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It’s only the second week of the 2021 TV year and already networks are playing hardball -not just on air where viewers expect a clean fight- but behind the scenes too. Backgrounding journalists on a rival’s ratings performance is happening with regularity in 2021.  Commercial networks are drawing attention to how a rivals’ programming is under-performing -all off the record, of course. This comes at a time when Free to Air continues to fragment and Streaming platforms invest limited amou...

The Australian Open gets underway next Monday, spilling into ratings survey. This has led to specials this week from Travel Guides and Married at First Sight: Grand Reunion -but the 2021  MAFS series formally kicks off on February 22nd. “She is very candid, talks in a very straight, matter-of-fact way” Nine Program Director, Hamish Turner. “We’ve got a new MAFS expert in Alessandra Rampolla. She’s a certified clinical sexologist who brings a lot to the table. She is very candid, ...

January 24th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: Programming, Live music is back and Nine will screen 2021 Sounds Better Together a concert staged by the Mushroom Group in Mallacoota this Saturday. This features performances by James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite + Vika & Linda + Mia Wray, but the special, hosted by David Campbell, will also draw upon performances from other events which have been staged across Victoria: Jimmy Barnes, Tones And I, Missy Higgins, The Teskey Brothers, Arc...