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Harley Bonner, son of Neighbours favourite Carla Bonner, has joined the hit show that made his mother famous. Carla, who plays Steph Scully, said: “It’s very exciting. I’m so proud.

“Harley wanted to be an actor at a young age. But I said he had to finish school first.”

Then she made Harley do a year of acting classes. “It’s given him a sense of accomplishment, rather than cheating his way into the system.” Continue reading »

A few weeks ago, GO! stopped their two hour nightly infomercial / home shopping spot that would air at 2-4am weekdays.

Instead, GO! is showing The Bachelorette each night at around 2am. Between The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, they have a lot of seasons to catch up on – its one of those shows that fans love and should be aired as close to US time as possible. Continue reading »

The Following (soon to air on Nine), The Mindy Project (that I loved and Seven canned), New Girl from Ten and Eleven’s Raising Hope have all been renewed. The Mindy Project has also confirmed that Chloe Sevigny has joined the cast.

Glee and Touch – also from the same network in the USA have yet to be confirmed.

Network Ten has announced the appointment of Beverley McGarvey as Chief Programming
Officer, effective immediately. Continue reading »

Australia’s commercial television networks are spending little on Australian adult and children’s drama and documentary programs required by regulation, say Australia’s actors, writers, directors, and producers,  despite claims this week by the networks. Continue reading »

Just when you thought it was safe to watch free to air TV live without being bombarded with ads reminding you of what free to air TV is and why you should keep on watching it, FreeView are about to hit us with a new campaign spruiking “the best things in life are free” – or – in other words, the best TV you can watch is free.

Continue reading »

On ELEVEN for the night of Saturday September 1, 2012, is a replay of all four episodes of I Will Survive, back to back, from 7pm. Continue reading »

Updated March 28, 2013

Here is the list of digital channels updated as at March 28, 2013. All channels in SD (standard definition), unless otherwise stated.

ABC
ABC1 – 2 & 21
ABC2 – 22
ABC3 – 23
ABC News 24 – 24 (HD Channel). Also on 20 is some areas.
ABC HD channel 20 phased out to make way for ABC News 24 on channel 24.

SBS
SBS ONE – 3 & 31
SBS TWO – 32
SBS ONE HD – 30 (HD Channel, simulcast of SBS ONE)
SBS also transmits channels 33 and 34 (until early December 2012) which are clones of SBS ONE
NITV – 34 from December 12, 2012

Seven
Seven – 7, 70 & 71
7TWO – 72
7mate – 73 (HD Channel)
7HD that used to be on 70 no longer exists.
74 – TV 4ME – Information / infomercial / paid program channel

Nine
Nine – 9
GO! – 99
GEM - 90 (HD Channel)
GEM replaced 9HD or Nine High Def ch 90.
Extra – 94 – Information / Infomercial / paid programming channel from March 26, 2012
Extra2 – 95 – appeared as part of Nine’s digital channel matrix March 28, 2013. So far, as I can only say it is the Sydney market only.

Ten
Ten – 10
ELEVEN – 11
ONE – 12 & 1
SD simulcast of ONE formerly on ch 12 was dropped to make way for ELEVEN
TVSN – Channel 14 (Home Shopping)

Community
Ch 31, TVS and the like now digital in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth on digital ch 44

Special / part time
TV 4ME – Essentially 24 hour infomercial channel launched December 2011 on channel 74 in 5 metro and regional QLD, part of Seven’s multi-plex
Extra – Essentially 24 hour infomercial channel launching March 26 2012 on channel 94 in at least the 3 eastern state capitals, part of Nine’s multi-plex
3D Channel – 40 (HD, used only for 3D trials in 2010, not currently on the air)
3D Channel – 95 (HD, used for London Olympics daily 3D highlights during the 2012 Olympics)
Extra2 – 95 – appeared March 28 (Sydney market).

Regional (eastern states).
Prime
Prime Main Channel – 6, 60 & 61
7TWO on Prime – 62
7mate on Prime – 63 (HD Channel)
Prime HD channel 60 no longer exists. Note: 7mate on ch 60 in some markets.
64 – TV 4ME. Regional NSW, VIC, ACT. Essentially same as 74.

NBN/WIN
Main Channel – 8
GO! – 88
GEM - 80 (HD Channel)
Extra – 84

SC10
SC10 Main channel – 5
ONE HD – 50 (HD channel).
Eleven – 55

Special
Television 4 / TV 4ME – 64. Launched September 18, 2011. Only those who are in Prime markets will get this channel.
Extra – 24 hour infomercial channel launched March 26 2012 on channel 84. Known as WIN GOLD in WIN markets.

