Biggest Loser continues shedding viewers
Friday, 27 January 2012
NETWORK Ten executives will also be noting a fourth night of precipitous falls in the ratings for their new show The Biggest Loser which managed only 612,000 viewers last night.
The show launched on Monday with 897,000 viewers and has subsequently lost more than a third of its audience with consistent falls every night this week.
Yesterday’s national day of celebration was always going to be difficult for Ten as Aussies focused on the cricket and tennis.
The show launched on Monday with 897,000 viewers and has subsequently lost more than a third of its audience with consistent falls every night this week.
Yesterday’s national day of celebration was always going to be difficult for Ten as Aussies focused on the cricket and tennis.
Nine News tops the night
Thursday, 26 January 2012
THE summer ratings are typically dominated by sport and yesterday was no exception.
Nine’s coverage of the fourth test of the cricket gave it a strong lead-in and helped it boost the ratings for its nightly news.
The fourth test of Australia versus India drew an audience of 849,000 Australians and gave Nine News has a rare win with the largest audience of the night with an audience of 1.31 million. It counterpart Seven News drew an audience of 1.19 million viewers.
Nine’s coverage of the fourth test of the cricket gave it a strong lead-in and helped it boost the ratings for its nightly news.
The fourth test of Australia versus India drew an audience of 849,000 Australians and gave Nine News has a rare win with the largest audience of the night with an audience of 1.31 million. It counterpart Seven News drew an audience of 1.19 million viewers.
Tennis coverage sees Aussies tune in
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
IT might not be the ratings season but Channel Seven continues to perform strongly on the back of its coverage of the Australian Open.
Last night’s first Quarterfinals match saw 1.27 million Australians tune in to watch Rafael Nadal defeat Tomas Berdych in four sets. While 1.03 million people watched a late session of the men’s doubles quarterfinals.
Seven’s news coverage also performed strongly last night with 1.35 million watching Seven News compared with 1.27 million for Nine News.
Last night’s first Quarterfinals match saw 1.27 million Australians tune in to watch Rafael Nadal defeat Tomas Berdych in four sets. While 1.03 million people watched a late session of the men’s doubles quarterfinals.
Seven’s news coverage also performed strongly last night with 1.35 million watching Seven News compared with 1.27 million for Nine News.
Ten names full breakfast line-up
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
NETWORK Ten has today confirmed rumours that journalist Kathryn Robinson will be the female co-host of its soon to be launched Breakfast Show.
Robinson is currently the co-host on Ten's 6am news bulletin but is also a regular presenter fill-in presenter on various news programs across the network.
She will be joined by co-hosts Andrew Rochford and controversial New Zealand presenter Paul Henry along with meteorologist Magdalena Roze when the program launches on February 27.
Robinson is currently the co-host on Ten's 6am news bulletin but is also a regular presenter fill-in presenter on various news programs across the network.
She will be joined by co-hosts Andrew Rochford and controversial New Zealand presenter Paul Henry along with meteorologist Magdalena Roze when the program launches on February 27.
Ten the biggest loser in the ratings
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
THE Biggest Loser has performed poorly on its launch after being crowded out by Nine's Big Bang Theory and the Seven's coverage of the Australian Open.
Despite being highly publicised, the program was well down on its 2011 audience drawing only 897,000 viewers compared with 1.42 million for its launch last year.
Demographically, the Biggest Loser lost almost half its audience among those aged 16-39 going from 646,000 viewers in 2011 to 334,000 last night. Among those aged 25-54 it went from 879,000 in 2011 to 485,000.
Despite being highly publicised, the program was well down on its 2011 audience drawing only 897,000 viewers compared with 1.42 million for its launch last year.
Demographically, the Biggest Loser lost almost half its audience among those aged 16-39 going from 646,000 viewers in 2011 to 334,000 last night. Among those aged 25-54 it went from 879,000 in 2011 to 485,000.
Ten poaches Shoebridge
Monday, 23 January 2012
NETWORK Ten has poached Australian Financial Review marketing and media editor Neil Shoebridge.
Shoebridge will be Director of Corporate and Public Communications and report to Ten's Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton.
He was recruited by Mr Warburton and resigned from the paper today. At Ten he will oversee external communications and assist Group Chief Financial Officer, Paul Anderson, with investor relations.
Shoebridge will be Director of Corporate and Public Communications and report to Ten's Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton.
He was recruited by Mr Warburton and resigned from the paper today. At Ten he will oversee external communications and assist Group Chief Financial Officer, Paul Anderson, with investor relations.
Telstra is expected to sign NBN deal soon
Monday, 23 January 2012
TELSTRA could sign a key commercial agreement with the NBN Co as early as this week, paving the way for it to sign up NBN customers.
Telstra remains the nation's only major telecoms company not to sign on to an NBN Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA), after Optus on Friday put to bed its concerns over the document and agreed to terms with the NBN Co.
Until Telstra signs on to the WBA, the company will not be allowed to add any of its customers to the new network.
Telstra remains the nation's only major telecoms company not to sign on to an NBN Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA), after Optus on Friday put to bed its concerns over the document and agreed to terms with the NBN Co.
Until Telstra signs on to the WBA, the company will not be allowed to add any of its customers to the new network.
Ten's Super Sunday a success
Monday, 23 January 2012
SEVEN'S tennis won the top spot last night but Ten's Super Sunday season launch was a success with four shows breaking through the 1 million viewer barrier.
Ten launched early three weeks before the official ratings season and it paid off, with four programs getting more than one million viewers and giving the channel a 19.4 per cent share for the night, beating Nine's 13.2 per cent share.
Ten had the worst of all competition, a sunny evening and the Bernard Tomic versus Roger Federer match, which ran on Seven from 7.20pm to about 9pm. As expected, it won the night, with 1.64 million viewers watching Federer beat Tomic 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Ten launched early three weeks before the official ratings season and it paid off, with four programs getting more than one million viewers and giving the channel a 19.4 per cent share for the night, beating Nine's 13.2 per cent share.
Ten had the worst of all competition, a sunny evening and the Bernard Tomic versus Roger Federer match, which ran on Seven from 7.20pm to about 9pm. As expected, it won the night, with 1.64 million viewers watching Federer beat Tomic 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Subscription TV Ratings: Week 3
Monday, 23 January 2012
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3 GRIMM FOX8
4 WIFE SWAP AUSTRALIA LifeStyle YOU
5 HANG 'EM HIGH FOX Classics
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7 THE SIMPSONS FOX8
8 FAMILY GUY FOX8
9 THE BIG BANG THEORY COMEDY CHANNEL
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Quickflix set for online streaming to really take off
Monday, 23 January 2012
AS online DVD rental company Quickflix prepares to unveil a big distribution deal with a leading US television network this week, the company's founder is betting 2012 will be the year when online streaming of TV and movies really takes off.
When Quickflix founder and executive chairman Stephen Langsford founded the company in 2004 with a small library of DVDs and 500 subscribers, he did so knowing the next five years were going to be "perseverance play".
"From the outset, we always saw ourselves as an online movie company and not a DVD company," Mr Langsford said.
When Quickflix founder and executive chairman Stephen Langsford founded the company in 2004 with a small library of DVDs and 500 subscribers, he did so knowing the next five years were going to be "perseverance play".
"From the outset, we always saw ourselves as an online movie company and not a DVD company," Mr Langsford said.
