Mediaweek Podcast – TV Industry – Ep 8

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Mediaweek’s Television Industry Podcast
Episode 008
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PANEL
* Di Butler – TV Writer – Courier Mail
* David Knox – TV Writer – TV Tonight
* James Manning – Editor – Mediaweek magazine
* Brenden Wood – Podcast Moderator

TOPICS
* Australian TV reaction to Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Nine’s Today Show broadcast till midday on the day of Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Nine reporter Tom Steinfort broadcasting live from UCLA
* RAGE on ABC1 are doing a Michael Jackson special
* Australian TV shows that are having to make frantic changes to their content because they had mentioned Michael Jackson
* Channel Seven’s broadcast of NBC content live from the US
* CNN’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death
* Channel Seven’s LA reporter Ranhi Sadler broke the news on Channel Seven, Triple M, 2GB and Sky News
* Bruce Paige brought forward his retirement from Channel Nine’s Queensland news bulletin. Click here to see Bruce’s farewell.
* Andrew Lofthouse will be replacing Bruce Paige on Nine News Queensland
* Channel Nine’s new THIS Afternoon live TV show starts Monday at 4:30pm
* Channel Nine’s recruitment of Andrew Daddo and Katrina Blowers
* Channel Nine’s Extra aired it’s final episode last night
* Channel Nine’s replacement show for Saturday Extra
* Channel Nine’s special 4pm news bulletin aired yesterday
* ABC1’s The Chaser returns from their two week suspension
* Channel Nine’s scheduling of Trouble In Paradise
* TV producer David Mason advertised for story tellers in the newspaper
* Paul Clitheroe’s new show Money For Jam
* Channel Seven’s airing a local version of Beauty And The Geek
* Channel Nine’s local version of The Apprentice
* Channel Seven’s Ten Years Younger In Ten Days‘ ratings
* Channel Ten’s Masterchef
* Channel Ten’s Celebrity Masterchef
* Movies on Sunday night TV
* Rove is having a four week rest
* Channel Seven’s Sunday Night
* Border Security
* Dancing With The Stars v Australian Idol v 60 Minutes
* Channel Nine’s new digital channel – using Warner Bros content
* Jim Waley returns to TV on Monday night
* Winter Olympics on Foxtel
* Channel Nine’s new Winter Olympics promo was aired after the State Of Origin broadcast last week
* SBS TV’s Saturday night show The Squiz
* New Idea announced Jamie Durie was axed by Oprah
* Rush is returning to Channel Ten at 8:30pm Thursday
* Tracy Grimshaw’s future with Channel Nine
* Channel Ten’s The Project first episode Monday 20th July