I wonder exactly who checks the EPG at NITV?
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What was actually on?
I know that SBS show the same EPG guide information as first broadcast on NBL replays. On some older/more advanced set-top-box/tv EPG’s show the full, unedited information, (eg. on 10 at 5 it says “LIVE: 10 News First with [name]”/for AFL it says “AFL - Team v Team”) whereas on others (eg. Fetch) it shows a simpler name (eg. “10 News First”/“AFL”)/.
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I didn’t check, but I know for a FACT that there wasn’t any 2019 Live Football on… 
I mean, it is really that hard to edit the EPG info for replays?
I also noticed a smaller EPG issue for Sevens Footy Vault AFL replay this afternoon in which it mentioned the bounce time as 3:20pm when the replay started at 1:30pm.
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Yes, same for the BBL/NBL replays, it says “First Ball 7:35PM AEST/Tip-Off 9:30PM AEST”, when the replay starts at 12PM.
NITV marks National Reconciliation Week
25 May - 3 June
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Premieres and special TV events frame programming slate for Reconciliation Week 2020
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A Dedicated Environmental Slot and Warwick Thornton Collection amongst special line up
NITV marks Reconciliation Week 2020 with a dedicated slate of programming inviting all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
Starting May 25 and culminating on Mabo Day on June 3, the channel will air a selection of dedicated programming, premieres and news highlights to mark the historic annual event. This year’s theme In This Together – has never been more relevant reminding us, whether in a crisis or in reconciliation, we are all #InThisTogether.
Tanya Orman, NITV Channel Manager said, “ This year is really special as we cross the 20-year mark since the Walk of Reconciliation, and it is important for us to reflect on the past two decades and take a note of how we have progressed as a nation. There could not have been a better reminder than the last couple of months that we all have a role to play as we inch forward as a successful nation, that we are all in this together. As Australia’s dedicated home to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content, we always feel pride in informing and educating Australians about our shared histories and achievements through extraordinary Indigenous stories of struggle, courage and celebration. We continue to do so with this year’s Reconciliation Week offerings”.
The special programming kicks off with Australia’s longest-running Indigenous current affairs program Living Black on Monday May 25 at 8.30pm where host Karla Grant speaks with Senator Patrick Dodson , the ‘Father of Reconciliation,’ about his life and career. Senator Dodson also reflects on the reconciliation process, was it worthwhile, did it achieve what it set out to do and where are we as a nation in terms of Treaty, Voice to Parliament and Truth-telling.
On Wednesday May 27 at 8.30pm, Rachael Hocking and John-Paul Janke from NITV’s flagship current affairs program The Point explore how, 20 years on, COVID-19 has brought a new dimension to Reconciliation Week. This will be followed by another special episode of Living Black on Thursday May 28 at 7.30pm to mark the 20th anniversary of the Walk of Reconciliation. The program pays tribute to the Reconciliation Movement, started 20 years ago when almost 300,000 Australians walked across bridges across the country including Sydney Harbour Bridge on May 28, 2000 to come together to support reconciliation and to explore and acknowledge the nation’s shared history.
In line with this year’s theme, NITV will also bring attention to the environment, its beauty and the issues. Kicking off with paying tribute to Country through Bamay on Saturday May 30 at 9pm. From the Torres Straits to Tasmania, and everywhere in between – Bamay is a showcase of Australia’s most stunning landscapes. This will be followed by adedicated 8pm environmental slotfrom June 1 to 4. Fire Keepers of Kakadu ¸ an Indigenous Australian documentary, follows the oldest surviving culture on Earth, the Bininj people of Kakadu, as they fight to preserve their 65,000-year-old practice of maintaining biodiversity and controlling the intense and dangerous bushfires of Australia, premieres on Monday June 1. Airing Tuesday June 2is Warburdar Bununu: Water Shield ¸ a landmark film co-produced by Borroloola elders, set in the late 70’s, to expose the threat to their homelands from mining development. Followed by Saving Seagrass , an exploration of the priceless environment of Roebuck Bay, Western Australia – the traditional lands of the Yawuru people – now under threat on many fronts, airing on Thursday June 4.
On June 3,NITV celebrates Mabo Day with both linear and On Demand offerings. WIK vs Queensland at 9.30pmon NITVgives a powerful insight into the High Court’s decision to grant native title to the Wik people in 1996 and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed. SBS On Demand will stream Mabo: Life of an Island Man ¸ an award-winning documentary about the private and public stories of a man so passionate about his family and home that he fought an entire nation and its legal system.
