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ABC News 24: Pick up your game!
Tweet The ABC’s new 24 hour news channel ABC News 24 is winning a lot of praise for bringing a 24 hour news channel to the free-to-air television platform, including from this site. The launch night went off without a

Jul 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Yes We Canberra!: Julie Bishop’s death stare & the Angry Kevin burger
Tweet The Chaser return to television tonight with their new political satire series Yes We Canberra!, the show will be on air for the duration of the election campaign. Today the ABC has provided a sneak peek at some of

Jul 28, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
The Chaser exclusive: Disendorsed Liberal candidate David Barker to run as an Independent
Tweet In what The Chaser are calling the biggest gaffe made during this election campaign, disendorsed Liberal Party candidate David Barker, has exclusively revealed to The Chaser that he will run as an independent in the seat of Chifley. The gaffe is

Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Seven Network - 7TWO - 7mate

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Seven launches new digital channel: 7Mate
Tweet Today the Seven Network has revealed it will launch a third digital channel to be called 7Mate on September 25 that will cater to the male demographic. The channel will launch on the high definition service, currently titled 7HD

Aug 19, 2010 | 17 comments | View Post
Auditions: The Amazing Race Australia
Tweet The Seven Network has teamed up with Disney to produce Australia’s first local edition of the Emmy Award winning reality series The Amazing Race. As a part of this agreement, Disney and Seven are collaborating to produce a world-class

Aug 05, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Nine’s worm asleep – Seven
Tweet This media release from Seven sums up the message… Now just waiting for Nine to return fire… Tweet

Jul 26, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

Nine Network - GO! - 9HIGH-DEF

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Laurie Oakes – “Mark Latham is nothing in every sense”
Tweet A fired up Laurie Oakes has hit back at comments make by former Labor leader and now part time 60 Minutes reporter for the Nine Network, Mark Latham. During a cross to the 6pm editions of Nine News last

Aug 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Raising funds for Breast Cancer, That’s What I’m Walkin’ About
Tweet The AFL Footy Show regular and Brownlow medallist Shane Crawford is gearing up for the challenge of his life when he sets out to run from Adelaide to Melbourne on Father’s Day to raise money for Breast Cancer research.

Aug 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
New Nine telemovie: Panic At Rock Island
Tweet The Nine Network has announced the line-up for a new telemovie which has started production in Sudney. Grant Bowler best known as host of Border Security and The Mole as well as his guest appearances in True Blood and

Aug 09, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

Network Ten - One HD

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MasterChef peaks with 5.74 million viewers nationally
Tweet The thrilling finale of MasterChef series two was always going to draw a big viewing audience, in the final week the cooking show managed to produce an average of more than 2 million viewers each night it was on

Jul 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Promo: Junior MasterChef
Tweet If the 4 million people tuning into the MasterChef finale couldn’t get enough of the show, never fear Junior MasterChef is coming soon to Network Ten. During the finale of MasterChef, Ten provided a sneak peek at what to

Jul 26, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten & Sky election debate coverage
On Sunday 25 July The Leaders Debate will air on four commercial networks and on ABC1 and ABC News 24. Below is your comprehensive guide to what each channel will be offering on the night, what channel will you be

Jul 22, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

SBS ONE - SBS TWO

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TV Coverage: Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard battle it out for Prime Minister
Tweet One of the biggest nights in Australian politics has just unfolded before our very eyes and at 9am Thursday 23 June history could be made with our first female Prime Minister. Just 6 months ago Kevin Rudd seemed to

Jun 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
More than 2 million watch Australia at the World Cup
Tweet Luckily it was a public holiday on Monday (except WA) as more than 2 million Australian’s stayed up or set the alarm for 4:30am to watch the devastating performance of Australia against Germany. 1.4 million viewers in the five

Jun 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
SBS launches multilingual World Cup chant
Tweet Tonight all of the 2010 FIFA World Cup action kicks off on SBS starting at 8:30pm with nightly show Santo, Sam & Ed’s Cup Fever. That will be followed by and introduction to Day one with Les Murray and

Jun 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Other News - Ratings

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Foxtel records $477 million boost in earnings
Tweet Subscription TV provider Foxtel have today announced a 17.5% jump in earnings to $477 million (from $406m last year) for the financial year ending June 30, 2010. The earnings boost is a result of strong consumer uptake in the

