114-548: 10 News First is an Australian television newscast, produced by Network 10 . The network's flagship news program airs at 5 PM on weekday evenings covering local, national and world news, including sport and weather. Weekend editions are presented nationally from Network 10 's studios in Pyrmont , Sydney. The news division also assists in the production of Network 10's prime-time current affairs program The Project , and produced in association with CBS News . It also draws upon
228-513: A datacast service on LCN 14, on 24 September 2012. In late 2012, Ten reported a loss of $ 12.9m as it battled poor advertising markets and failed to hold larger audience numbers. They made positions at the station redundant and said that production may become centralised. Ten launched Spree TV , an Australian free-to-air datacasting television channel mainly carrying paid programming and home shopping , on 17 September 2013, on LCN 15, with Brand Developers. Analogue broadcasts ceased in
342-807: A 'training ground' for some of Australia's best-known television journalists. Some of the best-known reporters and presenters who launched or spent a major part of their careers at Network 10 include Jana Wendt , Kerry O'Brien , Katrina Lee , Charles Slade, Ann Sanders , Steve Liebmann , Tim Webster , Ron Wilson , Anne Fulwood , Juanita Phillips , Harry Potter , Liz Hayes , Jo Pearson , David Johnson , Bill McDonald , Chris Masters , Larry Emdur , Eddie McGuire , John Gatfield, Kay McGrath , Graeme Goodings , Sharyn Ghidella , Laurie Oakes , Geraldine Doogue , Helen Kapalos , Jennifer Keyte , Deborah Knight , Bruce McAvaney , Nathan Templeton , Mel McLaughlin , Karl Stefanovic , Mark Beretta , Amber Sherlock and George Donikian amongst others. In September 2010,
456-578: A 33% share in the multichannel Eleven and was Ten's largest creditor) had entered into a binding agreement to purchase the company for $ 123 million. CBS refinanced Ten's existing debt including guarantor fees to billionaire shareholders James Packer, Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon, and existing loans from the Commonwealth Bank. Shareholders in Ten Network Holdings lost their investment. Gordon and Murdoch had also placed their own joint bid for
570-485: A bidding partnership with Foxtel. In July 2015, Paul Anderson was announced as the new chief executive officer. A high-definition simulcast of 10 was revived on 2 March 2016. As a result, One , now known as 10 Bold, began broadcasting in standard definition only. On 29 April 2016, the Nine Network pulled its regional affiliation with WIN Television over a lawsuit involving its catch-up service 9Now , and announced
684-539: A company registered in the Netherlands. Following the CBS acquisition, the network became a division of CBS Studios International. Ten moved to commission more Australian content. The additional programs were financed by the savings from the dissolution of Ten's output agreement with 21st Century Fox. CBS also moved to re-establish an in-house advertising sales department for 2019, bringing to an end Ten's four-year period with
798-408: A delayed broadcast on the main channel. An afternoon bulletin, titled 10 News First: Afternoons , was also introduced in 2024, premiering on 29 January 2024. 10 News First: Lunchtime airs weekdays at 1:00 pm and is presented from the network's Sydney studios by Narelda Jacobs with entertainment presented by Angela Bishop . Initially airing at 12:00 pm and titled 10 News First: Midday ,
912-428: A drop in ratings due to strong competition. From 11 July 2011 and running for a week, various Australian politicians joined the panel and co-hosted an entire episode. Politicians included Prime Minister Julia Gillard , MP Bob Katter and Greens politician Adam Bandt . For the week starting 18 July 2011, the program also invited members of the general public, who have strong opinions on various current events, to join
1026-412: A half years (2010–2015), to work for Formula 1 's Australian media team on Friday 20 February 2015. Jimmy Wirtanen then returned to the role. In November 2014, Candice Wyatt joined Stephen Quartermain as co-anchor of the bulletin, but returned to reporting just over two years later when the bulletin returned to a solo-anchor format. In May 2018, Network 10 announced that Jennifer Keyte would leave
1140-403: A look back at the shows first moments on air a year beforehand. For the week starting 27 December 2010, the show went into a summer series entitled The Holiday Project . It lasted for five episodes (as this was the length of time the show took a break) and featured Charlie Pickering and Dave Hughes sitting in front of the set reviewing some of the more popular segments, news stories and events of
1254-484: A new affiliation agreement with Southern Cross Austereo , Ten's then-primary regional affiliate. Ten subsequently negotiated a five-year affiliation deal with WIN; the new affiliations took effect on 1 July, with WIN becoming the carrier of Network Ten programming in regional Queensland, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and
