To me, it seems obvious that licencing costs + Seven/Nine ending their longterm partnerships with Disney & Warner Bros repectively in recent years were the major contributors to the axings of Saturday Disney and Kids WB.
Maybe. But with the current state of children’s programming on commercial TV, I wouldn’t be overly surprised if Olly, Lia and co were concerned about the future of Toasted TV right now.
I’d also say that it’d be great if Drew Jarvis pushed for 10 Peach’s children’s output to be shown in a more accessable timeslot for the target demographic, especially given his history of kids TV presenting which was (from what I remember anyway) mostly seen at the rather kid-friendly timeslot of 4pm weekdays.
Sure, I can accept the fact that kids shows airing on the main channel are a thing of the past, but at the very least I think some of 10 Peach’s output should be airing on weekday afternoons. I personally think it’s absolutely ridiculous how new episodes of quality kids shows like Scope and Totally Wild are currently buried in the not particularly kid-friendly timeslots (Really, how many are busy with weekend sport or other commitments at that time?) of 10am/10.30am Sunday morning!
And the only live action show they have at the moment, Random and Wacky is on at 8am Saturday and Sunday between cartoons. One of them (Teenage Ninja Turtles) is over 30 years old. Another is Transformers which I think is just as old.
But as much as I personally hope this is not the case, part of me wonders if the show may still be on the way out and that some more recent episodes (such as last Saturday’s for McHappy Day and now this Addams Family movie tie-in/competition) are only being churned out to meet contractual obligations with sponsors.
I love the shit stirring going on for a show on a different network to the one that just axed a show.
There is nothing to indicate Toasted is teetering on the brink, or on the way out. Remember, 10 is the only network with an in house kids production unit… which, yes, has been scaled back recently and is enduring the same industry pressures… but which still has to meet minimum quotas.
How many times do I have to say that I would not be in a celebratory mood if Toasted TV (or any of the other kids shows produced at TVQ) was to be axed? There’s never any joy to be found in the loss of jobs, particularly in the increasingly volitile and shrinking industry that is children’s television.
I do however, have no problems asking what I believe is a legitimate programming question which deserves an answer: How come Toasted TV (which to my understanding, was shown on Eleven and now 10 Peach every morning until these recent changes) suddenly disappeared off the schedules aside from some sponsorship obligations?
If someone like me who avidly follows television programming news has no idea what’s going on, then just imagine how many viewers in the target demographic of Toasted TV are being put offside! Surely there are at least some Australian kids out there who still tune into 10 Peach for a dose of zanyness from Olly & Lia (not to mention Ranger Stacy’s wildlife knowledge, Lee Constable’s science knowledge, etc.)?
Yes but the opposition had the branding upfront in the names of their shows with Kid’s WB and Saturday Disney for decades. Where was the concern for that?
I thought Nine’s partnership with Warner Bros dated back a bit further than that, what with The Bugs Bunny Show and later What’s Up Doc airing for much of the 1990s.
I’m pleased to report that 10 Peach are finally airing a new promo for Toasted TV as of this week…some four months after Elly left and Lia joined the kids wraparound.
But how come this morning’s Totally Wild was MIA? There were even “Today 10.30am” promos airing during the commercial breaks, yet anyone who stayed tuned after Scope instead received an episode of Fraiser!
