A clip was shown in HSV7’s farewell montage on the day it switched off its analogue signal.
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Would anyone know where this would have been?
18 July 1976: The ABC, Seven and Nine networks commence coverage of the 1976 Olympic Games from Montreal.
Nine also goes outside of the group arrangement to mount its own exclusive overnight coverage of highlights and results as they occur.
The 0-10 Network does not participate in the coverage, limiting its Olympic coverage to updates broadcast during news bulletins.
Source: TV Week
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19 July 1980: The Seven Network commences its exclusive coverage of the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow. It is the first time an Australian network has claimed exclusive television rights. Seven was reported to have paid $1 million in 1977 for the rights, outbidding rival offers from ABC and Nine.
Source: TV Guide
19 July 1987: After 12 years, the final episode of Countdown airs on ABC, followed by the final presentation of the Countdown Music & Video Awards
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Molly would shave all his hair off in honor of the occasion.
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Looks like St Kilda Road to me.
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It was a nod to Midnight Oil, who never appeared on the show for some reason.
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they probably refused to mime 
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20/7/2009 The Project premieres on Network Ten under the title The 7PM Project.
Among the first guests were recent MasterChef Australia winner Julie Goodwin as well as interviews with Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols.
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Said interviews were conducted by Ruby Rose, who left the show after a short time to focus on her acting career.
(P.S. The Rachel Nichols interviewed here was the actress, not the ESPN sportscaster who’s found herself in controversy as of late)
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No, they were dropped from an episode for arriving late (either for the rehearsal or the show itself, not sure which) - they cracked the browns, and refused to ever appear on the program as a result.
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21/7/2008 Terri Munro wins the eighth season of Big Brother Australia, which was the last to air on Network 10. It was the only season fronted by Kyle and Jackie O.
That same day, Ten News launched new graphics, as well as a new set in Sydney which was also to be used on the Morning and Late night news bulletins.
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Was this the season that bombed in the ratings?
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given it was the last season, I’d say it was
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23 July 1989: Network Ten is relaunched as 10 TV Australia. We know how well it worked out…
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I assume not well, Didn’t they end up in pretty dire financial situations in the early-90s I assume off of the back of this?
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All the commercial networks ended up in financial trouble around this time during the recession but Ten copped it worst and this relaunch just accelerated it.
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In September 1990, Northern Star Holdings filed for receivership.
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Another relaunch happened just 18 months later with reverting back to Ten (or “ten”) the ring logo used for 27 years.
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I remember the pre-launch promos. Something along the lines of “There’s something going on around here”.