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#17330945559531368-466: A new digital channel, Eleven , on 11 January 2011. The channel is aimed at a "distinctly youthful" audience between the ages of 13 and 29. Neighbours and The Simpsons were high-profile programs migrating from Ten to the new channel. The channel was a joint venture with CBS Studios International , which owned a 33% stake. On 8 May 2011, Ten relaunched its sports-based channel One , with general entertainment programming aimed at males taking over
1482-512: A newsreader and radio announcer for smoothfm . In February 2014, Hugh Riminton joined Sandra Sully as a co-anchor, but returned to reporting three years later when the bulletin returned to a solo-anchor format. In September 2020, studio production for the Sydney bulletin was merged with the Brisbane bulletin with opt-outs for local news, sport and weather alongside shared content; from 2 September 2024,
1596-487: A series of stories detailing how people affected by the event have coped over the past 10 years. Regular guest Tom Ballard was given a regular Thursday segment entitled "Resident Expert" in September 2011. It is similar in style to Kitty Flanagan's Tuesday segment in which Ballard discusses a news story based on a recent scientific, statistical, social or medical study in humour. On 19 October 2011, Network 10 announced
1710-507: A short break over the Christmas period and was replaced by a special "best of" series of the show, a compilation of episodes from the past year. The Project returned on 2 January 2012 with new episodes. On 22 January 2012, the show added a half-hour edition on Sundays which airs at 6 pm. The hourly editions aired on weeknights will also shift to 6 pm as of the following day, 23 January 2012, and remain at an hour in length. It will be
1824-609: A sometimes alternative view to mainstream, sponsored news stories. It runs for 51 weeks of the year, taking brief breaks during the Christmas and New Year period. The Project (as of 2017) has won numerous accolades, 9 Logie Awards , including the Gold Logie won by hosts Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly. The program hosted by Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris , Georgie Tunny, Hamish Macdonald, Rove McManus , Sam Taunton and Michael Hing and features other regular panellists appearing during
1938-434: A special wedding coverage special of The 7PM Project titled The Wedding Project that ran for an hour on 29 April 2011. It aired to lacklustre ratings. On 9 June 2011, "St Kilda Schoolgirl" Kim Duthie, who infamously told media that she had "slept" with AFL player agent Ricky Nixon , appeared on the program in a pre-recorded interview in which she said that comments she made earlier in the day, when she told media that she
2052-517: A story about 31-year-old Queensland mother Emma Rathie who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and whose son Blake had embarked on completing a 'bucket-list' of experiences that he and his mother could have before the end of her life. With donations and support via Facebook, Rathie and her son were able to experience several of the items on the list before her death in September 2012. On 7 August 2012, guest Will Ferrell found himself speaking via video link to PM Julia Gillard. Unsure of how to address
2166-485: A week. The one-hour show, formerly half-hour, premiered on 20 July 2009 and airs live in the eastern states with delays in other states (including Queensland during daylight saving ). It is broadcast Monday to Friday from Network 10's studio in The Como Centre, South Yarra, Melbourne and Sundays from Network 10's Sydney studios at Pyrmont . The Project draws its content and comedy from recent news stories and offers
2280-664: Is presented from the network's Sydney studios by Ursula Heger . The bulletin is streamed live on 10Play and YouTube at 10:00 pm AEST, followed by a delayed broadcast on television at 10:30 pm local time. The network's first late news bulletin, Ten Evening News: Crisis in the Gulf , was hosted by veteran newsreader Eric Walters and was part of the network's coverage of the First Gulf War in January 1991. Walters hosted for four months before being replaced by Anne Fulwood as host of
2394-488: The 2012 Logie Awards . Newsreader Carrie Bickmore was nominated for Most Popular Television Presenter and the Gold Logie. These nominations were announced on 18 March 2012. From 24 to 29 June 2012, The Project was broadcast from Sydney with stars such as Carrie Underwood and Katy Perry joining the panel at the desk for the first time. On 12 July 2012, Carrie Bickmore and her co-hosts became very emotional after airing
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#17330945559532508-749: The National Television Network (now the Nine Network) , the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network) , and the public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV ). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licensing a third commercial television station in each capital city. This decision was seen by some as a way for the government to defuse growing public dissatisfaction with
2622-570: The Seven Network to present the bulletin replacing Stephen Quartermain , who was redeployed to his former role of presenting sport on the bulletin. Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network , Channel 10 or simply 10 ) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global 's UK & Australia division. As one of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in
