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• 2016 Season Review: Round 9

  17-10-2016 22:00
  
  Warriors coach Andrew McFadden stood down six first graders, the Sharks went close to blowing a 28-point lead, while Wests Tigers won without James Tedesco.
  
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• New skipper Burgess heeds harsh lessons

  17-10-2016 20:18
  
  New coach Wayne Bennett has capped Sam Burgess' return to rugby league by handing him the England captaincy ahead of the Four Nations Series.
  
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• ABC titles nominated in International Emmy Kids Awards

  17-10-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ABC3’s Ready for This and Doodles have both been nominated at the International Emmy Kids Awards.
  Ready For This, by Blackfella Pictures and Joanne Werner Productions, is nominated in the Series category against entries from the UK, Netherlands and Argentina.
  Doodles by Ludo Studio is nominated in the Digital category and faces off against entries from Japan, Canada and Brazil.
  Winners will be announced in Cannes, France on April 4, 2017.
  Here is the full list of nominees.
  Kids: Preschool
  
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• Renewed: Cold Feet

  17-10-2016 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Good news for Seven and Australian based writer Mike Bullen, with Cold Feet‘s revival renewed for another season.
  After a thirteen-year absence Cold Feet returned in the UK in September to critical praise. The series has been ITV’s most successful drama launch of the year with a consolidated opening episode ratings of 8.4 million UK viewers.
  ITV’s Director of Television, Kevin Lygo said: “It’s with some trepidation that you return to much loved shows, but Mike Bull
  
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• SBS picks up new Scandi-noir, Midnight Sun.

  17-10-2016 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SBS has picked up the Australian rights to Midnight Sun, a new Nordic noir thriller from the creators of The Bridge.
  The Swedish-French drama is a murder mystery set in the 24-hour sunlight of an Arctic summer.
  French actress Leila Bekhti plays a French detective sent to investigate the brutal murder of a French citizen in a remote mining community in the far north of Sweden. There she is paired with a local Swedish cop from the indigenous Sami community (Gustaf Hammarsten).
  The series is the l
  
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• Airdate: The Great Human Odyssey

  17-10-2016 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SBS begins a 3 part anthropology series, The Great Human Odyssey.
  This details how tiny bands of hunter-gatherers scattered across Africa eventually reaching every corner of the earth.
  Discover the miracle of the human species with anthropologist Dr Niobe Thompson as he tells the ultimate story of human survival. Walking in the footsteps of ancestors, Dr Thompson unlocks the mystery of unlikely survival and the miraculous emergence as the world’s only global species.
  Humans
  
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• Todd Sampson’s BodyHack: Oct 18

  17-10-2016 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week on BodyHack Todd Sampson travels deep into the Amazon jungle and spends 10 days training with the famed French Foreign Legion.
  Famous for accepting volunteers from any nation who are prepared to renounce their citizenship to fight for France, the recruits must pass one of the toughest training courses in the world.
  In his quest to discover what our bodies and minds are capable of, Todd Sampson will be pushed right to the brink of death.
  For 10 days, Todd joins a platoon of soldie
  
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• World Movies Storytellers: 30 Films From Across the Globe

  17-10-2016 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Throughout November, World Movies will present 30 films from 30 countries, at 8.30pm each night.
  The month-long event includes a number of Australian TV premieres such Oscar-winning Hungarian film Son of Saul, plus Taxi Tehran, Halal Love (and Sex), A Second Chance, and Glassland.
  Chris Keely, SBS General Manager of Subscription Television, said: “World Movies has been bringing the best of world cinema to Australian screens for 21 years on Foxtel, and we are thrilled to present a stellar
  
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• Foxtel All-Stars Tim Cahill Ambitions Tour: call for entries

  17-10-2016 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
   Applications are now open for the 2017 Foxtel All-Stars Tim Cahill Ambitions Tour.
  “I’m really proud to be taking part in another Ambitions Tour with Foxtel. This is the third year that we have joined forces in creating a chance for kids to live the life of a professional footballer for a week and inspiring them to follow their dreams, whatever they may be,” Cahill said
  “I’m also proud to be partnering with Foxtel and FOX Sports for another four years and for
  
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• Airdate: Chewing Gum

  17-10-2016 19:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  2015 UK sitcom Chewing Gum begins on Netflix later this month.
  It stars Michaela Coel as a Beyoncé-obsessed virgin who is fast finding out that the more she learns about the world, the less she understands.
  A second season is due in the UK later this year.
  Tracey Gordon is a 24-year-old religious Beyoncé-obsessed virgin. Growing up through the church, with her strict preacher Mother, she has ended up rather ‘underdeveloped’ in certain areas – but Tracey wants mor
  
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• Big Little Lies: teaser

  17-10-2016 08:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Life, dreams, mystery, monsters… who know what lies out there beneath the surface?”
  We have our first look at Big Little Lies the new HBO drama based on the book of the same name by Australian author Liane Moriarty.
  The 2017 series is adapted by David E. Kelley and co-produced by Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman who both feature alongside Shailene Woodley.
  The cast also includes Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper, and Zoë Kravitz.
  
