I think that was also when the LG-branded display screens (similar to those used in shopping centres) were introduced.
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22 June 1972: HSV7 televises the first Tattslotto draw, hosted by newsreader David Johnston and model Lucy Kiraly. The total prize pool was $168,450 and first division was $50,535.27.
The numbers drawn were 37, 39, 1, 14, 18, 31 and supplementary 30
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26 June 1967: ABC is the Australian broadcaster for the two-hour global television special, Our World, giving a real-time snapshot of live across 14 countries, broadcast to an estimated audience of between 400-700 million viewers in 24 countries.
Australia contributed three segments to the broadcast. The first featured ABC reporter Brian King bringing the world the sight of a Melbourne tram departing from the depot to start its working day. It was just past 5.00am on a cold Monday morning but this seemingly pedestrian view of Australiana was selected by Our World‘s British producers as a stark reminder to viewers in the Northern Hemisphere that while they were watching TV in a warm summer’s Sunday afternoon or evening, it was a dark and cold Monday morning down under.
The other two segments from Australia highlighted the country’s scientific endeavours. ABC journalist Eric Hunter was in Canberra to report from the Canberra phytotron, a laboratory in which plants can be grown under a wide range of controlled climatic conditions; and it was then off to Parkes, to the giant radio telescope to track a deep space object.
YouTube: watvhistory
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27 June 1982: ABC begins its 50th anniversary celebration with the premiere of mini-series 1915, produced specially for the occasion. The seven-part series was sold to over 40 countries.
Also commemorating the 50th anniversary was the special 50 Years Of The ABC: From Carbon Mikes To Satellites, the musical drama Quiros (simulcast with ABC FM), the music special Jubilee Showcase: A Musical Potpourri, recorded at the Sydney Town Hall plus the series returns of Towards 2000, Home Sweet Home, Mastermind and The Saturday Show. ABC also debuts a new children’s drama series Kicking Around and Silly Season Cinema.
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27 June 1987: The cover date of what became the last ever edition of TV Scene. The edition hit the newsstands on the Wednesday (24th) and on the Thursday Southdown Press announced the closure of TV Scene, ending a print run of 62 years.
Therefore there was no mention in this edition of it being the last, but newspaper The Sun ran a double-page tribute to TV Scene on the Friday.
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28/6/1999 Seven Nightly News relaunches with new graphics, a new musical theme and a new set in Sydney and Melbourne; around this time, Anne Fulwood joined David Johnston at the desk in the latter market. This was in a short-term attempt to boost ratings against the powerhouse that was Nine, but neither worked.
The Seven Nightly News revamp was covered by the ABC’s Media Watch in mid-1999:
Courtesy: Matt01video
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30 June 1985: SBS extends transmission to Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong
Source: TV Week
YouTube: Australian TV Fan
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1 July 1932: The Australian Broadcasting Commission is formed, taking over 12 existing radio stations: 2FC/2BL Sydney, 3AR/3LO Melbourne, 4QG Brisbane, 5CL Adelaide, 6WF Perth, 7ZL Hobart, 2NC Newcastle, 2CO Corowa, 4RK Rockhampton and 5CK Crystal Brook.
This was how the Australian Women’s Weekly commemorated the 50th anniversary of ABC in 1982:
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2/7/2013 The Mole makes its Australian television comeback on Channel Seven, nearly eight years after the previous season aired. However, the new format (new host, multiple nights a week etc.) doesn’t fit well with the audience.
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Would love to see the Aussie version of Crackerjack with Reg Livermore on iView
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5 July 1971: The Seven Network launches The Great Temptation, an evening spin-off from the daytime quiz show Temptation, with the same hosts Tony Barber and Barbie Rogers. Both shows continue until late 1974 but the format comes back in 1980 as Sale Of The Century on Nine.
5 July 1975: Brisbane’s TVQ0’s tenth birthday celebration featured a telethon for the Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Sports Welfare Associations with guest appearances by personalities from the 0-10 Network, including stars of Number 96, The Box, Matlock Police and The Mike Walsh Show. Guests arrived via train from Sydney — emulating a similar venture from Sydney to Melbourne for the occasion of the TV Week Logie Awards.
5 July 1982: SBS Channel 0/28 debuts the four-part mini-series Women Of The Sun, the first drama series to come from the network. With 0/28 only available in Sydney and Melbourne, it later sold re-run rights to the series to ABC for national screening.
5 July 1992: Melbourne’s ATV10 presents its annual deafness telethon, hosted for the first time by Bert Newton. Instead of the all-day telethons of past years, the telethon runs from 12pm to 6pm with live crosses inserted into regular programming.
Source: The Age Green Guide
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8 July 1982: Network Ten launches its big-budget rival to Nine’s 60 Minutes – The Reporters, hosted by Steve Cosser, a former ABC radio presenter.
Ten ran the same newspaper ads for the show’s launch in both The Age and SMH
Cosser’s role was short-lived and he was soon replaced by John Laws.
Years later, Cosser became the head of the network when his company Broadcom purchased Ten from Frank Lowy. His control of Ten came to an end when the network wound up in receivership in 1990.
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Cosser was eventually declared bankrupt in the UK a decade ago.
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How long did this show stay on air for?
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That’s a good question. I don’t know, exactly. From memory, I don’t think it made it into 1983.
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I’m assuming due to a big budget and low viewership.
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It was axed in early December that year. Poor ratings and the show’s price tag were the reasons given.
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now it looks like Steve Cosser is spruiking himself as a voiceover artist
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They should give him another go at running Ten. Can’t do any worse than the current mob.
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at least this time he can’t rope in Bob Shanks to shake things up
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