Neighbours ‘real time’ an episode in noveltyIn an ambitious move, tonight’s episode of classic Oz soap Neighbours has been filmed in real time, much like an episode of 24, or the film Nick of Time, explains Dan Barrett.
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Neighbours’ move next door takes Ten’s drama quota with it
Ten’s new digital channel raises questions about an issue the Government appeared to want to put off until 2012: the local content quota.
Ten spends millions on news — and shunts Neighbours to digital
Ten is boosting costs by $20 million a year and employing 100 extra people around the country to produce two new early evening news and current affairs programs. Iconic soapie Neighbours gets shunted to a new digital channel, Glenn Dyer explains.
On TV, teen sex will always end in tears — or death
Just once, can TV producers let two young people have sex with no shock pregnancies, miscarriages, screaming arguments, deaths by car-crash, drowning or rogue flight of stairs? pleads Clem Bastow.
Abjorensen: The real fun begins 25 November
If, as the polls tell us, November 24 is a foregone conclusion, can we then look forward to the morning after? Norman Abjorensen forecasts the Coalition blame game.
Media briefs and TV ratings
The Simpsons v Murdoch … New look Neighbours … Rowe move to Seven … C7 decision … Seven still winning … Last night’s TV ratings.
History is more than just recitative
News that PM John Howard has been micro-managing the drafting of the new history curriculum (Crikey, yesterday) should come as no surprise.