2736-593: The Wollongong station WIN-4 in the early 1960s, around the same time he bought Festival Records . In 1977, frustrated by regulatory blocks that prevented him from expanding into the Sydney market, Murdoch sold WIN and purchased a 46% share in Ten Sydney. In 1979, Murdoch made an unsuccessful takeover bid for the Melbourne-based The Herald and Weekly Times media group, which originally owned HSV-7. Although
2850-603: The 2000s (including for an extended stint in early 2006 before Kapalos started). There was no female fill-in for much of 2008 and 2009. Hermione Kitson became the female fill-in during 2010 and moved to Sydney in 2012. During the 2000s, occasionally due to availability and network commitments, Walden or Kapalos would present solo (particularly after major events such as the AFL Grand Final ). Traffic Reporter Vanessa O'Hanlon left after six years (2003–2008) in 2008 for ABC News Breakfast . Emma Notarfrancesco left after four and
2964-460: The 2013 Queensland Floods, on 28 January The Project aired a separate live edition special into the state of Queensland. As Queenslanders usually watch The Project on a one-hour delay (due to time zones), this meant that the team could tape a separate live edition of the show immediately after the main show and still air it in Queensland at the usual time of 6.30 pm. Due to these circumstances,
3078-513: The 30-minute Ten Second Edition News , later Ten Late News , at 10:30pm until her resignation to join the Seven Network in November 1995, whereupon she was replaced by Sandra Sully , who would go on to host the bulletin for most of the next 16 years. The bulletin also aired on weekends, hosted by Tracey Spicer , until the Saturday and Sunday editions were axed in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In 2006,
3192-484: The Australian Capital Territory via Southern Cross 10 . Between 1995 and 2005, the program was presented by Ron Wilson and Jessica Rowe , until Rowe moved to co-host Today on the Nine Network . She was replaced by then US correspondent Deborah Knight in 2006. Wilson moved to the networked Early News bulletin, after presenting his final 5pm Sydney program as main anchor on Friday 16 January 2009. In October 2011, Sandra Sully replaced Deborah Knight following
3306-766: The Canadian-based Canwest media group, which held a controlling stake in the network until 2009. Also in 1992, the network commenced a strategy of targeting younger audiences. The Adelaide and Perth stations were re-acquired by the network in 1995. With the network having financially recovered, Ten Network Holdings floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998. At this time, Ten had affiliate broadcasting agreements with Southern Cross Broadcasting in southern New South Wales, regional Victoria and Tasmania, and with Telecasters Australia in northern New South Wales and regional Queensland. In 2001, Ten opened
3420-588: The Foxtel-affiliated Multi Channel Network (MCN). One reason CBS acquired Ten was to assist the company to launch its CBS All Access streaming service in the Australian market. The service launched in December 2018 and was branded 10 All Access in the local market. On 31 October 2018, the network unveiled a new logo, replacing the "ten" wordmark used since 1991 with a stylised circle 10, and
3534-545: The Gold Coast. WIN owner and Ten's largest shareholder Bruce Gordon positioned himself to increase his ownership stake in Ten, subject to changes to media ownership laws being passed. Following Ten Network Holdings reporting a $ 232 million half year loss, billionaire shareholders Lachlan Murdoch , Bruce Gordon and James Packer withdrew support for $ 250 million guaranteed loan that would help keep Ten out of receivership. This loan
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3648-484: The Perth bulletin returning to Subiaco the following month, and the Sydney and Brisbane bulletins reinstated as separate editions from September 2024. In October 2023, Ten announced that its flagship 5:00 pm bulletins would be reduced to 60 minutes from 2024, to make room for a revival of Deal or No Deal while it will also reintroduce a late night news bulletin, which will be streamed live digitally via 10Play ahead of
3762-664: The United Kingdom, Channel 5 (which was owned by Viacom) as part of ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia (now Paramount Networks UK & Australia ) division in January 2020. The following month, it was announced that the former Viacom channels in Australia would be brought under the Network 10 sales department, moving away from Foxtel Media (formerly MCN) in April. Network 10 also began to co-commission new programmes with Channel 5, including
3876-657: The United States with the Fox network, Australia's media ownership laws obliged him to dispose of the flagship television stations, which were sold to The Northern Star , an offshoot of the Westfield Group conglomerate controlled by property tycoon Frank Lowy . However, Westfield was badly hit by the stock market crash of 1987, and in 1989 sold Network Ten to a consortium led by Charles Curran and former television journalist Steve Cosser. The network became fully national in 1988 with
