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2014 In Australian Television
This is a synoptic list of events and premieres which occurred, in 2014 in Australian television, the 59th year of continuous operation of television in Australia. Events * 1 January – Foxtel launches two new subscription channels Syfy and TV Hits, which replace SF and TV1 respectively. *31 January – Chris Bath presents her final bulletin for '' Seven News'' after deciding to stand down and concentrate on her full-time ''Sunday Night'' role. Mark Ferguson replaced her the following Monday (3 February). * 2 February – The Nine Network's GO! channel unveils a new logo, on-air package and demographic (women 20–40), with a revamped timetable with Kids WB, dropping reality TV catch-up programming which they now air on the Network's primary channel only. * 13 March – Foxtel launches Presto, an online streaming service allowing subscribers to access content available on Foxtel Movies separate from a full Foxtel subscription. * 20 March – Showcase wins the Channel o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Australia
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the ''Radiovision'' system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934.Carty, Bruce, ''On the Air: Australian Radio History'', privately published, 2011, Gosford, NSW Mainstream television was launched on 16 September 1956 in Willoughby, New South Wales, with Nine Network station TCN-9 Sydney. The new medium was introduced by advertising executive Bruce Gyngell with the words "Good evening, and welcome to television", and has since seen the transition to colour and digital television. Local programs, over the years, have included a broad range of comedy, sport, and in particular drama series, in addition to news and current affairs. The industry is regulated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, through various legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Project (New Zealand TV Programme)
''The Project'' is a New Zealand current affairs show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Kanoa Lloyd, and Jeremy Corbett with rotating guest panelists. It premiered on 20 February 2017 as a replacement for ''Story'' and airs from 7 pm weeknights on Three. The show runs for half an hour. It was simulcast on RadioLive, Monday – Thursday, until 5 June 2017. The show's format was purchased from Roving Enterprises and is the same as that of the Australian version, '' The Project'', which airs on Network Ten. It presents light and topical current affairs content as well as comedy from recent news stories. Presenters Backup presenters * As anchor ** Jon Bridges ** Michael Wesley-Smith ** Wallace Chapman ** Patrick Gower ** Ryan Bridge ** Nadine Higgins * As newsreader ** Nadine Higgins (née Chalmers-Ross) ** Mike McRoberts ** Ali Mau ** Nadine Higgins ** Isobel Ewing ** Jeremy Corbett ** Kate Rodger ** Laura Tupou * As comedian ** Ben Hurley ** Peter Helliar ** Jeremy Elwoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC First (Australia)
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel broadcasting in Australia. It is the localised version of the internationally available BBC First. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. History On 17 April 2013, it was announced that the BBC had forged a new exclusive deal with Australian subscription television provider Foxtel which would see a new channel launched that would feature comedy and drama content, with programming screening as close to their original UK transmission as possible. The following day it was announced that this deal resulted in the end of a 50-year-old deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster ABC which they were not consulted about. Despite the new exclusive deal with Foxtel, it does not affect 'grandfathering' agreements whereby series that are currently broadcasting on other networks are not affected and will remain on their current network. The programming that is shown on the new channel will not air on Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetises BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadcast abroad with the aim of supplementing the income received by the BBC through the licence fee. The company merged with BBC Studios on 1 April 2018, to form a new licensing, production, and distribution company under the BBC Studios name. History Origins In addition to broadcasting, the BBC has for much of its life also produced additional materials for sale, the profits of which would be returned to the corporation to aid in the financing of these services. The highest profile of these early products was the listings magazine ''Radio Times'', but the net revenue gained from this in 1928 (£93,686, 10 s, 1 d) only equated to 10% of total BBC income. Prior to 1979, several BBC departments dealt with the exploitation and sale of BBC brands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Australian TV Series)
''The Voice'' is an Australian singing competition television series. It premiered on the Nine Network on 14 April 2012, before moving to the Seven Network in 2021. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of The Voice (TV series), ''The Voice '' franchise, its first nine seasons aired on the Nine Network, with its tenth season commencing on the Seven Network on 8 August 2021. The show aims to find currently unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, drawn from public auditions. The winners receive a recording contract with Universal Music Group#Other locations, Universal Music Australia or EMI Music Australia, as well as A$100,000 and other prizes. Winners of the eleven seasons have been: Karise Eden, Harrison Craig, Anja Nissen, Ellie Drennan, Alfie Arcuri, Judah Kelly, Sam Perry (looping artist), Sam Perry, Diana Rouvas, Chris Sebastian, Bella Taylor Smith, and Lachie Gill. The series employs a panel of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Australia Series 3)