Aug 12, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
Monday Ratings Wrap-up: ACA’s ratings bounce
Tweet On Monday, 11 August it was the Seven Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 27.4%. Nine came in a close second with 27.2%, Ten came third on 19.9% and the ABC

Aug 10, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
It’s our birthday: Telling you what’s on THE TUBE for four years
Tweet While the Nine Network’s GO! channel celebrates one year of being on the air, today here at THE TUBE we are proud to be celebrating four years on the net. This year has seen a significant change, only a

Aug 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Other Recent Articles
Wednesday Ratings Wrap-up: Gruen Nation popular again

(Network shares to come later) The top programme for the night was Seven News managing to attract 1.526 million viewers over the five city metro area. Coming in second was the ABC’s Gruen Nation sill impressing audiences with 1.503 million people tuning in. Coming third for the night was Today Tonight with 1.490 million viewers. [...]

Aug 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Tuesday Ratings Wrap-up: Seven’s Rafters hold up 2 million viewers

On Tuesday, 3 August it was the Seven Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 33.1% thanks to taking out the top four shows for the night. Coming in second was Nine with 25.3%, rounding out the top three was Ten with a disappointing 20.5%. The top programme [...]

Aug 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Monday Ratings Wrap-up: News, News & News

On Monday, 2 August it was the Seven Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 28.4% over the five city metro area. Coming in second place for the night was Nine with a share of 25.6%, and coming in third was Ten with 21.1%. The top programme for [...]

Aug 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Thursday Ratings Wrap-up: A boring night for television

On Thursday, 29 July it was the Nine Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 31.1% over the five city metro area. Coming in second position was Seven with 25.8%, followed by Ten on 20.1%. The stand out for the night was GO! with a channel share of [...]

Jul 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Wednesday Ratings Wrap-up: ABC claims top 3 shows

On Wednesday, 28 July it was the Nine Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 27.1%. It was a fantastic night for the ABC coming in second position with a network share of 25.6%. Seven nearly beat the ABC to second but could only manage third with a [...]

Jul 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Tuesday Ratings Wrap-up: Packed To The Rafters with 1.9M

On Tuesday, 27 July it was the Seven Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 32.3%. Coming in second position for the night was Nine with a network share of 26.5% with Ten coming in third with 20.6%. The top programme for the night was of Packed To [...]

Jul 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Charles Firth comes to GO! with satirical news show WTF!

Charles Firth of The Chaser fame is coming to GO! with a brand new show titled WTF! to air later in the year on the Nine Network’s digital channel. Writer and performer Nich Richardson anchors a satirical, pop-culture news show unlike anything seen on Australian television. Joined by a team of good-looking, trusted reporters, Richardson [...]

Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sky News mighty pissed off with ABC News 24

This hilarious clip has been added to You Tube about the frustrations currently facing Sky News over the launch of ABC News 24

Jul 27, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
ABC News 24 comes to the iPhone & iPad

Today the ABC has release its anticipated update to the ABC iPhone app that will now include access to 24 hour news channel ABC News 24. The ABC have also released a dedicated election app called Aus Votes, it also features as an access point for live streaming of ABC News 24. The app also [...]

Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Monday Ratings Wrap-up: Undercover Boss proves popular

On Monday, 26 July it was the Seven Network taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 27.9%. The Nien Network came in second place with a strong 25.6%, but without the MasterChef jugger-naught, Ten could only muster a 23.2% network share over the five city metro area. The top [...]

Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sunday Ratings Wrap-up: One word… MasterChef

On Sunday, 25 July it was the Network Ten taking out number one honours for the night with a network share of 44.3% which absolutely slaughtered the competition. The closest anyone could come to that was Seven on 21.6% followed by Nine on a dismal 19.3%. Even Network Ten’s sports channel One performed well last [...]

Jul 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
iView makes its way to Bravia televisions

ABC TV’s catch up television service iView has taken the next step moving away from just the computer screen; from today iView can be viewed on internet-connected televisions from the Sony Bravia range. The broadening of the iView audience comes after a record month for the service, in June iView recorded 2.235 million visits, its [...]

Jul 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Rescue Special Ops series three commissioned

The Nine Network has today announced that it will team up with Southern Star Entertainment to produce a third series of drama series Rescue Special Ops, the series will air in 2011. Twenty-two new episodes of the action packed drama series will be filmed in and around Sydney from September. “Rescue Special Ops has continued [...]

Jul 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post