Nine’s schedule back on song
NINE’S The Voice topped two million again as a late Celebrity Apprentice debut also pleased the network.
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WTFN merges with The Film Co
FACTUAL TV producer WTFN has merged with Richard Keddie’s The Film Company, producer of the miniseries Hawke.
Hard time again
QUEEN Bea is back in an intense reimagining of cult series Prisoner.
Head First tackles online scam problem
TV editor Ian Cuthbertson selects Head First as his pick of the week on free-to-air television.
News dominates Anzac Day viewing
NEWS and current affairs programming dominated last night’s ratings as Australians applied holiday viewing patterns to the Anzac Day TV schedule.
Samsung 85-inch TV hits local shores
SAMSUNG’S giant new TV might be a challenge to get inside your home, but once there all you’ll need is the popcorn.
The Voice strikes consistent high note
DELTA Goodrem’s new outfit wasn’t enough to lift The Voice beyond its audience from last Tuesday of 1.89 million viewers.
The Voice does the job for Nine
THE Nine network began its ratings week with another The Voice-led victory.
Spoilt for choice
TODAY’S kids have it so good. No, this won’t be a “I used to live in a shoe box” lament.
Home truths
A NEW drama set in the 1950s explores the destructive power of family secrets.
Smokers welcome, ethics optional
MAD Men creator Matthew Weiner talks about his 1960s fetish, battling the TV network, and feeling guilty about making smoking cool.
Thrills and skills
NEIL Armstrong said it in 1969 on making the first manned lunar landing, and Jack Higgins picked it up as the title of his 1975 wartime adventure novel.
Checkout rises but Seven wins
SEVEN nabbed another ratings win as one of its British sitcoms fired and another fizzed, and ABC1’s The Checkout rang up some ratings.
Seven trounces a Voice-less Nine
SEVEN trounced a Voice-less Nine last night and looks likely to record another weekly win as Nine’s late evening schedule faded.
Samsung unveils 85-inch TV
SAMSUNG’S monster 85-inch ultra-high definition TV “speaks” with an Aussie accent and could cost more than the van that delivers it.
Renaissance man
LEONARDO Da Vinci’s life is neatly reimagined, but there’s something missing.
Delicious Danish
A FEW people I know rate Babette’s Feast (Thursday, 3.25pm, World Movies) their all-time favourite film.
Chief concerns
HOLLYWOOD loves making films about the chief, and US presidents have been the subject of scores of movies.
Mrs Brown helps Seven to a win
TELEVISION viewing was down on Thursday night after the collective bingeing on The Voice and My Kitchen Rules.
Reality dominates in two-horse race
THE reality battle raged as the rest of the schedule rocked on Wednesday night.
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