• Front Bar gamble paying off for Seven

    Front Bar gamble paying off for Seven
    Seven’s gamble in screening The Front Bar in an 8:30 timeslot -including in Sydney and Brisbane- is paying off.
    Last night it drew 557,000 -up from 466,000 the previous week-  as the network adopts a national approach on its AFL. It is also another reminder of the appeal of Live television.
    Home & Away was also the top entertainment drawcard at 819,000 viewers in National TV Audience -pretty remarkable after 35+ years for a local drama.
    Seven enjoyed a win with The 1% Club UK at 7
  • Q+A: May 7

    Q+A: May 7
    Appearing on Q+A next Monday are Arts minister Tony Burke, and former Communications minister Paul Fletcher.
    What’s the future of work? COVID disrupted the office and accelerated the transition to hybrid working. Full-time remote working is a reality for some, but there’s a tension in some corporates who want staff back in the office at least a few days a week. For many Australians, WFH isn’t an option, entrenching social and economic divides between those who can and those who
  • SKY News to launch NZ Edition

    SKY News to launch NZ Edition
    SKY News Australia will premiere a new short-form news program, NZ Edition, hosted by New Zealand Correspondent, Jack Nyhof, tomorrow.
    NZ Edition will broadcast from the SKY News Australia studio in Parliament House, Wellington, each Saturday.
    This week Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon, will sit down with Nyhof to discuss the most pressing issues impacting the nation, including New Zealand’s foreign policy and place in the world, its relationships with Australia and China, p
  • First Nations artwork sets the scene for Electric Fields in Malmö

    First Nations artwork sets the scene for Electric Fields in Malmö
    This week, South Australia’s powerful, ethereal duo Electric Fields began rehearsals in Malmö, Sweden, for their Eurovision Song Contest performance.
    Vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboardist Michael Ross, will be joined on stage by vocalists Brendan Maclean, Alyson Joyce, and Simi Vuata, with Fred Leone on the Yidaki (aka didgeridoo).
    Their staging is also illuminated by one of Zaachariaha’s artworks – a painting titled ‘Paraulpi’ which inspired and create
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  • Airdate: 2024 BAFTA Television Awards

    Airdate: 2024 BAFTA Television Awards
    The 2024 BAFTA Television Awards hosted by Romesh Ranganathan & Rob Beckett will be fastracked on UKTV.
    The Crown and Black Mirror are among the TV series leading nominations at this year’s awards, earning eight and seven nominations respectively. They are followed by Happy Valley, Slow Horses, and The Sixth Commandment with six each. Getting five nominations each were The Last of Us, The Long Shadow, and Succession. Other shows featuring among the nominees include Good Omens and Extra
  • “Are you representing Tassie in a bad light?”

    “Are you representing Tassie in a bad light?”
    Production on Bay of Fires Season Two begins next week in Tasmania, with star, co-creator and executive producer Marta Dusseldorp hoping the locals are a little more chilled second time.
    During filming of Season One, there were plenty of questions about what the ABC series might do to reputations.
    “I was getting quite a lot of flack. ‘Are you representing Tassie in a bad light?'” Dusseldorp recalls.
    “And I’m going, ‘They’re not Tasmanians!’ But I c
  • Nightly News 7 Tasmania in breach over poor captions

    Nightly News 7 Tasmania in breach over poor captions
    Nightly News 7 Tasmania broadcast by Southern Cross Television has been given a breach by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for poor captioning for deaf and hearing impaired viewers.
    ACMA assessed a bulletin which screened on 9 November 2023, with local content produced by the Licensee and national and international news sourced from their Seven Network affiliate.
    A complainant told ACMA, “I have previously complained by email to this provider. On watching the news service
  • A Survivor meltdown of epic proportions

    A Survivor meltdown of epic proportions
    Viewers of Survivor were witness to a contestant meltdown of epic proportions last night when Liz screamed in desperation after missing out on a food reward.
    It was very uncomfortable viewing.
    Liz, who it turns out is allergic to coconuts and most island foods, hadn’t eaten properly in weeks. Just to load the situation more, the reward of Applebees burgers and fries is a weekly treat she shares with her daughter back home.
    So when contestant Q did not choose her, her emotions unleashed for
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  • Silent Witness: May 3

    Silent Witness: May 3
    Tonight on Silent Witness, Nikki’s crisis deepens as she becomes more entwined with the deadly Ndrangheta.
    Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and the team of forensic pathologists and scientists investigate intriguing new cases: a body falling from the top of a skyscraper, a people trafficking operation, a suspicious death at a festival, a train crash, and corrupt police officers.
    The cases that end up at the Lyell Centre are rarely straightforward. Initial suspicions are challenged as the ev
  • Airdate: Unfrosted

