''Eclipse Music TV'' was an Australian

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show which was broadcast every Sunday from 12:30pm on GO!. The show was referred to as ''AllPhones Eclipse Music TV'', after its major sponsor All Phones. The first series went to air on the

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in 2005, ''Eclipse Music TV'' quickly became Australia's number one Saturday music chart show til 2007. Its final show on the

aired on 28 November 2009, before moving to GO! on 8 April 2010. The series ended in 2013.

Programme format

''Eclipse Music TV'' generally plays a top five countdown that consists of national and international video clips, requested by the viewers using

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, as well as new releases and a classic clip. It also frequently has competitions such as

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and DJ sets like

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as well as CD reviews, celebrity gossip and star interviews. While on the

, the show ran for 60 minutes, whereas on the

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the run-time is shortened to a half-hour.

Sports broadcasts

When on the Seven Network due to the programs timeslot, it quite often got preempted for sports coverage such as Australian Open Tennis,

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and the

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carnival. When this happened, ''Eclipse Music TV'' wasn't seen at any time that week.

Relaunch

''Eclipse Music TV'' moved to GO! on 8 April 2010. The half-hour show aired every Sunday from 12:30pm, and then replayed on the

at Wednesdays at midnight,

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/ NBN Thursdays 12.30am, and again on Go! on Thursdays at midnight.

Presenters

The presenters on the

have included: *

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(2005–2007) * Jesse Tobin (2005–2009) The presenters on GO! include: * Suze Raymond (2010) *

Shura Taft Shura Taft is an English-born Australian television and radio presenter, based in Melbourne. Television roles Taft was the co-host of the children's television show ''Kids' WB'' from 2006 until 2011 on the Nine Network. He also hosted the child ...

(2011) * Zoe Balbi (2011–2013) *

James Kerley James (Kash Kab) Kerley is an Australian TV presenter and radio presenter. Career Kerley was a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids’ show '' Sarvo'' between 2004 and February 2007, alongside Tony Brockman and in his first year won the Sarvote ki ...

(2012–2013)

Compilations

*Ultimate Hits 07 CD *Ultimate Hits '08 CD

Guest presenters

Over time special guest and fill-in presenters have included: *

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(2006) *

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...

(2007) *

Vanessa Amorosi Vanessa Joy AmorosiSharon Verghis"Back on track" ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived fro''the original''on 6 March 2016. (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has sold at least two million units in albums or sin ...

(2007) *

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy (Mandy Moore song), Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot ...

(2007) *

Newton Faulkner Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was ce ...

(2007, 2008) *

Michael Paynter Michael Paynter (born 29 January 1986) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Paynter has released five singles, " Closer", "A Victim Song", " Love the Fall", "How Sweet It Is" and "Weary Stars". Paynter competed in the second season of ''The Voi ...

(2008, 2010) *

Kaz James Kaz James (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and DJ. He was raised in Melbourne and is of Italian and Greeks, Greek origin. He released his first solo album, ''If They Knew'', in 2008. Kaz James was a co-founder in 2004 of the group ...

(2008) *

KT Tunstall Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and h ...

(2008) *

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...

(2009) *

Cassie Davis Cassie Davis (born 1987) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Perth. Her debut album, '' Differently,'' was released in 2009. Biography Davis was born in Gnangara, Western Australia, the second child of a family of four. Her father, ...

(2008, 2009, 2010) *

Damien Leith Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol'' in 2006. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of ...

(2010) *

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(2010) *

Stan Walker Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh season of ''Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Mus ...

(2010) * Miami Horror (2010)

Themed specials

The shows themed specials have included so far *

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(2006) * Ultimate Hits 07 (consisting of tracks from the Ultimate Hits 07 compilation CD) (2007) * New music (2007) * Ultimate Hits '08 (consisting of tracks from the Ultimate Hits '08 compilation CD) (2008) * Summer Special (consisting of songs and music videos to do about summer) (2009)

References

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Programme format

Sports broadcasts

Relaunch

Presenters

Compilations

Guest presenters

Themed specials

See also

References