In its toughest year financially since the 1990s when it was bailed out of bankruptcy, Ten is having its one of its best years ever on the screen.
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Ten’s weatherman ambushed by screaming teens
Comedy gold as Channel Ten’s Tim Bailey is assailed by whooping teenage girls in a live cross.
Media companies on Twitter: slow down bucko
Twitter is mighty hip. We know this because News Ltd keeps telling us that it is a waste of time — yet can’t stop devoting column inches to its existence, writes Dan Barrett.
Josh Thomas thinks twice on Ten tweet
Comedian Josh Thomas insults Channel Ten on Twitter then thinks better of it. Lucky we saved a copy.
The networks’ latest lineup is all about fantasy
Doctors and a bit of fantasy dominate the programs picked up by Australia’s three commercial networks for later in the year and 2010.
Tips and rumours: Nothing casual about Queensland government terminations
What’s happening with staff in the Queensland government?
Ten’s 90-minute news “just doesn’t work”
Insiders say Channel Ten’s attempts to revamp their afternoon news to extend into the 6pm time slot “fell flat on its face”.
Axing The Simpsons would be commercial suicide for Ten
Last night’s solid ratings performance by the Ten Network was overshadowed by a erroneous online report claiming it would soon axe The Simpsons.
Media briefs: Stephen Conroy for sale on eBay
Channel Ten shareholder pain … Conroy up for sale on eBay … North Korea to try US journalists
Ten shares on the nose of brokers
The Ten Network’s attempts to raise up to $90 million in an issue of 120 million shares at 75 cents raises more questions than the announcement answers, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last night’s TV ratings
he Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Last night’s TV ratings
Winners and losers from last night’s TV.
That was the year that was in TV. Next year will only be worse
2008 will gone down in the annals of Australian TV history as the year before the money crunch hit, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Local media should brace for tougher times ahead
Goldman Sachs have said the credit crunch and dislocation in financial markets will have a big impact on local media companies, helping force dividend cuts and more cost cutting measures, writes Glenn Dyer.
Freeview, digital and analogue teevee: commercial station’s big temper tantrum
So what’s Freeview? Well, it’s not like the UK Freeview. In fact it’s not clear what it is, because it’s not a new service of any kind, writes Bernard Keane.