    Airdate: Unfrosted
    Unfrosted, which is Jerry Seinfeld’s feature directorial debut, is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries.
    The film stars Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer. Christopher Beck and also features Max Greenfield, Peter Dinklage, Christian Slater, Dan LevyJames Marsden and Jack McBrayer.
    Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. A tal
  • Eurovision 2024: Portugal

    Eurovision 2024: Portugal
    Portugal
    Eurovision: Semi Final Twoiolanda: “Grito”
    A promising singer and songwriter, iolanda released her debut EP ‘Cura’ in March 2023.Born in São Pedro de Cova Gala, in Figueira da Foz, the artist moved to Lisbon at the age of 17, but already at 14 she took her first steps in writing. Not long afterwards, she started performing in bars and national talent competitions as an even greater gateway into music. Later, she moved to the UK, where she studied Songwriti
  • Unfrosted

    Unfrosted
    Jerry Seinfeld leads a star-studded cast in a tale of breakfast cereal wars. Friday on Netflix.Hacks
    Paul O’Grady’s Great Elephant Adventure
    Silent Witness
    Ready Steady Cook
    Welcome to Wrexham
  • Eurovision 2024: Poland

    Eurovision 2024: Poland
    Poland
    Eurovision: Semi Final OneLuna: “The Tower”
    An accomplished singer, Luna has been involved in the music industry since her youth, singing and dancing in a folk band, as well as performing in musical theatre and the Grand Theatre-National Opera in Warsaw. She can play the violin and the piano, is a songwriter (in both English and Polish) and a composer, and she is also a yoga teacher. Art, philosophy and fashion are Luna’s playground, but she’s also fascinated with
  • 100% Footy tirade leads to NRL fine

    100% Footy tirade leads to NRL fine
    Nine commentator and Canterbury football boss Phil Gould has been fined $20,000 by the NRL following a tirade on Nine’s 100% Footy on Monday night.
    ABC reports Gould, who is Bulldogs’ general manager of football, took aim at a ‘no try’ ruling against Tigers hooker Api Koroisau in their clash with Brisbane, obstructions, as well as new rules around kick disruptors and dropouts.
    “What sort of stupid game is this?” he said.
    “Who sits and makes up these rule
  • Airdate: The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal

    Airdate: The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal
    On Sunday Seven will screen The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal.
    The inaugural special comes after four successful Christmas specials and coincides with The Salvation Army’s 60th anniversary of the Red Shield Appeal.
    Singer Samantha Jade and journalist Joe Hildebrand host, visiting Salvos centres which assist with homelessness, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, youth services and more.
    Samantha Jade said, “I don’t know how [The Salvos] do it… hearing the stories from th
  • Why there won’t be a second season of After the Party

    Why there won’t be a second season of After the Party
    If you’ve seen the -riveting- After the Party (all episodes are on iview) you’ll be asking the question: is there going to be a second season?
    But as Robyn Malcolm explains: that’s all folks.
    “I’m not giving anything away, but a lot of people have said to us at the end, ‘You’ve got to write a sequel!’ But we don’t want to, we sort of feel that it does what it needs to do,” she said.
    Malcolm co-created the series produced by Lingo Pictur
  • Airdate: Presumed Innocent

    Airdate: Presumed Innocent
    Eight-part thriller Presumed Innocent, starring and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal, premieres next month on Apple TV+.
    The series by screenwriter David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams features Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel, Nana Mensah, Renate Reinsve, Peter Sarsgaard and Kingston Rumi Southwick.
    Based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, the gripping series takes viewers on a journey through the horr
  • ABC hosts 2024 Pacific Media Partnership Conference

    ABC hosts 2024 Pacific Media Partnership Conference
    More than 150 media leaders and practitioners from the Pacific and Australia have attended the 2024 Pacific Media Partnership Conference, hosted in Brisbane by ABC.Participants in the two-day conference at ABC Brisbane’s Southbank offices, attended workshops, presentations and discussions discussed media freedom, digital transformation, disinformation, the future of news and gender equality in reporting.
    ABC Managing Director David Anderson said: “The ABC has been delighted to welcom
  • Dream Home: new promo

    Dream Home: new promo
    Seven has released a new promo for Dream Home, hosted by Dr Chris Brown.
    The show looks set to succeed Farmer Wants a Wife (to be confirmed) which would strategically place it before The Block, expected to roll on Nine after the Olympics.
    The show sees six duos renovate tired suburban family homes in each state, with the top three couples having the opportunity to have their backyards made over.
    The winning couple will not only receive their very own Dream Home plus a life-changing cash prize of
  • Producer Dan Schneider sues over Quiet on Set doco

    Producer Dan Schneider sues over Quiet on Set doco
    Former Nickelodeon producer / showrunner Dan Schneider is suing Investigation Discovery for defamation following its documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
    According to The Hollywood Reporter Schneider claims it falsely implied that he sexually abused children who worked on his television shows, branding it as a “hit job.”
    While it’s true that two child sexual abusers worked on network shows, he says he had “no knowledge of their abuse,” condemned it an
  • Airdate: Came From Nowhere