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• Inglis is Australia's Four Nations key

  17-10-2016 07:56
  
  After a devastating performance in Australia's convincing win over New Zealand in Perth, Greg Inglis shapes as the Kangaroos' key player in the Four Nations.
  
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• Foxtel partners with Brandenburg Orchestra

  17-10-2016 07:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Foxtel Arts has announced a partnership with the Sydney-based Australian Brandenburg Orchestra which will see it feature baroque and classical music.
  Paul Dyer, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Artistic Director & Co-Founder said: “I am thrilled that we are joining Foxtel Arts as a broadcast partner. This collaboration will allow us to share our live concerts with audiences throughout Australia and celebrate our shared commitment to musical excellence.
  Foxtel Arts & Music
  
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• Timeshifted: Sunday 9 October 2016

  17-10-2016 07:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Report: Top 20 Consolidated 7 Programs
  Channels:
  All Free-to-Air
  Market:5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
  Demographics:Total People
  Day-part:02:00 – 26:00
  Day:
  Sunday
  Date:
  09/10/2016
  Deliverable:
  Consolidated 7 v OvernightRank
  Description (grouped)
  Channel\Market
  Consolidated 7
  Overnight
  Increase000s
  1
  SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP: BATHURST D3 PODIUM
  TEN
  1,381,000
  1,374,000
  6,000
  2
  THE BLOCK -SUN
  Nine
  1,229,000
  1,155,000
  74,000
  3
  SEVEN NEWS – SUN
  Seven
  1,122,000
  1,121,000
  1,000
  4
  NINE
  
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• Timeshifted: Saturday 8 October 2016

  17-10-2016 07:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Report: Top 20 Consolidated 7 Programs
  Channels:
  All Free-to-Air
  Market:5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
  Demographics:Total People
  Day-part:02:00 – 26:00
  Day:
  Saturday
  Date:
  08/10/2016
  Deliverable:
  Consolidated 7 v OvernightRank
  Description (grouped)
  Channel\Market
  Consolidated 7
  Overnight
  Increase000s
  1
  ABC NEWS-SA
  ABC
  843,000
  838,000
  4,000
  2
  NINE NEWS SATURDAY
  Nine
  792,000
  789,000
  3,000
  3
  SEVEN NEWS – SAT
  Seven
  779,000
  778,000
  1,000
  4
  AGATHA RAISIN-EV
  ABC
  666,000
  622,000
  45,000
  
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• Timeshifted: Friday 7 October 2016

  17-10-2016 07:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Report: Top 20 Consolidated 7 Programs
  Channels:
  All Free-to-Air
  Market:5 City Metro (aggregate figure)
  Demographics:Total People
  Day-part:02:00 – 26:00
  Day:
  Friday
  Date:
  07/10/2016
  Deliverable:
  Consolidated 7 v OvernightRank
  Description (grouped)
  Channel\Market
  Consolidated 7
  Overnight
  Increase000s
  1
  SEVEN NEWS
  Seven
  877,000
  873,000
  4,000
  2
  BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
  Seven
  872,000
  814,000
  57,000
  3
  SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT
  Seven
  856,000
  849,000
  7,000
  4
  MARTIN CLUNES: ISLANDS OF AUSTRA
  
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• Airdate: The Hidden Side of Google

  17-10-2016 06:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Tuesday SBS 2 screens a documentary The Hidden Side of Google, which delves into the inner workings of the US online giant.
  With 66 billion euros in revenue by the end of 2014, Google is the richest search engine company in the world and has become ubiquitous to the point of being used as a verb.
  Searching the net, sending messages via Gmail, getting around with Google maps, watching videos on YouTube; by being ever present in our lives, Google has got to know a lot about us.
  But how much do
  
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• Really, what does it matter if Mel B “steals” a singer?

  17-10-2016 05:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Adam if you don’t give her a seat, 100% Mel will pick her up,” Guy Sebastian pleaded with Adam Lambert.
  Last night Lambert was mulling whether or not to give a talented young singer one of his Final 3 places.
  “Dude, please don’t give her to Mel!” Sebastian insisted.
  Lambert, playing along with the show’s conceit, kept viewers hanging while a studio audience was goading him on.
  What I was foolishly waiting for was for Lambert to say “That would be
  
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• Former Nine exec to consult for TV3

  17-10-2016 05:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nine’s former Managing Director Programming and Production Andrew Backwell will work as a consultant to TV3 in New Zealand.
  Backwell, who formally parts from Nine at the end of the month, was contacted by MediaWorks chief Michael Anderson.
  The Australian reports Backwell’s role does not breach a non-compete agreement with Nine, which only applies to the Australian market.
  Mediaworks is owned by US hedge fund Oaktree Capital, which itself owns around 7% of Nine En
  
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• Woods looks forward to new-look Tigers

  17-10-2016 04:45
  
  Skipper Aaron Woods admits Wests Tigers are a great unknown without Robbie Farah.
  