The third season of ''The Voice'', the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 4 May 2014 and concluded on 21 July 2014 with Anja Nissen being crowned the winner. Both Kylie Minogue and will.i.am joined the show this season (replacing Delta Goodrem and Seal, respectively) but left at the end of the season. Anja Nissen was announced the winner of this season on 21 July 2014, marking will.i.am's first and only win as a coach, as well as, the first coach to win on his exclusive season. Teams ;Color key Blind auditions ;Color key Episode 1 (4 May) The first episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 4 May 2014. The coaches performed a cover of "Hall of Fame" together at the start of the show. Episode 2 (5 May) Episode 3 (6 May) Episode 4 (7 May) Episode 5 (11 May) Episode 6 (12 May) Episode 7 (13 May) Episode 8 (18 May) Episode 9 (19 May) Episode 10 (20 May) Battle rounds : – Contestant wins battle round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anja Nissen
Anja Nissen (born 6 November 1995), sometimes known as simply Anja, is a Danish and Australian singer. She was the winner of the third series of ''The Voice Australia''. Following her win, Nissen was signed to Universal Music Group and lists her influences as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton and Stevie Wonder. In 2015, Nissen was the support act for Olly Murs on his Australian ''Never Been Better'' tour. In 2016, Nissen competed in '' Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016'', Denmark's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, performing the song " Never Alone". She came in second place with 36% of the vote. In 2017, Nissen competed in ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017'' with the song " Where I Am", which she co-wrote. Anja went on to win and represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, where she finished 20th in the final. Nissen has been an Australia Day ambassador, and performed at the Australia Day Event in Northern Territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Australian TV Channel)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The network began operating on 5 November 1956 as the ABC National Television Service, starting in Sydney, followed by Melbourne, with other stations being established in state capitals and regional areas in the following years. In the 1960s and 1970s, the network was also referred to as ABC National Television, or ABC Television. Until the introduction of digital television in 2001, the network was the only domestic television service broadcast by the ABC. On 8 February 2008, the channel was renamed ABC1, before being rebranded as ABC TV on 20 July 2014. As of 2022, the ABC is the third-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network and Nine Netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional ''Albert Memorial Hospital'', as well as the nightclub ''Bunny's'', and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. The program was shown in exported internationally including throughout North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain. Series history The series produced by the Grundy Organisation was created and devised by Alan Coleman with Reg Watson acting as Executive Producer. Watson had been the Producer of the British TV soap opera ''Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1973 and he moved back to Australia to help set up a new drama department within the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walton (actor)
John Walton (1952 – 17 July 2014) was an Australian actor of stage, television, and film, best known for his roles in television soap operas''The Young Doctors'' and ''The Sullivans.'' Walton was born in St. Ives, Sydney, Australia. Roles He played Doctor Craig Rothwell in the television soap opera The Young Doctors during 1976 and 1977. In 1984, he also appeared in the miniseries ''Bodyline'', and he played the part of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Australian mini-series ''A Thousand Skies''. He also completed a stint in ''Heartbreak High'' playing Nat Delaine from 1997 until 1998. He appeared as Michael Watkins, the nephew of Ida (Vivean Gray) Jessop, on ''The Sullivans'', from episodes no. 239-433. He married Maggie (Vikki Hammond) Hayward's daughter, Alice ( Megan Williams) Morgan but it was not a happy marriage. He was killed in a car accident, after throwing his mistress, Pamela (Diane Craig) Somers from the vehicle, saving her life. Other television credits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series)
''Outrageous Fortune'' is a New Zealand family comedy crime drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm), decided the family should go straight and abide by the law. The show was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and produced by South Pacific Pictures. Like the show itself, episodes took their names from Shakespeare quotations. The show concluded after 6 seasons and 107 episodes making it the longest running drama series made in New Zealand. The primary cast for the show's run consisted of Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler appeared in a sporadic role throughout the show's first five seasons. The show premiered on 12 July 2005 and was welcomed by high acclaim. It won many of the major categories in the New Zealand television awards for its first 4 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
