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Big Brother (Australian Season 12)
''Big Brother Australia 12'', also known as ''Big Brother 2020'', was the twelfth season of the Australian reality television series '' Big Brother''. It began airing on 8 June 2020 on the Seven Network. It was the first season of the show to air on the Seven Network after it bought the rights to the series in 2019, following a six-year absence. The show was originally screened on Network Ten, then the Nine Network. Sonia Kruger returned as the host of the show. This season revolved around 20 strangers living in a house together with no communication with the outside world as they competed for $250,000. They were constantly filmed during their time in the house and were not permitted to communicate with those filming them. Unlike earlier seasons, the format of the series was revised to emphasise competition and gameplay, with housemates now competing in challenges for power and safety before voting each other out of the house. When only three housemates were left, the Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Kruger
Sonia Melissa Kruger (born 28 August 1965) is an Australian television presenter and media personality, who has been a prominent figure in the media for over 20 years. Kruger is currently the host of ''Big Brother Australia'' and a presenter on '' The Voice Australia''. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the dark 1992 film '' Strictly Ballroom''. Kruger has also been a co-host of ''Today Extra''. During her time at the Seven Network, Kruger has also reported for numerous other events, including the network's coverage of the Olympics, the Melbourne Cup and the Australian Open. Early life Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she attended Beenleigh State High School, completing Year 12 in 1982. Kruger completed an arts degree at the University of Technology, Sydney, and taught dance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Career In 1992, Kruger came to prominence in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemol Shine Group
Endemol Shine Group B.V. (stylized in all spaceless) was a Dutch production and distribution company of scripted and non-scripted content, responsible for programmes such as ''Big Brother'', '' Deal or No Deal'', '' The Money Drop'', '' Fear Factor'', ''MasterChef'', '' Your Face Sounds Familiar'', ''Peaky Blinders'', ''Black Mirror'', ''Humans'', ''Grantchester'' and '' Tin Star''. In 2018, Endemol Shine Group had 700 productions on air across 270 platforms and channels. K7 Media report's Tracking the Giants: Top 100 Travelling TV Formats 2018-19 also recognized Endemol Shine Group as the production and distribution company with the most travelled formats in 2018. Formed in 2015 through a merger of Dutch television studio Endemol and Elisabeth Murdoch's UK-based studio Shine Group, Endemol Shine Group companies included Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. It also included Shine TV which was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch; and Metronome Film & Television, a Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Goldman
Michael Goldman (born 7 November 1972), is an Australian actor, television and radio host and voice over. He has appeared in television roles, mini-series and films like Young Rock, The Wilds and A Place to Call Home. He is the son of television and radio personality Grant Goldman and weather presenter, former miss Australian Beach Girl Erica Hammond. Career Television Recently played an American lawyer in episodes 6 and 7 or Young Rock 2. Now a full time actor and VoiceOver artist, Goldman's first role in television was in a 1991 episode of ''Home and Away'' playing a character named Gavin. He then spent three years at Sydney Film and TV Academy. Since 1997 Goldman has voiced TV commercials for Amart Sports, and later Rebel In 2001 Goldman became the narrator of ''Big Brother Australia'', as well as other behind-the-scenes roles. From 2003 until 2008 he was the host of Big Brother spin-off '' UpLate''. In 2005 until 2008 he became the host of ''Big Brother Friday Night Live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Dutch And Belgian TV Series)
''Big Brother'' is the Dutch & Belgian cooperation version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' produced by Endemol. The show aired in Netherlands on RTL5 and in the Flemish Region on VIER/Play4 and has had a total of two seasons. The first season of the show aired in 2021. It was the comeback of ''Big Brother'' in the Netherlands after a 14 years absence and in Belgium after a 13 years absence. Format The format of ''Big Brother'' has the same format as the international Big Brother franchise. A group of strangers lives together in an isolated home. They have to work together to succeed in tasks but next to that they also have to nominate each other. The nominated housemates are up for eviction by the audience. Ultimately, the last housemate who leaves the house is the winner. The program was reintroduced in as the ultimate social experiment. The series introduced concept changes to the previous Dutch and Belgian versions, some inspired by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTL 5
RTL 5 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 2 October 1993. It mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also reality shows, comedy, travel, international shows and local productions including '' Expeditie Robinson'', '' Holland's Next Top Model'' & ''Benelux' Next Top Model'', Dutch versions of ''America's Next Top Model'', '' Dutch version of ''Project Catwalk'''', ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and a Dutch version of ITV's ''Take Me Out''. Officially RTL 5 - along with RTL 4, RTL 7 and RTL 8 - is headquartered in Hilversum, broadcasting with a Luxembourg TV license. This allows them to avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict. History RTL 5 started as ''RTL V'' via the Astra 1C satellite on 2 October 1993. The programming mainly consists of shows about cars and programmes for men. In 1994 it changed the Roman number ''V'' into ''5''. In 1995 Veronica joined RTL 4 S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTL Nederland