3990-647: The Yooralla Media Award of Distinction at the National Disability Awards. With the axing of Breakfast , the encores of The Project moved from 5 am weekday mornings to following the TEN Late News. The Project returned with new episodes on 31 December 2012 for its 2013 season. It was the first time the show had begun a new season before the new year, and the first time episodes had been broadcast on New Year's Eve and Day. In response to
4104-647: The afternoons by various state-based reporters or presenters. National evening updates are presented on weeknights from Perth. 10 News First Sydney is presented from TEN-10 's Sydney studios at Pyrmont by Sandra Sully (Monday to Thursday) and either Lachlan Kennedy or Hugh Riminton (Friday) with sport presenter Matt Burke and weather presenter Josh Holt . The Sydney edition is simulcast on 10 Northern NSW in Northern New South Wales and in Griffith via 10 Griffith , and across Southern New South Wales and
4218-511: The axing of Ten Late News . Knight left the network to join the Nine Network as a Nine News presenter and Weekend Today as a news presenter. Bill Woods left the network on 30 November 2012 after his contract was not renewed as part of cost-cutting measures. Ron Wilson was also set to leave on the same day, however he stayed until the 28th December that year as he presented his final bulletin for Ten News after being employed there for 34 years. He then moved back to radio in April 2013 as
4332-468: The axing of its 5pm national bulletin. Two months after the relaunch, the national weekend bulletins were re-introduced owing to poor ratings, although the 6pm local bulletins continued to air. Later that month, the network dropped its 6:30pm local bulletins on weeknights, extended Ten News at Five to 90 minutes and moved George Negus' program to 6:30pm each weeknight. The changes were introduced on Monday 4 April 2011. Further changes in September 2011 saw
4446-460: The axing of the network's late night bulletin and the state-based 6pm weekend bulletins. The 5pm national bulletin on Saturdays and Sundays was extended to 90 minutes a month later. Later that month, the network axed 6.30 with George Negus and replaced it with an hour-long version of The 7PM Project (renamed The Project ). In November 2011, the last half-hour of Network 10's 5pm state bulletins were rebranded as Ten News at Six . Two months later,
4560-510: The bid failed, he gained a 50% stake in Ansett , which thus gave him control of channel 0 in Melbourne. In 1979, 0-10 first aired the soap opera Prisoner , which was a huge rating success. On 20 January 1980, the 0-10 Network became known as Network Ten to reflect ATV moving from channel 0 to channel 10 – although the Brisbane station continued to broadcast as TVQ -0 until 10 September 1988 when
4674-485: The bulletin launched on Monday 9 January 2023, transitioning from the axed 10 News First: Breakfast in December 2022. Fill-in presenters for the bulletin include Ursula Heger, Lachlan Kennedy, Hugh Riminton, Kate Freebairn, Amanda Hart and Angela Bishop. 10 News First: Afternoon airs weekdays at 3.30pm and is presented from the network's Sydney studios by Narelda Jacobs . The bulletin launched on Monday 29 January 2024. 10 Late News airs weeknights at 10:30 pm and
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4788-447: The bulletin was merged with the late weeknight edition of Sports Tonight on Monday through Thursday nights. Due to declining ratings and increased competition, the bulletin was axed with the final week of episodes hosted by Sandra Sully (news) and Brad McEwan ( Sports Tonight ) on Monday through Thursday, and Tim Webster on Friday 30 September 2011. Sully became co-host of Sydney's evening bulletin alongside Bill Woods . The bulletin
4902-590: The bulletins were separated and production of the Sydney bulletin resumed as a standalone edition, with the revived Brisbane bulletin returning to Mount Coot-tha. Fill-in presenters include Hugh Riminton , Lachlan Kennedy (news) and Amanda Hart (weather). 10 News First Melbourne is presented from ATV-10 's Como Centre studios in South Yarra by Jennifer Keyte with sport presenter Stephen Quartermain (Monday - Thursday) and Caty Price (Friday) and weather presenter Jayde Cotic. The network's Melbourne news operation
5016-407: The case of a local 8-year-old junior drag racing accident victim who had died in hospital several hours prior to Ten airing the three-hour-old national bulletin reporting that she was still alive. Localised Sydney-produced weekend editions were restored for Perth and Western Australia by late 2018. Then weeknight presenter Narelda Jacobs presented the Perth edition until she was reappointed to present
5130-435: The company, which was not endorsed by the administrators. At a meeting held on 12 September, Ten's creditors overwhelmingly voted in support of CBS' bid, citing concerns over Murdoch's previous management of Ten and talk of mass job cuts in the news department under Murdoch/Gordon ownership. The CBS acquisition was completed on 16 November 2017, when the shares of Ten Network Holdings were transferred to CBS Network Ten BV ,
5244-539: The dominance of imported overseas programming and the paucity of local content. The first of these third licences was granted to United Telecasters (a consortium of Amalgamated Wireless , Colonial Sugar Refining Company , Email , Bank of New South Wales and the NRMA ) on 4 April 1963. Structurally, the Australian television industry was closely modelled on the two-tiered system that had been in place in Australian radio since
