Wednesday March 17th
Update: ‘Survivor’ and ‘Ghost Whisperer’. This post was updated on Thursday 18th March.
Tuesday March 16th
Returning: ‘Weeds’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘Nip/Tuck’. Pulled: An episode of ‘Gangs of Oz’ plus Seven’s line-up pushed back 10 minutes tonight. Update: ‘Fringe’.
Friday March 12th
Premiere: ‘The Bounce’, ‘The Matty Johns Show’ Returning: ‘Private Practice’, ‘Supernatural’, ‘Strikeforce’ Season Finale: ‘Heroes’, ‘White Collar’, ‘RPA’, ‘My Kitchen Rules’ plus an opportunity wasted from Channel 10, ‘The Good Friday Appeal’ in Melbourne and I list which shows will continue with new episodes over the Easter non-ratings first week of programming.
Monday March 8th
A brand new line-up for Tuesdays on GO! Get ready for ‘Community’ and ‘The InBetweeners’. Also we have an air date for the season final of “Curb Your Enthusiasm’ featuring the entire cast of ‘Seinfeld’. Encore: ‘Cougar Town’ catch up on 7TWO and ‘V’ on Nine.
Saturday March 6th
Returning: Wide World of Sports, AFL, Last Comic Standing, Melbourne International Comedy Gala, NCIS: Los Angeles Update: Market changes to accommodate AFL Wed 24-26th March, Survivor, CSI: Miami, White Collar, Stargate: Atlantis, Make Me a Supermodel, gangs of Oz, According to Jim, My Kitchen Rules Season Finale: band of Brothers
Matt Moran replaces Gary Mehigan on ‘MasterChef Australia’
Producers have called on Matt Moran to step in as emergency guest-judge on ‘MasterChef Australia’, replacing Gary Mehigan who’s recovering for surgery.
Somebody loves show tunes at Network Ten
Network Ten cranks out another show tune for their latest ‘MasterChef Australia’ promos, meanwhile imitation ‘MasterChef’ promos pop up internationally.
New ‘Smallville’ promo shots for the episode “Checkmate”
The CW have released new promo shots for the 17th episode of season 9 titled “Checkmate”. Includes Tom Welling and Pam Grier as Amanda Waller.
Television Tech
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Get ready for digital TV
March 30th, 2009 5:04 pm
Stephen Conroy announces the “Get ready for digital TV” campaign, aimed at helping consumers make the switch to digital TV.
SBS TWO coming June 1
March 30th, 2009 9:02 am
SBS TWO will launch June 1, with live sport, time-shifted SBS news programs, local and international films and more.
Still no multi-channelling announcement from Seven
March 27th, 2009 1:17 pm
While Network Ten kicked off One HD last night, the Seven and Nine Networks are still yet to make any formal announcements over their multi-channelling plans.
ABC kids to boost digital TV uptake
March 5th, 2009 10:27 pm
The ABC explore independent Kids and News channels to help boost digital TV uptake.
iPhone to host Emmy screeners
March 4th, 2009 4:38 pm
Showtime will begin streaming it’s award hopefuls to Academy voters this year on both the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Sony’s new Bravia ad
February 25th, 2009 9:41 pm
Sony’s new television commercial features the worlds largest zoetrope.
‘The Simpsons’ goes HD
February 16th, 2009 2:04 pm
The first ever HD episode of The Simpsons went to air today in the US. Even the famous opening sequence got a HD makeover.
More Studios and Networks Join iTunes
December 23rd, 2008 7:08 pm
Six more studios and networks have joined the Australian iTunes store. Titles from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Screen Gems, Arena, FOX8 and Movie Extra…
Freeview Coming in 2009
November 24th, 2008 4:13 pm
The combined free-to-air television broadcasters of Australia are set to launch their new digital TV umbrella organisation named ‘Freeview’ tonight.
The new service, which will…
‘The Gruen Transfer’ Hits iTunes
November 13th, 2008 5:16 pm
One of this years best new shows has hit the iTunes store. If you missed The Gruen Transfer when it screened earlier this year on ABC1,…
Review: The Changing Landscape Of Television
November 10th, 2008 3:25 pm
The landscape of television isn’t what it was fifty years ago, so why hasn’t Australian television really evolved?
In case you weren’t aware, the…
Warner Bros. Finally Does Right!
September 16th, 2008 1:54 pm
Our frenemies over at Warner Bros. have finally taken a step in the right direction.
It’s been four years since the first season of…
NBC Universal Joins iTunes Australia
September 16th, 2008 1:23 pm
Universal Studios today announced that they would be adding a large collection of their television series, including current NBC and Sci-Fi Channel shows to…
Apple Pulls Up The Slack For Nine
September 10th, 2008 1:05 pm
Since Nine’s announcement that they would be taking McLeod’s Daughters off the air, fans all over the net have made it their point to be heard,…
The Slimline Invasion Goes Global
September 8th, 2008 4:51 pm
It appears our North American counterparts have started to catch on our local DVD distributors’ easy revenue making scheme. Waner Bros. have ushered the slimline invasion into a…
Underbelly: Free For All (But Censored Of Course)
September 8th, 2008 2:31 pm
For those Victorians who haven’t already seen Underbelly (yeah, I’m talking to all 3 of you). You can now jump for joy, after Supreme Court Justice…
