On January 1 of 2000, Seven launched its current logo but was rarely used until on this day in 2003. Instead, there were five other coloured logos used. These were: Blue (Energy), Yellow (Fun), Orange (Involving), Green (Life) and Red (Passion/Default).
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I don’t think that’s how it works but ok
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15 September 2000: Seven broadcasts the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad to an estimated audience of 6,518,000, in a country with only 19 million people - meaning almost a third of the country tunned into the ceremony - no accounting for those watching at parties, live sites, etc.
Seven’s coverage is lead by Gary Wilkinson, with Ernie Dingo doing special comments for the artistic portion of the ceremony - with Bruce McAveny hosting the countdown to the ceremony, as well as ending Seven’s broadcast, along with doing the Parade of Nations with Sandy Roberts.
Seven’s coverage was also aided with reporters including Kylie Gillies (7News Sydney Sports Presenter), Mike Smithson (7News Adelaide Chief Reporter), Neil Kearney, Pat Welsh (7News Brisbane Sports Presenter), and Mike Whitney (Sydney Weekender Host).
Here is the first 30 minutes of Seven’s broadcast, including the countdown to the ceremony commencing, as well as the ending to Seven’s broadcast:
Credit: SydneyCelebrates
Seven’s Sydney bulletin in the lead-up to the ceremony:
Credit: @Abesty
And a full late bulletin hosted by Jennifer Adams:
Credit: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Vault
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Perth viewers got a primetime replay of the Opening Ceremony after the live late afternoon broadcast
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16 September 1956: TCN9 Sydney becomes the first TV station to begin regular transmission. Station announcer John Godson introduces the station on-air at 7.00pm, then Bruce Gyngell introduces the first program, This Is Television
16 September 1973: Talent quest New Faces with Frank Wilson celebrates its tenth anniversary with a special tribute show. This is followed by Quest Of Quests, hosted by Bert Newton, to announce Australia’s representatives at the upcoming Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Young International and Miss Asia pageants.
16 September 1996: Nine‘s celebration of 40 years of television begins with the two-hour special 40 Years Of Television: The Reel History.
16 September 2008: ABC premieres six-part documentary series Two In The Top End, featuring writer and satirist John Doyle (of Roy And HG fame) and environmentalist Tim Flannery as they tour Australia’s northern regions.
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16/9/2013 Ten News rebrands and revives the Eyewitness News brand which was previously last seen in 1994. It lasts until 31 October 2018.
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17 September 1956: The second day of regular transmission from TCN9, Sydney, starting with a new nightly religious talk, Give Us This Day, followed by the station’s first news bulletin, presented by Chuck Faulkner.
17 September 1987: Darling Downs Telecasters, owner of DDQ10 Toowoomba, purchases Brisbane channel TVQ0 from Christopher Skase for $123 million, and announces plans to convert its new station to the Channel 10 frequency.
17 September 1988: The opening ceremony of The Games Of The XXIV Olympiad from Seoul, South Korea. Network Ten, covering its second consecutive Summer Olympics, scheduled more than 15 hours of coverage each day of competition.
17 September 1990: ABC premieres The Money Or The Gun, described as a “documentary/chat/comedy show where the real meets the surreal.” Hosted by Andrew Denton.
17 September 2006: Seven presents the 3-hour special TV Turns 50: The Events That Stopped A Nation, hosted by David Koch and Melissa Doyle and an all-star guest list as they count down the top 20 moments from 50 years of Australian television, as voted by the general public.
17 September 2009: ABC1 screens the documentary Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar, paying tribute to the classic TV series that ran from 1966 to 1969 and put Australia onto TV screens worldwide.
YouTube: ABC iview
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10 at the Seoul Olympics - Mike Gibson and Bruce McAvaney
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19 September 1964: All four Melbourne channels present replays of the VFL Grand Final, as live coverage of the premiership final is not permitted in Victoria until 1977.
19 September 1972: The Nine Network premieres The Graham Kennedy Show featuring Graham Kennedy and regulars Rosie Sturgess, Bert Newton, Bruce Mansfield and Peter Smith. The new series comes after Kennedy’s two comedy specials that aired in November 1971 and March 1972.
19 September 1977: ABC premieres drama series Kirby’s Company, starring Willie Fennell, Edward Ogden, Vince Martin, Margaret Cruickshank, Tom Burlinson, Louise Howitt, Bunney Brooke and Margaret Nelson. The series focused on the stories of three generations of males from the one family.
19 September 1986: Nine screens the special Television The First 30 Years, a compilation of archival material from the history of Australian television.
19 September 1987: ABC premieres youth and pop culture show The Factory, hosted by Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps.