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• Eastwood re-signs with Bulldogs

  17-10-2016 04:40
  
  Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs forward Greg Eastwood has signed a two-year contract extension, taking him through to the end of 2018.
  
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• Oops. Sharon Osbourne forgets the name of her X Factor act.

  17-10-2016 03:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Poor Sharon Osbourne couldn’t remember the name of her own act on the UK X Factor, having to ask fellow judge Louis Walsh “What’s her name?”
  On social media some were even suggesting she might have imbibed before the show….
  
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• NRL Roundtable: Lessons from Aus v NZ

  17-10-2016 03:35
  
  We take a look at the talking points from the Kangaroos' win over the Kiwis in Perth on the weekend ahead of the start of the Four Nations in England.
  
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• Airdate: Gold Coast Medical

  17-10-2016 03:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A year after it was first teased, new observational series Gold Coast Medical is to premiere on Seven.
  The series follows the people and staff at Gold Coast University Hospital and the Queensland Ambulance Service.
  The McAvoy Media production premieres 7:30pm Tuesday October 25 (and that’s before a UK broadcast).
  Gold Coast Medical is an unprecedented new series that takes a deep dive into the heroic work of the medical personnel who make up Gold Coast’s largest hospital.
  
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• Roos jersey will help Fifita: Dugan

  17-10-2016 03:00
  
  Former NRL bad boy Josh Dugan has urged Andrew Fifita to find inspiration in the Kangaroos jersey as he ponders his future in the NRL.
  
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• “Goliath” resting ok after Telethon turn

  17-10-2016 02:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Matt Parkinson, better known as The Chase‘s very own Goliath, was taken to hospital during Telethon in Perth on Saturday night.
  Entertainment reporter Peter Ford told 3AW there was a concern during a ‘speed-dating’ style event at the Lexus Ball.
  “He had a heart scare and was rushed off to hospital,” he said.
  “He’s going to be ok. The doctors have given him the all-clear to fly back to Melbourne. But it was a momentary worry there for everybody that
  
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• Airdate: Killing Reagan

  17-10-2016 02:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Later this month National Geographic will air the two hour telemovie, Killing Reagan, which screens in the US today.
  Based on the book from Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, this follows from previous projects Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy and Killing Jesus.
  Killing Reagan takes a different approach than its predecessors, exploring how the attempted assassination on the recently elected president impacted his presidency.
  Tim Matheson and Cynthia Nixon play Ronald and Nancy Reagan respec
  
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• Dateline: Oct 18

  17-10-2016 01:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Five men linked to an anti-establishment bookstore in Hong Kong disappeared last year, with many suspecting Chinese involvement.
  This week Dateline investigates their case and talks to the daughter of one of the disappeared men, who is speaking out for truth and justice.
  “I am afraid that I won’t get to see my father again.”
  “It’s something that I think about every now and then, but I try not to.”
  Angela Gui’s father, Gui Minhai, is a China-born Swedish
  
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• Block best shows up reality rivals

  17-10-2016 00:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sunday just about all went Nine’s way with The Block pulling out its biggest episode so far this season with 1.28m viewers.
  It trumped X Factor (815,000), Grand Designs (698,000) and was twice the size of Australian Survivor (660,000).
  Nine was already leading in primary channel shares when GO!’s movies Kung Fu Panda and Transformers: Dark of the Moon pulled out 259,000 and 216,000 respectively and pushed the channel to a 6.4%. share.
  Deep Wat
  
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• Sunday 16 October 2016

  17-10-2016 00:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Report: Daily Free-to-Air ShareChannels:
  All Free-to-Air ChannelsMarket:5 City Metro (aggregate figure)Demographics:Total People (incl. guests)Day-part:18:00 – 24:00
  Day:
  Sunday
  Deliverable:
  Overnight, Consolidated 7 and Consolidated 28
  Channel
  Overnight
  Consolidated 7
  Consolidated 28
  16/10/2016
  09/10/2016
  18/09/2016
  ABC
  10.5%
  11.2%
  13.4%
  ABC2
  3.0%
  2.8%
  2.6%
  ABC ME
  1.0%
  0.6%
  0.9%
  ABC News 24
  1.3%
  1.3%
  1.0%
  ABC Network
  15.7%
  15.9%
  17.9%
  Seven
  17.8%
  18.2%
  17.7%
  7TWO
  3.2%
  2.4%
  2.5%
  7mate
  
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