This year NITV also celebrates the works of award-winning Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton. Highlights include the world premiere of The Beach on Friday May 29 at 7.30pmin a special three-event TV event across NITV, SBS and SBS On Demand. The special slate include Sweet Country and Green Bush on Thursday May 28at 8.30pmand 10.25pmrespectively; The Point Special: Warwick Thornton at 10.30pmand The Payback at 10.45pmon Friday May 29; She Who Must Be Loved on Saturday May 30at 7.35pm; and We Don’t Need a Map and The Point: Warwick Thornton is Here on Sunday May 31 at 8.05pm and 9.35pmrespectively.
Viewers will be able to enjoy additional titles on SBS On Demand to stream anywhere, anytime including Milpirri – Winds of Change , Fantome Island ¸ Willandra Wisdom Walk , Utopia , Vote Yes for Aborigines ¸ When the River Runs Dry , Treetime Stories, Bamay, Thalu and Songlines on Screen.
Interesting suggestion from Netflix.
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Living Black
Monday 8 June at 8:30 PM
Award-winning journalist Karla Grant unearths shocking truths in Grave Injustice, her new investigative special episode of Living Black. Over the span of a year Karla has followed a brave Gumbangerri family in their five-year ongoing struggle to repatriate the remains of their infant son. What they experienced was a series of prejudice events and a set of systems that continuously failed this Indigenous family.
Karla Grant Presents - Our Law
Monday 22 June at 8.30pm
At Western Australia’s first Indigenous-run Police Station, two officers learn language and culture to help them police one of the world’s most remote beats.
The WA Police force admit that have a troubled past when it comes to policing in remote Indigenous communities. The W.A. Commissioner Chris Dawson recently issued an apology on behalf of the Western Australia Police Force to Indigenous people, acknowledging that past wrongful actions that have caused immeasurable pain and
suffering, and that police actions have significantly contributed to a traumatic Indigenous history.Speaking the local Aboriginal language or learning about how the Law intersects with Aboriginal Lore has certainly never before been considered as police responsibilities or strategies. Yet Warakurna police station, which opened in late 2017, could be the start of a radically different approach. The first ever all-Indigenous run Police Station in Western Australia, it is envisaged by the WA Police as a first step on a long road to changing their relationship with remote communities. The success of the station could pave the way for many more Indigenous-run police stations across Western Australia.
Warakurna officer-in-charge, Noongar man Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder hopes to inspire a new generation of Aboriginal police officers, and has had to work hard to gain the trust of this remote Aboriginal community, but it’s a task that has been helped immeasurably by his football pedigree. Senior Sergeant Ryder previously played football for East Fremantle and his celebrity son Paddy Ryder plays for Port Adelaide in the AFL. Inevitably, he is now the local footy coach, and on Saturday afternoons he marshals a group of roughly a dozen young men at the red dirt footy oval in the community, going over strategy for the match.
Ryder’s police partner, Noongar woman Sergeant Wendy Kelly came to her current role after a long personal struggle, spending years homeless on the streets of Perth and being a victim of domestic violence. Sergeant Kelly wants to see more police stations follow the all-Indigenous police model used at Warakurna.
In order to police effectively, Wendy and Revis must learn to police in meaningful consultation with a remote Indigenous community still practising the lore of one of the world’s oldest living cultures. Revis and Wendy are showing how mutual learning and respect can and must replace the historical black and white law enforcement approach of the past.
Audiences can watch Our Law on NITV on Karla Grant Presents on Monday 22 June at 8.30pm or purchase tickets to a sneak peek virtual screening at Sydney Film Festival, running online from 10 – 21 June 2020.
Over the last three Saturdays, NITV had been airing some of the “Slow TV” programs - starting with The Ghan (13th June); The Indian Pacific (20th June) and The Kimberley Cruise (27th June) - all around the 3-odd mark.
This Saturday, they are airing 6 episodes of “Family Rules”, starting at 8.35pm (they are 30 minute episodes, so it will finish at 11.35pm).
