MasterChef star George Calombaris has launched a spray at the Gillard government’s Fair Work Act, claiming penalty rates have the potential to force his new restaurant to the wall.
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Media briefs: Frankie for blokes … Murdoch’s mafia … defending MasterChef split …
Frankie for blokes? Hipsters’ wildly-successful magazine of choice is expanding, with Gold Coast-based publisher Morrison Media to launch a new male-skewed title. Plus other media news of the day.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: An embarrassment to the Australian public
Crikey readers have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Osama bin Laden’s warranted execution
Crikey reads have their say.
Did MasterChef slip up on OH&S? Wet kitchen draws viewer fire
Occupational health and safety concerns are generating discussion in the vocal MasterChef community, with viewers questioning whether water visible on the floor of the show’s set represents a hazard for the contestants.
MasterChef, Iron Chef and the hungry Murdoch
Following the success of her MasterChef franchise, Rupert Murdoch’s second-eldest daughter, Elisabeth, is sharpening her knives to carve out a chunk of the Australian TV market, writes Supratim Adhikari in Business Spectator.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: The Media Monitors’ Top 20
This almost surreal campaign continues, with one side starting up a scare campaign on what is thought to be a weak point of the other, the other side immediately caving in and agreeing to no change ever without every Australian citizen’s signature in blood.
The front pages: debate winner(s) and MasterChef Adam
A look at how some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.
Daily Proposition: Plan your MasterChef finale fiesta
After months of blood, sweat, tears and gratuitous product placement, the gastronomical juggernaut known as MasterChef is coming to an end. Go out with a bang and host your own party, advises Matthew Knott.
How MasterChef can help more than your culinery skills
MasterChef is a rich source of knowledge, and not just about how to make the perfect strogonoff or red wine jus. James Thomson has five ideas inspired by the show to kickstart your business.
Daily Proposition: You be the judge at this MasterChef restaurant
Do the MasterChef judges know what they are talking about? Why not head down to one of their restaurants and see if they put their, um, food where their mouths are.
Has MasterChef turned into The Apprentice?
Take one Big Brother house, one Apprentice board room, a dash of celebrity cameos and stir… Are too many reality TV cliches spoiling the MasterChef broth? asks David Knox.
Media briefs: ACA jumps the gun on MasterChef … 2UE program boss aims for Sky
A Current Affair launched an embarrassingly premature attack on a MasterChef contestant that was booted hours later. A South African journo shows how a Q&A should be done, fashion advice for The Oz and other media news.
Food fight: My Kitchen Rules vs. MasterChef
TV insiders have told The Oz that Ten is looking at taking Seven to court for ripping-off MasterChef with its series My Kitchen Rules.
Business As Usual: Debt still on menu at Seven, Nine as MasterChef fires up ad revenues again…
The return of MasterChef Australia has heralded that the good times are back for the television industry, forecasters predict a sluggish recovery for the British economy, what Westpac chairman Ted Evans didn’t know in Treasury and more business briefs.
News Limited overcooks Matt Preston’s arrival
MasterChef judge Matt Preston has joined News Ltd as a high profile food writer and, from the looks of it, he’s going to be a busy man, with each state’s News masthead claiming ownership of the eminent epicurean.
VIDEO: A sneak-peak at Poh’s Kitchen
Love her or loathe her, former MasterChef contestant and amateur culinarian Poh Ling Yeow is being groomed as the ABC’s next big star. Aunty has released a preview of her new show, Poh’s Kitchen, online. What do you reckon?
Matt Preston ditches Fairfax for News Ltd
Celebrity food critic and break-out MasterChef star, Matt Preston, has given The SMAge the flick to write exclusively for News Corp, according to The Oz.
From the lemon detox diet to Catriona Rowntree’s baby: the top Aussie Google searches of the year
Google Australia name the top words, celebrities, news stories, albums, movies and more that Aussies were seeking out this year. Spoiler: MasterChef-related terms feature heavily.
Seven wins: click go its (audience) shares
The Seven Network has won the metro TV ratings battle for the third year running, writes Glenn Dyer, but Ten boasted it was the biggest winner with the best increase in audience and the highest rating TV events of the year, MasterChef Australia and the AFL grand final.
MasterChef: The Magazine
Looks like Matt Preston’s CD was just the tip of the MasterChef cash-cow-milking iceberg: News Magazines is spinning the hit TV show into a magazine.
The hits and misses of Aussie TV in 2009
2009 was a year of surprise hits for Aussie TV, with MasterChef, Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, and the return of Hey Hey all defying the odds. A look back at the television year that was.
MasterChef: has the cash-cow been milked dry?
MasterChef’s celebrity food critic Matt Preston has just released an album. No, really. Throw it in the pile with George Calombaris’ cookbook, Poh Ling Yeow’s TV show, Julie Goodwin’s Women’s Weekly column and tell Fonzie to get the water-skiis out…