    Airdate: Came From Nowhere
    Feature-length documentary, Came From Nowhere charts the rise of the A-League’s controversial Western Sydney Wanderers who in two short years went from having no players to winning the AFC Asian Champions League – the highest championship an Australian club can win in global football.
    Marc Fennell (Stuff The British Stole, The Mission, The Kingdom, Mastermind) presents the doco which hears from former team members Ante Covic, Mark Bridge, Nikolai Topor-Stanley and Shannon Cole; super
  • Home & Away tops entertainment on Wednesday

    Home & Away tops entertainment on Wednesday
    Home & Away topped entertainment at 809,000 in National TV Audience on Wednesday.
    But not all locally scripted content performed well with White Fever and Swift Street doing hard yards on public broadcasters.
    The 1% Club UK led its timeslot at 763,000 then Hard Quiz (702,000), 7:30 (687,000), MasterChef Australia (651,000), RBT (524,000) and Alone Australia (264,000).
    Later The Weekly with Charlie Pickering drew 612,000 then The Front Bar (557,000), The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (304,000
  • Wednesday 1 May 2024

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  • Electric Fields second rehearsal at Eurovision

    Electric Fields second rehearsal at Eurovision
    Electric Fields completed their second rehearsal at Eurovision overnight, Australian time.
    You can see a snippet here at 6:25 mins.From across the web:
    Eurovisionweb:Zaachariaha Fielding’s fabulous white dress captures the arena light and transforms into a rainbow at the start, and then this whole performance builds into an uplifting cosmic explosion of light and colour across both the LED wall and the floor. Zaachariaha is supported by Michael Ross on keyboards, two backing singers, and o
  • Airdate: Skeletons in the Closet

    Airdate: Skeletons in the Closet
    2024 film Skeletons in the Closet, starring Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Valery M. Ortiz streams on Shudder and AMC+ on Friday 3 May.
    I’m not sure everybody is going to welcome this plot, however…
    Haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood, a desperate mother allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter.
    Horror themes.
  • SBS / NITV head west

    SBS / NITV head west
    SBS and NITV are heading to Perth to meet Western Australian screen practitioners and will hear one-on-one pitches later this month.
    In attendance will be:
    John Godfrey, Head of CommissioningMarissa McDowell, NITV Head of CommissionsBethan Arwel-Lewis, SBS Commissioning Editor – FactualNakul Legha, SBS Commissioning Editor – Scripted
    WA practitioners are invited to attend a special presentation followed by a Q&A session and networking drinks.
    Thursday, 30 May 20245:00pm – 6
  • Tom Gleeson Logie win: “One of the greatest gags that’s ever been created”

    Tom Gleeson Logie win: “One of the greatest gags that’s ever been created”
    As TV pranks go, Tom Gleeson’s 2019 Logie win will go down as one of the most controversial of them all.
    His impromptu speech polarised the industry room, and his Hard Quiz campaign to win was seen by many as mocking the annual award.
    Virginia Trioli, who talks seriously to the funnyman about his craft for her series Creative Types, is a fan.
    “I think he’s the author of one of the greatest gags that’s ever been created here in this country, and that’s his Gold Logie
  • When do Australian Survivor and Amazing Race Australia film?

    When do Australian Survivor and Amazing Race Australia film?
    They are about to be unleashed in the new-look Top Gear Australia but when do presenters Jonathan LaPaglia and Beau Ryan head off for their respective ‘day jobs’ on Australian Survivor and The Amazing Race Australia?
    “Nothing’s official yet for Survivor,” said LaPaglia, “but typically we shoot every season around the end of July / August. As far as I know we are doing another season, but nothing’s locked in yet.”
    “In terms of Amazing Race we
  • Airdate: 100 Days that Rocked the Royals

    Airdate: 100 Days that Rocked the Royals
    UK doco special 100 Days that Rocked the Royals will screen next week on Nine.
    After just three months of 2024, the Royal Family faced an unprecedented series of crises – threatening the very fabric of the monarchy. A king fighting cancer, a Princess undergoing preventative chemotherapy, and an heir torn between privacy and duty – these are just some of the struggles the Royal Family have had to endure. But endure they have.
    This documentary delves deep into the heart of these challe
  • Gallery: Top Gear Australia launch

    Gallery: Top Gear Australia launch
    Top Gear Australia hosts Blair Joscelyne, Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia stepped out at a series launch at Sydney Motorsport Park last night, hosted by 10’s Angela Bishop.
    They arrived by helicopter while Australia’s first female Stig took guests for a hot lap on the track.
    The event included motorcycles, pyrotechnics, food vans, DJ and Triple M’s “The Rush Hour” broadcasting live.
    Produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia, the eight-part series premieres Frida

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