SYDNEY -- Network Ten will commission Australian versions of the television hits "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" from Fox and "So You Think You Can Dance", from 19 Television.
The announcement of the two new shows in the youth-targeted network's schedule came ahead of the finale Monday of the seventh, and lowest-rated, season of "Big Brother" and amid industry speculation that the reality franchise may have run its course in Australia.
Adding the shows to Ten's existing event franchises, "Big Brother", "The Biggest Loser" and "Australian Idol", is a move designed to "give us 52 weeks a year of exposure," Ten television CEO Grant Blackly told the Australian newspaper last week.
In a 12-week Australian version of "Dance", a format that chief programming officer David Mott said Friday was "one of the most dramatic formats to come our way," Ten will look for "the best undiscovered dancing talent Australia has to offer."
"It has excitement, glamour and style, exactly what the Ten audience expects and a perfect addition to what is already a dynamic entertainment line up for us throughout the year," Mott said.
The announcement of the two new shows in the youth-targeted network's schedule came ahead of the finale Monday of the seventh, and lowest-rated, season of "Big Brother" and amid industry speculation that the reality franchise may have run its course in Australia.
Adding the shows to Ten's existing event franchises, "Big Brother", "The Biggest Loser" and "Australian Idol", is a move designed to "give us 52 weeks a year of exposure," Ten television CEO Grant Blackly told the Australian newspaper last week.
In a 12-week Australian version of "Dance", a format that chief programming officer David Mott said Friday was "one of the most dramatic formats to come our way," Ten will look for "the best undiscovered dancing talent Australia has to offer."
"It has excitement, glamour and style, exactly what the Ten audience expects and a perfect addition to what is already a dynamic entertainment line up for us throughout the year," Mott said.
- 7/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- All three Australian commercial television networks plan to synch their premieres of new U.S. dramas with the American premieres in hopes of repeating Network Ten's success with the day-and-date launch of "Jericho" last year.
The new seasons of "Prison Break" and "Heroes" will premiere day-and-date in September with their respective launches on Fox and NBC, the Seven Network said Tuesday as it unveiled its schedule for the second half of the Australian TV ratings season.
The move signals a shift in strategy by the networks here.
"Within 12 months to two years you're going to see one-third of all new shows running straight after their U.S. programming," Network Ten programming chief David Mott said.
It's expected that Network Ten will launch "Californication", starring David Duchovny, immediately after its U.S. premiere on Showtime.
And the Nine Network considers legal drama "Damages", starring Glenn Close and Aussie actress Rose Byrne, such a strong property that it is likely to run it beginning in August -- in line with its premiere on FX.
The new seasons of "Prison Break" and "Heroes" will premiere day-and-date in September with their respective launches on Fox and NBC, the Seven Network said Tuesday as it unveiled its schedule for the second half of the Australian TV ratings season.
The move signals a shift in strategy by the networks here.
"Within 12 months to two years you're going to see one-third of all new shows running straight after their U.S. programming," Network Ten programming chief David Mott said.
It's expected that Network Ten will launch "Californication", starring David Duchovny, immediately after its U.S. premiere on Showtime.
And the Nine Network considers legal drama "Damages", starring Glenn Close and Aussie actress Rose Byrne, such a strong property that it is likely to run it beginning in August -- in line with its premiere on FX.
- 6/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- "America's Next Top Model" will get a free-to-air network outlet in Australia, with Network Ten acquiring broadcast rights for the series from CBS International.
The sixth series of the reality show created and hosted by model Tyra Banks, will debut on Ten at 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 6.
Paynet Foxtel holds and retains first run rights and local format rights to the program.
The eighth season of the show premiered on Foxtel's Fox 8 last week. Fox 8 has had significant success this year with the third season of "Australia's Next Top Model", which became the highest-rated series ever on Australian pay TV.
Ten's chief programming officer, David Mott, said: "America's Next Top Model has been an enduring and popular franchise for Foxtel that will play brilliantly to Ten's audience."...
The sixth series of the reality show created and hosted by model Tyra Banks, will debut on Ten at 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 6.
Paynet Foxtel holds and retains first run rights and local format rights to the program.
The eighth season of the show premiered on Foxtel's Fox 8 last week. Fox 8 has had significant success this year with the third season of "Australia's Next Top Model", which became the highest-rated series ever on Australian pay TV.
Ten's chief programming officer, David Mott, said: "America's Next Top Model has been an enduring and popular franchise for Foxtel that will play brilliantly to Ten's audience."...
- 6/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Network Ten will boost its daytime, late-night and factual programming under a new deal that enables it to sublicense CBS Paramount programming from rival Nine Network.
The new pact, ratified Wednesday in Sydney by CBS Paramount International TV president Armando Nunez, calls for programs including "Dr. Phil" and "Late Night with David Letterman," "60 Minutes" segments as well as other CBS news and current affairs content to move to Ten starting next year. While Ten will get exclusive rights to use U.S. "60 Minutes" stories, the license to use the "60 Minutes" brand in Australia stays with Nine.
Network Ten chief programming officer David Mott announced the deal at a glitzy 2007 programming launch Wednesday, unveiling next year's schedule to advertisers and media at Sydney's State Theater.
The new pact, ratified Wednesday in Sydney by CBS Paramount International TV president Armando Nunez, calls for programs including "Dr. Phil" and "Late Night with David Letterman," "60 Minutes" segments as well as other CBS news and current affairs content to move to Ten starting next year. While Ten will get exclusive rights to use U.S. "60 Minutes" stories, the license to use the "60 Minutes" brand in Australia stays with Nine.
Network Ten chief programming officer David Mott announced the deal at a glitzy 2007 programming launch Wednesday, unveiling next year's schedule to advertisers and media at Sydney's State Theater.
- 11/15/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Network Ten's successful day-and-date airing of Jericho with its U.S. premiere has proven a ratings winner for the broadcaster as the new series enters its third week on air. In a first for the market, Jericho aired on Ten just 5 1/2 hours after its Sept. 21 debut on CBS. Three weeks into its season, the series has settled into an average 1.1 million viewers, winning its Thursday time slot for Ten in the network's target 16 -- 39 demographic (with shares in excess of 40%) as well as leading the wider 16 -- 54 audience race. "We thought 'Jericho's' storylines and format made the program ideal for Ten to launch in tandem with CBS," Ten chief programming officer David Mott said. "This was an Australian first for a new U.S. drama series and clearly Ten's audience likes what they see, as 'Jericho' has exceeded our expectations."...
- 10/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Network Ten will air new U.S. drama series Jericho concurrently with CBS's broadcast beginning in September -- the first time an Australian free-to-air network has premiered a major U.S. series at the same time as its American debut. Ten chief programming officer David Mott said Tuesday, as he unveiled Ten's programming lineup for the second half of the year that Ten's scheduling of Jericho simultaneous with CBS will "tap into global publicity and capitalize on launch hype." Ten secured the rights to Jericho through its output deal with Paramount.
- 6/28/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Network Ten programming chief David Mott has been promoted to the new position of chief programming officer, with a focus on program strategy and digital media, Ten CEO Grant Blackley said Tuesday. Bolstering the youth network's programming team, TV3's New Zealand program director, Beverley McGarvey, has been made Ten's network program manager and will work alongside Peter Andrews, who becomes Ten network programr Melbourne. Blackley said Mott's new role "frees him up from day-to-day programming issues to focus more on strategy and direction for the network's programming and production groups."...
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