The ratings shares for the Saturdays with Slow TV were: 0.5%, 0.9%, 0.6%, while the share on Saturday (6th June) with no slow tv had their usual 0.1%. I know that its still not the biggest shares lately out there, but at least its had some sort of increase, which is great for NITV 
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Blood Brothers
Sunday 16 August
Four extraordinary stories of Aboriginal Australia are told in this acclaimed series from producers/directors Ned Lander and Rachel Perkins. Blood Brothers documents and dramatises important Indigenous stories with a personal focus. It tells the stories of an outspoken civil rights leader, an influential musician and songwriter, a man sentenced for a crime he says he didn’t commit and a law man and elder who introduces us to his community’s fire ceremony. Through these real-life experiences, the series examines the oppression, resistance and survival of the Aboriginal people and shows what Aboriginality - both contemporary and traditional - is all about.
Karla Grant Presents
Karla Grant Presents is a selection of half-hour documentaries hosted by prolific journalist and TV personality Karla Grant. Karla introduces the films, delving into each, offering her personal insights and contextualising each story for the audience. All of the documentaries have been created by Indigenous filmmakers, aimed at showcasing diverse stories from across Australia
Karla Grant Presents My Family Matters
Monday 13 July at 8:30pm
A celebration of modern Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family life from the heart of the Hartas home, a busy and loving family of 13 living in the town of Goodna, Queensland.
Karla Grant Presents Lost Diamonds
Monday 20 July at 8:30pm
Action man, Phil Breslin, ventures on a mysterious journey to unlock the forgotten secrets of the Dutch Dakota and its fortune of Lost Diamonds.
Karla Grant Presents - Wawu Divine Hope
Monday 27 July at 8:30pm
The Guugu Yimidhirr people of Hope Vale in Far North Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula have created a unique Easter tradition centered around their cemetery which reflects who they are and what they’ve been through as a people.
Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
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Thursday 20 August at 8:30 PM
A fresh, funny and provocative look at the Cook legend from a First Nations’ perspective. we debunk the myth Cook “discovered” Australia. Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky features a specially created songline that travels across the country. The film creates a songline for 21st century Australia – of spirituality, connection to country, resistance and survival.
Six diverse and distinctive new commissions in Indigenous Language and English come together to create a new songline – one of cultural resistance and survival.
The film features outstanding Indigenous music producer Daniel Rankine P.K.A. Trials (founding member of A.B. Original), rapper Birdz, as well as Indigenous singer/songwriters Mo’Ju, Alice Skye, Kev Carmody, Birdz, Fred Leone and Mau Power, a diverse group of performers known for their powerful music and perspectives.
The weaver of the story is outstanding poet and performer – Steven Oliver . He connects the songline as he travels the land interrogating Cook’s legacy, and revealing Indigenous perspectives of the mysterious Cooky. His question – in the year 2020, does Australia have a blurred history of Cook?
“We live in a society where we’re often expected to accept a narrative and that one narrative is the ultimate truth. Ultimately though, there is never one truth. If you take parts of several truths and add them together, usually the truth is in there somewhere. It’s making people agree on it that’s the hard part,” Oliver said.
“Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky offers an alternative truth from an Indigenous perspective and asks us to open our eyes to possibilities or different realities of truth and ignites further discussion that Australia still needs to have.”
Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky will be broadcast on NITV and SBS VICELAND on Thursday 20 August at 8:30pm
On The Record
Sunday 30 August at 8:30pm
NITV announce the Australian free-to-air premiere of On the Record. A #MeToo reckoning for Black culture - misogyny, sexual harassment and the censorship of women of colour are explored in this must-see documentary
Directed and produced by Oscar ®-nominated directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering ( The Hunting Ground ), On the Record examines the story of senior music executive Drew Dixon (a collaborator on hit records by Mary J. Blige , Kanye West , Whitney Houston, Estelle and Method Man ) as she wrestles with her decision to become one of the first women of colour to come forward in the wake of the #MeToo movement with her account of sexual assault by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
The Dogwoof documentary, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to glowing reviews, pairs Dixon’s story with the stories of other accusers - Sil Lai Abrams (activist and author) and Sheri Sher (of the hip-hop group Mercedes Ladies ). Their narratives explore the ways in which the voices of women of colour are frequently silenced and ignored when they allege sexual assault — in addition to the cultural forces that compel victims to remain silent. #MeToo founder Tarana Burke also offers insights into the challenges Black women face when seeking justice and speaking out.
Looking forward to seeing this.
CBC teenage drama Trickster is coming to NITV on October 27, three weeks after its premiere in Canada.
