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The Up-Late Game Show
''The Up-Late Game Show'' was a late night interactive television quiz program shown in Australia on Network Ten, written and hosted by ''Big Brother (Australian season 5), Big Brother Australia 2005'' contestant Simon Deering, commonly known by the nickname Hotdogs. The show's format had the host presenting simple puzzles which viewers could attempt to solve over the phone. Successfully solving a puzzle would result in a cash prize for the contestant. The show debuted on 16 August 2005, the day after the ''Big Brother 2005'' finale. The first caller in was Big Brother winner Greg Mathew, who congratulated Hotdogs on his new show. The first series ended 22 April 2006 to make way for List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows#UpLate, ''Big Brother UpLate''. The second series started on 31 July 2006, the day of the ''Big Brother (Australian season 6), Big Brother Australia 2006'' finale, with Deering returning as host. From August 2006, Hotdogs was joined by co-hosts ''Big B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Television
Live television is a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. In a secondary meaning, it may refer to streaming television where all viewers watch the same stream simultaneously, rather than watching video on demand. Shows broadcast live include newscasts, morning shows, awards shows, sports programs, reality programs and, occasionally, episodes of scripted television series. Live television was more common until the late 1950s, when videotape technology was invented. Because of the prohibitive cost, adoption was slow, and some scripted television shows remained live until the 1970s, such as soap operas. To prevent unforeseen issues, live television programs may be delayed, which allows censors to edit the program. Some programs may be broadcast live in certain time zones and delayed in others. Types of programs From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed programs such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around the world. A liturgical year, liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in List of holidays by country, many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual Christmas and holiday season, holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Game Shows ...
The following is a list of game shows in Australia. Current shows Future shows Past shows Longest serving Australian game show hosts See also * List of Australian television series References {{reflist External links A Brief History of Australian Game Shows Game shows Game shows Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today Tonight
''Today Tonight'' was an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced before being cancelled in February 2014. History Following the cancellation of ''Real Life'', presented by Stan Grant late in 1994, ''Today Tonight'' was launched in January 1995 to replace it, with separate editions for each main metropolitan market (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth). Over summer, it was usual for ''Today Tonight'' to present a single edition broadcast across the entire east coast of Australia (that is, combining Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane). ''Today Tonight'' nationally was the last program to win the Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program before that award was discontinued. South Australia The South Australian edition was hosted by Rosanna Mangiarelli. Since the program's inception in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards
The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and billed as "television's night of nights". The first ceremony was hosted in 1959 as the TV Week Awards. The Gold Logie is the most prestigious award and the industry's highest honour; it's awarded to the ''Most Popular Personality on Australian Television'' for the previous year. The award receives much publicity and media attention. Awards are presented in 20 categories, representing both industry and public voted prizes The event has been strongly associated with the Nine Network, who have hosted the ceremony on the most occasions, and TV and former radio personality Bert Newton, particularly in the early days, who served as a solo host of the ceremony on 17 occasions, with a constant run from 1966 until 1980 and as co-host on three ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Taylor (comedian)
Christopher Thornton Taylor (born 15 July 1974) is an Australian comedy writer, performer and broadcaster from Sydney. As a founding member of The Chaser, he is best known for co-writing and appearing on satirical ABC Television shows ''CNNNN'' (2002–2003) and '' The Chaser's War on Everything'' (2006 – July 2009). He formerly co-hosted the drive radio show '' Today Today'' (2004–05) on Triple J with fellow Chaser member Craig Reucassel, and in 2007, he wrote the musical comedy '' Dead Caesar''. Taylor also hosted the mini documentary series 'Australia's Heritage: National Treasures'. In 2010, with his Chaser colleague Andrew Hansen, Taylor made a musical comedy series for Triple J titled ''The Blow Parade'', which became the number one podcast in the country, and won the 2010 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release. In 2019, Taylor was the creator and co-writer of the drama Upright starring Tim Minchin. The series screened to critical acclaim in both Australia and the UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chas Licciardello
