ARIA Awards going homeless

TEN has passed on broadcasting the 2011 ARIA Awards, the 25th ceremony for the music industry.

To be held in November at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the annual event is now without a broadcaster.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Seven or Channel V would be potential saviours if they were interested -indeed it could tie in well with The X Factor.

After last year’s embarrassing broadcast it’s debatable whether anybody wants to touch the event. It takes a lot of planning and production just for one night, and at this time of the year, most of the top production people are already tied up on other projects.

TEN returned to the event in 2010 after it had a fleeting year with Nine.

A network spokesperson said, “The ratings last year were less than ideal and moving forward we couldn’t find a business model that would make it work, but we wish them every success.”

Rumours of Elton John hosting the big night have also been virtually ruled out.

TEN also quits Video Hits today after 24 years on air, due to cost cutting by interim CEO Lachlan Murdoch.

It is believed at least one label has demanded the return all music videos featuring their artists from the Video Hits library in protest at the decision.