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First Children’s TV, now Adult Drama is in the crosshairs of commercial networks.

Management make the move into new HQ with studios to light up in coming months.

Nine’s new observational series is excellent -and I will never be watching again.

Is the terror in this new miniseries greater than the reality we find ourselves in now?

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ABC’s Sally Riley joins Oscars family
ABC Head of Drama, Comedy & Indigenous gets a surprise email in her inbox.
July 7th, 2020 1 comment
Renewed: Hardball
Award-winning ABC ME drama gets a second season.
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Marc Fennell apologises over “hurtful” Project joke
The Feed presenter says sorry after a broadside from a former Australian Survivor cast member.
July 7th, 2020 3 comments

10 tops entertainment, Nine wins Monday.

Ratings: Seven News, ABC News, MasterChef, HYBPA?, Q&A all win Monday slots.
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Networks look to dump Drama quotas

First Children’s TV, now Adult Drama is in the crosshairs of commercial networks.
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Seven axes switchboard operators

Exclusive: “Hello & thanks for calling Channel 7. If you know the extension of the person you are calling, please dial it now.”
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Julia Zemiro vs Sunrise

Updated: ABC presenter draws a line in the sand on commercial Breakfast TV.
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Big Brother basement? Baloney….

Let’s put this one down to the “magic of television….”
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Gallery: Nine begins at new Nth. Sydney home

Management make the move into new HQ with studios to light up in coming months.
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10 posts $226m loss

Network 10 has reported a loss of $226m for the year after it invested heavily in local programming.
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Renewed: Dead to Me confirms final season
Christina Applegate / Linda Cardellini comedy will wrap with third season on Netflix.
July 7th, 2020 1 comment
Airdate: The Kissing Booth 2

Joey King returns as teen Elle Evans in Netflix romantic movie sequel.
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Airdate: Kissing Game

Brazilian teens panic when they are threatened by the outbreak of a contagious infection transmitted by kissing.
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Airdate: Alex Rider

Amazon Prime series sees a teenager is dragged into the murky world of international espionage.
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Airdate: Japan Sinks: 2020

Netflix series marks the first time best-selling Japanese novel becomes animated.
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Renewed: The Kominsky Method confirms final season

US comedy starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin gets a third and final season.
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Binge offers free month for Melbourne

Binge comes to the rescue for lockdown Melburnians (and extends to all Victorian homes).
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The Crown casts next Princess Margaret

British actress Lesley Manville will take over from Helena Bonham-Carter in final season.
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Returning: RBT
New episodes on Nine go behind the lines of the South Australian Police force.
July 7th, 2020 2 comments
Returning: Anh’s Brush with Fame

Anh Do’s new season moves to a new night on ABC.
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Sesame Street 50th anniversary on ABC KIDS

An anniversary special screens on Saturday morning, followed by Season 50 next week.
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Airdate: Celebrating The NAIDOC Awards

NAIDOC Week was unfortunately postponed this year but NITV still celebrates achievement.
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Housos vs Virus / Regular Old Bogan: promo

Paul Fenech & co. run riot over Lockdown, plus “Australia’s answer to South Park” on 7mate.
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Bachelor in Paradise 2020: meet the cast

10 confirms cast of 8 women and 6 men for next dating series.
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Foreign Correspondent: July 7

This week, the stolen children of Timor return home as adults.
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Airdate: Murder In The Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery

First two episodes of true crime doco to screen this Sunday on Seven.
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Wentworth: July 28
Just a hint of what to expect in the first episode for Season 8…
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Renewed: Guilt
Black comedy thriller has been renewed for a second season by the BBC.
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SKY News lifts in 2020
SKY News Australia has achieved its best half-yearly results on record.
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Today Show dumps Pauline Hanson
Today will no longer feature Pauline Hanson as a regular contributor following controversial comments around Melbourne lockdown.
July 6th, 2020 40 comments