas in May ahead of its Netflix premiere in June.
  Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor discovers his hidden talent as a fake hit man. He meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.
  The film also features Adria Arjona (Madison), Austin Amelio (Jasper), Retta (Claudette), Sanjay Rao (Phil), Molly Bernard (Alicia), Evan Holtzman
  
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• Jean-Christophe Novelli brings French touch to new MasterChef recipe

  18-04-2024 20:58
  
  French-born restauranteur and chef Jean-Christophe Novelli was all at sea when an approach was made for him to join MasterChef Australia.
  Novelli (pictured top right) was working on a cruise ship when his staff took a call from producers.
  “My associates received a phone call from a gentleman with a Scottish accent asking if I might be interested being on the new judging panel of MasterChef,” he recalls.
  “Just before I went into international waters out of signal, she came back
  
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• Skye, Callum, Tristan into jungle finale.

  18-04-2024 20:53
  
  Studio 10 host Tristan MacManus and reality TV contestants Skye Wheatley and Callum Hole will face off in Sunday’s grand final of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
  Radio host Brittany Hockley and Paralympian Ellie Cole were sent home in a Thursday elimination.
  Watching her highlights, Brittany said, “I’m upset looking at it, because it was so fun and you’re never going to have that experience again. We don’t know what’s ever shown, we don’t know
  
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• BBC Studios Aus appoints Development Exec, Unscripted.

  18-04-2024 20:50
  
  Lexi Landsman has joined BBC Studios Productions Australia as Development Executive, Unscripted.
  Formerly Head of Development, Unscripted, for Fremantle Australia, she joins Deb Spinocchia’s team developing formats and originals across factual, entertainment and reality.
  She was previously a senior development producer at ITV Studios where she worked on Alone Australia, My Mum Your Dad, My Kitchen Rules and Inside Sydney Airport. She spent 10 years at the Seven Network in factual and reali
  
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• Margaret Pomeranz reviews Tipping Point

  18-04-2024 20:47
  
  “The show is more than a mindless parlour game, deftly spreading 12 minutes of content over a one hour programme…”
  In another savage review, The Weekly‘s Margaret Pomeranz reviews Nine’s new Tipping Point…
  
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