Charles John "Chas" Licciardello (born 10 May 1977) is an Australian comedian and member of satirical team The Chaser. He's currently the co-host, with John Barron, of '' Planet America'' on ABC TV and Co-Host of the P.E.P. "Planet Extra" Podcast. Licciardello has appeared as a regular of ''CNNNN'', ''The Chaser's War on Everything'' and '' The Hamster Wheel''. Early life Chas attended Sydney Grammar School where he produced and edited ''The Tiger'', a small satirical school magazine, with fellow Chaser writers Charles Firth and Dominic Knight. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science majoring in physics and computer science. Television career ''The Chaser'' Licciardello is a member of the comedy crew, The Chaser. His television career began in 2001, when he appeared on '' The Chaser Decides''. This show satirised the then-upcoming Australian federal election. He also appeared in two spin-off series, for the subsequent f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Morrow
Julian Francis Xavier Morrow (born 1975) is an Australian comedian and television producer from Sydney. He is best known for being a member of the satirical team The Chaser. As a member of The Chaser, he has appeared on several ABC Television programs including '' CNNNN'' (2002–03), '' The Chaser's War on Everything'' (2006–07, 2009) and '' The Checkout'' (2013–2018), of which he was also executive producer. Personal life Educated at St Aloysius' College in Sydney, Morrow is the son of Melvyn Morrow, a playwright and English teacher at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, who has written for musicals including "Shout! The Legend of the Wild One", and "Dusty – The Original Pop Diva". Before becoming a comedian, Morrow graduated in law at University of Sydney. He then worked as an industrial relations lawyer for the law firm Blake Dawson Waldron, now Ashurst Australia. Morrow is married to the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' columnist and former opinion page editor Lisa Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quizmania (Australia)
''Quizmania'' is an Australian phone-in game show, quiz show, based on the Quizmania, British program of the same name, and broadcast on the Nine Network in the late night time slot (post-midnight). The show was produced from Nine's Richmond, Victoria, Richmond studios in Melbourne. Its main director was Rick Maslan. ''Quizmania'' was first broadcast live television, live on Nine Network stations GTV (Australian TV station), GTV, TCN, QTQ, and NTD (Australian TV station), NTD, and affiliates NBN (TV station), NBN and WIN Television on 25 July 2006. The show was unique in that it was broadcast live to South Australia, Western Australia, and Northern Territory with the presenters welcoming SA and NT to the show half an hour after it started, due to those states being thirty minutes behind the Australian east coast, and welcoming WA 2 hours after commencement. Similarly during daylight saving time, daylight saving months, Queensland viewers were welcomed an hour later when the bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chaser's War On Everything
''The Chaser's War on Everything'' is an Australian television satire, satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television station ABC1. It has won an Australian Film Institute Awards, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Comedy Series. The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts. The series is produced by The Chaser, an Australian satirical group consisting of Chris Taylor (comedian), Chris Taylor, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen, and Chas Licciardello. Fellow Chaser members Dominic Knight and Charles Firth (comedian), Charles Firth are not part of the regular on-screen cast. However, Knight is a writer, and Firth compiled roving reports for the show from the United States, until he left the group to start a satirical newspaper in mid-2007. The show premiered on 17 February 2006 and has since produced List of The Chaser's War on Everything episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily in radio and television. History Tony Bell was managing director of the business between 1993 and 2007, when it was purchased to become Southern Cross Media Group, and retired from the subsequent company's board of directors in 2014. * September 1998 - Southern Cross Broadcasting announces it will purchase Adelaide's Channel Nine station ( NWS-9) for $98 million, which led to redundancies for nearly half of the station's staff. * May 2001 - It announced a $217 million bid for Telecasters Australia, owner of television stations in regional Queensland, northern New South Wales, Darwin and Remote/Central Australia markets. * April 2002 - It purchased Spencer Gulf Telecasters, owner of regional South Australia's GTS/BKN stations. * 30 May 2007 - It announced its sale of Channel Nine Adelaide to WIN Corporation for A$105 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