RTL Nederland is a Dutch media network, a subsidiary of the RTL Group. The media company is located in Hilversum, although the licences of its TV stations are issued in Luxembourg. History The history of the network dates back to 1989 when dutch minded ''RTL-Véronique'' started airing from Luxembourg. At the time commercial television was prohibited in The Netherlands, but by airing from Luxembourg the law could be bypassed. In the beginning the channel only focused on youth, this changed in 1990 when an agreement was made with Joop van den Ende whose own commercial channel ''TV10'' failed due to the same law and the name of the channel was changed into RTL 4. In 1993 a second channel was created named RTL 5. In 1995 the two channels were merged in a new joint-venture with Veronica Association, until then part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. The new joint-venture was named ''Holland Media Group (HMG)'' and consisted of RTL 4, RTL 5, Veronica and the radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelonen (television)
is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network (now part of DNA Welho), and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expanded to national coverage and changed its name to Nelonen, the Finnish name of the number four. Nelonen is mostly owned by Sanoma Corporation, which owns the ''Helsingin Sanomat'' and ''Ilta-Sanomat'' newspapers. Its largest owner was Aatos Erkko. Much of its programming is imported Australian, American, British, and European programs with Finnish captions. Its main market is the 25-44 demographic. Programming Finnish series and shows *''Extreme Duudsonit'' *''Haluatko miljonääriksi?'' *'' Mysteerilaulajat'' *'' Reikä seinässä'' *''Talent Suomi'' *'' The Voice of Finland'' *'' Vain elämää'' *''Koskinen'' Imported series, telenovelas and animated shows *'' 90210'' *'' Accidentally on Purpose'' *''Alias'' *'' All in the Family'' *'' American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruutu
Ruutu is a Finnish surname. It means 'square', 'diamond', or 'box' ( wikt:ruutu). People with the surname Ruutu include: In sports: * Jarkko Ruutu (born 1975), Finnish professional ice hockey player, brother of Mikko and Tuomo * Mikko Ruutu (born 1978), retired Finnish professional ice hockey player * Tuomo Ruutu (born 1983), Finnish professional ice hockey player In other fields: * Yrjö Ruutu (1887 – 1956), Finnish professor of political sciences See also * Christian Ruuttu (born 1964), retired Finnish professional ice hockey player * Ruutu.fi, a Finnish television streaming service Streaming media is multimedia that is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a source, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. ''Streaming'' refers to the delivery method of content, rather than the content it ... operated by Nelonen Media {{surname Finnish-language surnames Surnames of Finnish origin Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Block NZ
''The Block NZ'' is a New Zealand reality television series based on the popular Australian series '' The Block''. The first season premiered on Three on 4 July 2012. The show is hosted by former New Zealand cricketer Mark Richardson and Shelley Ferguson, while Peter Wolfkamp serves as site foreman. It follows four couples as they compete against each other to completely renovate, room by room, four neighbouring houses in Auckland, and then sell them at auction. Each couple keeps any profit made on the house, and the winner receives a bonus cash sum. The current main sponsors are paint manufacturer Resene, car manufacturer Suzuki, flooring retailer Flooring Xtra, and fast food chain Subway. Throughout seasons 1–2, car manufacturer Mazda was also a main sponsor, but for season 3, the sponsorship was awarded to car manufacturer Honda. Other previous sponsors include Bunnings Warehouse, BP's Wild Bean Cafe, AMI Insurance and Pita Pit. The series premiered in Australia on 9Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused COVID-19 pandemic cases, more than cases and COVID-19 pandemic deaths, confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history, deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from Asymptomatic, undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, Nocturnal cough, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Australian Season 4)
''Big Brother 2004'', also known as ''Big Brother 4'', was the fourth season of the Australian reality television series '' Big Brother'', and was aired on Network Ten, starting on Sunday 2 May 2004, with the housemates entering the day before, and ended on Monday 26 July 2004, lasting 86 days. The season was billed as "back to basics, but with one small secret". In a return to the basic format of ''Big Brother 1'' and '' Big Brother 2'' that had been eschewed in favour of twists and surprises in '' Big Brother 3'', all housemates were let into the house together and former surprise elements such as swimming pools and gym equipment were all exposed from the beginning. The only main twist of the series was the prize money - which was raised from $250,000 to $1,000,000, but this was kept hidden from housemates until later in the season. Evicted housemates also received larger prizes than any season before, with every evictee receiving a top of the range Mitsubishi Lancer VR-X. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three (TV Channel)
Three ( mi, Toru), stylized as +HR=E, is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first privately owned television channel. The channel currently broadcasts nationally (with regional advertising targeting four markets) in digital free-to-air form via the state-owned Kordia on terrestrial and satellite. Vodafone also carries the channel for their cable subscribers in Wellington and Christchurch. It previously broadcast nationally on analogue television until that was switched off on 1 December 2013. Three is a general entertainment channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, with a significant news and current affairs element under the banner of Newshub. Three carries a significant amount of local content, most of which airs at prime-time. History Establishment Applications to apply for a warrant to operate New Zealand's third national television network opened in 1985. The Broadcasting Tribunal announced in 1987 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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