On 29 September 2014, the Australia Network television service, which is run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), will be replaced with a more limited television service to be known as ‘Australia Plus’. Australia Plus will deliver Australian content with a focus on news and sport, business, lifestyle, education and English language learning. According to the Australia… Continue reading International viewers spoilt for choice with new Australian channels
Category: Television
Gold Coast Comm. Games coming to Seven
Seven is back as Australia’s Commonwealth Games broadcaster, with the free-to-air television network announcing that it has secured all-rights in Australia to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Queensland’s Gold Coast. This announcement follows Seven’s recent securing of Olympic broadcast rights in Australia until 2020 (with an option to broadcast the Olympics games to be held in… Continue reading Gold Coast Comm. Games coming to Seven
Seven reunites with the Olympic family
The Olympics are returning home to Seven. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded its Australian media rights for around the next decade to the Seven Network. Under the unprecedented new agreement, Seven will broadcast: the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro in 2016; the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018; and the… Continue reading Seven reunites with the Olympic family
Quality British drama on BBC First
In just over 12 hours, the new destination for first run British drama and comedy in Australia, BBC First launches on the Foxtel platform on channel 117. The channel will launch at 9.30am on Sunday 3rd August and will be available in HD and on also Foxtel GO. The new channel joins existing BBC Worldwide channels… Continue reading Quality British drama on BBC First
Reminder: Ten’s 50th birthday bash
In Tuesday’s Mediaweek Morning Report (29 July 2014), Editor and Publisher James Manning wrote the following about Network Ten’s overnight ratings performance: “If you’d just arrived in the country today and read about Network Ten’s 20% share of the ad market and then looked at last night’s ratings you’d be puzzled. Thanks to the end of MasterChef 2014… Continue reading Reminder: Ten’s 50th birthday bash
Nibali wins TDF, SBS sees its multiplatform coverage grow
Vincenzo Nibali was crowned the 2014 winner of the Tour de France on Sunday in Paris as SBS finished its coverage of the world’s most famous cycling race for another year (don’t worry SBS has TDF rights until at least 2023). While many have suggested that this year’s TDF lacked competitive tension (and therefore viewer… Continue reading Nibali wins TDF, SBS sees its multiplatform coverage grow
Qantas takes off with Sky News
A staple on Qantas services over many years has been the Nine Network’s Qantas inflight news bulletin. However the days of hearing the Nine News theme on a Qantas jetliner will soon be coming to an end. The Australian flag carrier has joined forces with Foxtel, SKY NEWS, FOX SPORTS and the Multi Channel Network… Continue reading Qantas takes off with Sky News
Matt White heading to Glasgow, as Ten confirms Comm Games broadcast schedule
Former Seven Network star Matt White is certainly making the most of his return to Network Ten. After co-hosting The Project last week, Ten as announced that the former Sports Tonight presenter and Today Tonight host will be joining Ten’s commentary team for its LIVE and exclusive coverage of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ten’s… Continue reading Matt White heading to Glasgow, as Ten confirms Comm Games broadcast schedule
Seven regains Olympic broadcast rights?
News Corp Australia on Wednesday reported that Australia’s Seven Network will announce shortly that it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the next three Olympic Games in Rio (2016), Pyeongchang (2018) and Tokyo (2020). If reports are correct it will see the Olympics return home to Australia’s traditional Olympic broadcaster, after the last three games were… Continue reading Seven regains Olympic broadcast rights?
Fans go online for World Cup coverage
SBS has received strong viewer numbers for its broadcast coverage of the 2014 World Cup from Brazil. Coverage of the tournament on ESPN and ABC in the United States has seen record numbers for that market. However the real growth story is the number of users going online to follow the action from Brazil. According to… Continue reading Fans go online for World Cup coverage