Hayley McElhinney and Rodger Corser in ‘Doctor Doctor.’
A fourth season of Easy Tiger Productions’ Doctor Doctor, the third series of Endemol Shine Australia’s Australian Ninja Warrior and the sixth edition of Esa’s Married at First Sight will screen on the Nine Network next year.
Among other shows highlighted at the network’s Upfronts in Sydney were the perennially popular The Block, season 8 of ITV Studio Australia’s The Voice and the second editions of Wtfn Entertainment’s Paramedics and Nine’s This Time Next Year.
Also renewed are ITV’s Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Nine’s 20 to One, Travel Guides and Australian Crime Stories, and Screentime’s Rbt.
Meanwhile ITV Studios Australia’s Love Island Australia will move from 9Go! to Nine as host Sophie Monk introduces 10 singletons who will play the ultimate game of love and lust.
That’s in addition to a raft of new...
A fourth season of Easy Tiger Productions’ Doctor Doctor, the third series of Endemol Shine Australia’s Australian Ninja Warrior and the sixth edition of Esa’s Married at First Sight will screen on the Nine Network next year.
Among other shows highlighted at the network’s Upfronts in Sydney were the perennially popular The Block, season 8 of ITV Studio Australia’s The Voice and the second editions of Wtfn Entertainment’s Paramedics and Nine’s This Time Next Year.
Also renewed are ITV’s Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Nine’s 20 to One, Travel Guides and Australian Crime Stories, and Screentime’s Rbt.
Meanwhile ITV Studios Australia’s Love Island Australia will move from 9Go! to Nine as host Sophie Monk introduces 10 singletons who will play the ultimate game of love and lust.
That’s in addition to a raft of new...
- 10/17/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sam Chisholm, the New Zealand-born television executive best known for launching Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB, has died aged 78. Chisholm, a “pugnacious” figure in both the Australian and British television industries, was widely credited as one of the key figures in securing the English Premier League rights for Murdoch’s pay-tv broadcaster, a game-changing move for Sky.
Chisholm joined Sky Television as CEO in 1989 after 15 years running Kerry Packer’s Australian broadcaster Nine Network. He was responsible for merging Sky with British Satellite Broadcasting to create the pay-tv behemoth and was a terrifying figure in media circles, ruthless and always willing to sack staff. In addition to scoring the Premier League rights, he was known for his ability to strike landmark deals with the Hollywood studios over film rights.
He retired from Sky in 1997 and stayed on as a director for two years before returning to Nine Network in 2005 following a double lung transplant.
Chisholm joined Sky Television as CEO in 1989 after 15 years running Kerry Packer’s Australian broadcaster Nine Network. He was responsible for merging Sky with British Satellite Broadcasting to create the pay-tv behemoth and was a terrifying figure in media circles, ruthless and always willing to sack staff. In addition to scoring the Premier League rights, he was known for his ability to strike landmark deals with the Hollywood studios over film rights.
He retired from Sky in 1997 and stayed on as a director for two years before returning to Nine Network in 2005 following a double lung transplant.
- 7/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Chisholm, a pugnacious and colorful TV executive long affiliated with Rupert Murdoch’s media empires in Britain and Australia, died Monday. He was 78.
Born in New Zealand, Chisholm was appointed managing director of the Kerry Packer-owned Nine network, in Australia, in 1975. He was just 35 at the time.
With a feisty, larger-than-life approach to business, Chisholm oversaw some of Nine’s most profitable years before joining Murdoch’s Sky Television in the U.K in 1989. He was at the helm when the channels cluster took over rival British Satellite Broadcasting to form BSkyB, the still-dominant pay-tv group, renamed Sky, that Fox and Comcast are currently fighting to own.
Chisholm departed BSkyB in 1997 and joined the board of Australia’s Foxtel in 2001 as a representative of co-owner Telstra.
Born with a chronic enzyme deficiency, Chisholm became a major patron of cancer-research charities in Australia, and was awarded the Order of Merit...
Born in New Zealand, Chisholm was appointed managing director of the Kerry Packer-owned Nine network, in Australia, in 1975. He was just 35 at the time.
With a feisty, larger-than-life approach to business, Chisholm oversaw some of Nine’s most profitable years before joining Murdoch’s Sky Television in the U.K in 1989. He was at the helm when the channels cluster took over rival British Satellite Broadcasting to form BSkyB, the still-dominant pay-tv group, renamed Sky, that Fox and Comcast are currently fighting to own.
Chisholm departed BSkyB in 1997 and joined the board of Australia’s Foxtel in 2001 as a representative of co-owner Telstra.
Born with a chronic enzyme deficiency, Chisholm became a major patron of cancer-research charities in Australia, and was awarded the Order of Merit...
- 7/10/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Wolff abruptly ended a tough interview on Australian television over the weekend, removing his earpiece and walking out of the studio. On set with Australia’s “Today” show over the weekend, the “Fire and Fury” author said his earpiece wasn’t working and that he would be unable to answer any further questions. The device had worked perfectly up until Wolff was asked whether he wanted to apologize to President Donald Trump for insinuating that he was currently having an extramarital affair. “Do you owe the President and the First Lady an apology,” asked host Ben Fordham. Also Read: Michael Wolff Gets Nasty After...
- 2/26/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Ben Fordham, a regular reporter on Nine's A Current Affair, has been found guilty of breaching the Listening Devices Act in the process of filming a secret report for an edition of the program filmed in May 2008.
Fordham was found guilty on one count of utilising illegal techniques when producing a sting report for A Current Affair. Fordham falsely presented himself as a hitman to former local mayor James Robert Markham, who was being investigated by the program in relation to an alleged plan to cause harm to a male escort.
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Fordham was found guilty on one count of utilising illegal techniques when producing a sting report for A Current Affair. Fordham falsely presented himself as a hitman to former local mayor James Robert Markham, who was being investigated by the program in relation to an alleged plan to cause harm to a male escort.
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- 7/21/2010
- by Peter Allott
- TV.com
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