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What the hell was that? Late yesterday, Ten issued a media release to let the world know that Ten had decided to go early in launching their new Breakfast show. It had been expected to launch this morning Monday, but with the dramatic announcement by Kevin Rudd yesterday that he was resigning as Foreign Affairs [...]

It was inevitable, really. Today Channel Ten have announced that The Project (formerly The 7PM Project) will be moved to 6pm weeknights, with an extra edition scheduled for 6pm on Sunday evenings. The Sunday night edition will be a 30 minute program, while the weeknights will retain the hour-long format. This was ultimately the only [...]

Hi James Warburton, I don’t believe we’ve ever had the chance to chat. It’s your first week at Channel Ten and I thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Dan. And I don’t really watch a whole lot of Channel Ten shows these days. After what I’m sure has been a long year of thinking [...]

Tim Worner has today been appointed as CEO of the Seven Network. As expected. James Warburton will start as Ten CEO on January 1, 2012. The press release, as issued by Seven this afternoon: Tim Worner appointed CEO of Seven Network Television 9 December 2011 — The Chairman of Seven West Media, Kerry Stokes AC, [...]

We have a bonus episode of Televised Revolution this week featuring an interview with Michael Bodey. Bodey, a writer on the media for The Australian, has written Broadcast Wars which sets its focus on the Australian TV industry following on from the death of Kerry Packer. The Australian TV industry has a number of colourful [...]

This week on the Televised Revolution podcast we discuss: The return of Big Brother to our television screens with Big Brother: Secrets Ten are on the hunt for someone to Executive Produce their new Breakfast program Studies show kids don’t learn well from fast-paced TV Joe Hockey says the govt are pulling a fast one [...]

Award shows are usually a bit crap and can be a chore to get through. But, for the obsessive TV fan, the Emmy Awards are a must-see event on the TV calendar. In recent years, those with Foxtel and the willingness to take the day off of work have been able to watch it broadcast [...]

Despite it being only August 17, Ten are looking to the future with the launch this evening of their 2012 lineup. With 2011 filled with noble intentions and noble disasters, along with ignoble staff layoffs, structural changes, and Andrew Bolt, it’s safe to say that this has not been the year that Executives at Ten [...]

The oft-rumoured launch of Hulu in Australia looks a tad more certain with the SMH reporting today that Hulu have filed for an Australian trademark on March 29. Can Hulu work in Australia? In the US, Hulu has over two hundred content partners and is jointly owned by NBUniversal, Fox Entertainment Group, and The Disney [...]