Digital channel summary.

Main channels
Nine – 9.
Seven – 7, 70 & 71
Ten – 10
ABC1 – 2 & 21
SBS ONE – 3 & 31. Available in HD on ch 30.

Digital Channels (in launch order)
ABC2 – 22 Launched 2007
ONE – 1 & 11 (at the time, now 1 & 12) Launched March 27, 2009
SBS TWO – 32 Launched June 1, 2009 (replacing SBS News channel)
GO! – 99 Launched August 9, 2009
7TWO – 72 Launched November 1, 2009
ABC3 – 23 Launched December 3, 2009
ABC News 24 – 24 Launched July 22, 2010
7mate – 73 Launched September 25, 2010
GEM – 90 Launched September 26, 2010
ELEVEN – 11 Launched January 11, 2011
Community – 44 Various dates for various mator markets
TV4 – 74 – Launch December 2011. Five city metro and regional QLD
Extra – 94 – from March 26, 2012 – Syd / Melb / Bris
TVSN – 14 – September 24, 2012. Metro markets only
NITV – 34 – December 12, 2012.
Extra2 – 95 – from March 28, 2013 (Sydney market only so far – subject to confirmation from other markets).

Still to come:
SBS THREE – 33 – possible for late 2013 / 2014.

Regional (NSW, VIC, ACT)
Main channels
WIN, NBN - 8.
Prime - 6, 60 & 61
SC10 - 5, 55
ABC1 – 2 & 21
SBS ONE – 3 & 31. Available in HD on ch 30.

Digital Channels
ABC2 – 22
ONE - 50
SBS TWO – 32
GO! - 88
7TWO – 62
ABC3 – 23
ABC News 24 – 24
7mate – 63
GEM – 80
ELEVEN – 55
TV4 – 64 Launched September 18, 2011. Prime regional markets only. Read more here.
Extra – 84 from March 26. NBN regionals, can’t confirm WIN at this point.

Here to pump up your weekends, ELEVEN is proud to announce Australia’s brand new music and entertainment program, THE LOOP, starting Saturday 28 January at 9am.

Domestically produced for ELEVEN, THE LOOP will feature a Top 20 countdown of the most downloaded songs of the week, as well as hit predictions, classic anthems and new Australian releases.

On the entertainment side, we’re taking you to the movies and diving into all things digital, as we review the best viral videos and trending tweets.

We’re also pleased as punch to announce THE LOOP’s new co-host, the delightful Ash London. With over 1000 entries from across Australia in our online ‘Hunt for a Host’, Ash stood out from the crowd. Coming from a music media background in Melbourne, Ash’s musical street cred and her on-screen chemistry with co-host Scott Tweedie made her our absolute favourite.

Network Ten Head of Programming, Beverley McGarvey says, “The Loop is taking the next step in music and entertainment programming by stretching its reach to the online world. It’s this young and innovative approach that makes the show a perfect fit for ELEVEN.”

On joining The Loop team, Ash says, “This is almost as exciting as the time I touched Ricky Martin’s hand in 2001. I just about feel like the luckiest girl in the world, and can’t wait to join my rockin’ partner-in-crime Scott in bringing the tunes every Saturday morning. Bring on the adventure!”

Airing from 9-11am Saturday mornings, with an encore late Saturday evenings, THE LOOP will have you singing, dancing and downloading.

Pop the kettle on. It’s time to get in THE LOOP.

Today, November 1, 2011, ELEVEN appeared on the Foxtel platform, airing on channel 131.

When ELEVEN made its free to air debut back on January 11, the Ten network indicated they had no plans to have the channel rebroadcast on Foxtel.

Both 7TWO and GO! were already on Foxtel long before ELEVEN launched. 7TWO, which had its free to air launch on this day two years ago and turned up on Foxtel a few weeks later, while GO! ended up on Foxtel in November 2009 as well, although this was three months after its August 2009 free to air launch.

With ELEVEN now being on Foxtel as well, 7TWO, GO! and ELEVEN are all on EXACTLY equal standing as far as availability to the audience is concerned. All three channels air in standard definition via freeview, and on Foxtel.

In recent weeks, ratings for the three channels have been very close – usually with 7TWO ahead of GO! and ELEVEN. ELEVEN has been slowly moving up, GO! slowly moving down, and the inclusion of ELEVEN on Foxtel could see a small boost in the channel’s ratings performance.

Meanwhile, commercial free to air HD channels 7mate, GEM and ONE are only available to a small number of cable subscribers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane who have an IQ2. Due to the extra cost of HD bandwidth, and the relatively smaller audience for these channels, seeing them on Foxtel satellite is not likely in the near future.