19 September 1991: Network Ten premieres tabloid current affairs show, Hard Copy, based on the American program of the same name. The Australian version is hosted by Gordon Elliott.
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Was this the first current affairs show on Australian TV which was rated AO (adults only)? I was surprised to see the rating during the promo at the time. Normally, current affairs shows such as TT, ACA and 60 Minutes don’t have a classification.
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20 September 1971: The 0-10 Network premieres Brisbane-based game show The Money Makers, marking the return to television of Philip Brady. The show claimed to be Australia’s first five-night-a-week prime time game show, with a top prize of $20,000.
20 September 1983: ABC premieres Scales Of Justice, a three-part mini-series presenting a fictional account of corruption in various levels of Australia’s law enforcement.
20 September 2003: The Nine Network premieres Bark Off, presenting the search for Australia’s most popular dog. Hosted by Livinia Nixon.
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20 September 1979: Footage of the Star Hotel Riot is shown on The Mike Walsh Show
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21 September 1969: The British documentary, The Royal Family, is broadcast across three networks. The program, a joint-production between BBC and ITV, aired in the United Kingdom in July.
21 September 1976: Sydney’s TEN10 premieres six-part documentary series Australians At War. Written by Fred ‘Cul’ Cullen and narrated by actor Tim Elliott, Australians At War has already been renewed for a second series of six episodes in 1977. Melbourne’s ATV0 premieres Australians At War two days later. ABC premieres situation comedy Who Do You Think You Are?, starring Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Barbara Stephens and Stephen O’Rourke.
21 September 1977: Bill Peach hosts the Australian Film Industry Awards for ABC, presented at the Regent Hotel, Sydney. Nominations for Best Film are Don’s Party, Break Of Day, The Picture Show Man and (winner) Storm Boy.
21 September 1987: The Seven Network premieres game show Press Your Luck in Brisbane, with Sydney and Melbourne to follow later in the year. Hosted by Ian Turpie.
21 September 1992: The Seven Network crosses to the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, for live coverage of the Brownlow Medal Count, hosted by Bruce McAvaney.
21 September 1996: The Seven Network presents the one-hour documentary, Marn Grook, an Aboriginal perspective on Australian Rules football.
21 September 2015: The Nine Network opens its new Adelaide studios at 169 Pirie Street.
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Friends premiered on NBC on 22 September 1994, 30 years ago today. It didn’t get to Australia until 1996.
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22 September 2004: Lost premiered on ABC America, 20 years ago today. The rights were picked up by 7 here but it didn’t air in Australia until February 2005.
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22 September 1991: Ten crosses to the Sydney Football Stadium this afternoon for the Grand Final of the NSW Rugby League Winfield Cup, with commentators Graeme Hughes, Bill Anderson and Wayne Pearce.
22 September 1993: World Series Debating (ABC) discusses the topic ‘That Football Is Stupid’ — featuring Wendy Harmer, Lex Marinos, Andrew Denton, HG Nelson and moderator Campbell McComas.
22 September 1997: The 11th annual ARIA Awards are broadcast on Network Ten from the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. Performing artists include Silverchair, Savage Garden, Tina Arena, Paul Kelly and Leonardo’s Bride. John Farnham and Human Nature perform the world premiere of their new joint single Everytime You Cry.
22 September 2008: Network Ten premieres Outback 8, featuring four children from each of Australia and the United Kingdom travelling to the outback to learn to be jackaroos. The series was a co-production with BBC.
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It would be the last time Ten would televise first-grade RL, as Nine took over the rights the following season.
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23 September 1990: Network Ten crosses to Sydney Football Stadium for the State Bank Big Game – Winfield Cup Grand Final. Ten later premieres the documentary series This Land Australia with Ted Egan.
23 September 1993: Seven, Nine and Ten all provide coverage of the announcement in Monte Carlo of the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games. Bidding for the rights are Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul, Manchester and Sydney. Seven’s coverage starts at 10.30pm, Nine’s starts at 7.30pm and Sports Tonight (11pm, Ten) presents a special Olympic announcement edition. With the actual announcement due at 4.20am (AEST), Seven and Nine present a rare joint telecast hosted by Bruce McAvaney and Ray Martin which is also made available to other networks. Seven and Nine continue coverage through to 9am.
23 September 1994: The Nine Network premieres Banjo Patterson’s Man From Snowy River with a two-hour episode, starring Andrew Clarke, Wendy Hughes, Guy Pearce, Victoria Tennant, John Stanton and Brett Climo.
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ABC also had some form of coverage, presented by Karen Tighe as seen in the clip below:
https://twitter.com/abcgrandstand/status/1227909027314585600
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