5358-483: The doors to the Big Brother Australia house and, with it, reality television. The opening night of Big Brother became the most-watched program of the night. Big Brother became synonymous with the network in the 2000s, with the series lasting 8 season. Even after iterations on rival networks, Big Brother is set to return to 10 in 2025. The trend was then followed by the launching of the Australian version of
5472-565: The drama miniseries Lie With Me and documentary series The Royals Revealed . The Project (Australian TV program) The Project (previously The 7PM Project from 2009 to 2011) is an Australian news- current affairs and talk show television panel program, airing weeknights and Sunday across Australia on Network 10 , produced by Roving Enterprises . The show is hosted by Waleed Aly , Sarah Harris , Georgie Tunny , Hamish Macdonald , Rove McManus , Sam Taunton and Michael Hing with rotating daily panellists usually appearing once
5586-463: The early and morning news bulletins. The weekend edition of 10 News First airs on Saturday and Sunday evenings at 5pm and is presented from the network's Sydney studios by Chris Bath with sport presenter Scott Mackinnon and weather presenter Amanda Jason. The national bulletin was introduced in 1994 to replace state-based bulletins (excluding Adelaide and Perth, who had state-based weekend bulletins until early 1996) but axed in January 2011 ahead of
5700-413: The feel. As of 8 February 2010, Channel 10 cancelled the late-night repeat of the show. Ten's summer late night repeats of 7PM were always a part of its strategy to win more followers for the show. For 2010's non-daylight saving time period, the visuals reverted to display a more night time feel or reflection, however not to the extent as was seen in 2009 with orange and brown lighting still accompanying
5814-423: The first season Ruby Rose and James Mathison were credited as part of the main cast, though their contributions were often limited to guest appearances and pre-recorded interviews. During the 2009 summer, in order to increase the profile of the show, Monday and Friday episodes were extended to an hour and the program was repeated in a late night (11 pm) timeslot to attract late night viewers who may have missed
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#17330945559535928-462: The last interview to be conducted with Sheen in light of his supposed breakdown after having his Two and a Half Men contract terminated. The interview was shown on the show as an exclusive on 11 March 2011 with Dooley interviewed personally on the show the night before. The airing of the exclusive interview coincidentally occurred while Sheen's house was raided by police. In light of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton , Ten aired
6042-542: The late 1930s. One tier consisted of a network of publicly funded television stations run by the ABC, which was funded by government budget allocation and (until 1972) by fees from television viewer licences. The second tier consisted of the commercial networks and independent stations owned by private operators, whose income came from selling advertising time. The network was launched as ATV-0 in Melbourne opened on 1 August 1964 and
6156-527: The launch of NEW-10 in Perth after the introduction of satellite facilities made it economical for the network to broadcast to Western Australia. Northern Star officially took hold of TVQ-10 later in the year because of swapping frequencies with neighbouring DDQ-0 in Toowoomba and rebranded CTC Canberra under the network banner in time for aggregation. In 1989, Ten's ratings were in decline, so on 23 July 1989, recently recruited network boss Bob Shanks relaunched
6270-539: The logo remained unchanged. In January 2017, the three east coast metro bulletins (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) returned to solo anchors with Hugh Riminton , Candice Wyatt and Lachlan Kennedy returning to reporting duties in February. On 1 November 2018, alongside a major network relaunch, the Ten Eyewitness News branding was replaced with 10 News First . On 2 December 2019, the 5pm edition of 10 News First
6384-459: The main 5pm bulletin was shortened back to 60 minutes from Sunday 22 January 2012 with The Project moved to 6pm. The network's Ten Early News bulletin was axed in February 2012 following the launch of Network 10's Breakfast program. More changes during the year saw the return of a networked Ten Late News in a new format launched on 4 June 2012, and the axing of Breakfast on 30 November 2012, due to low ratings and cost-cutting measures at
6498-473: The main cast, often of a humorous but insightful nature, are also prominent throughout each week. On 8 December 2013, it was announced that regular host Dave Hughes was leaving The Project in order to concentrate on his stand-up comedy routine with a national tour in 2014. For his final appearance on the show on 11 December, Hughes was given an emotional farewell by co-hosts Bickmore and Pickering. On 12 March 2014, Pickering announced that he would be leaving
6612-704: The main show, which was still broadcast to the rest of Australia that night, did not air in Queensland. The Project was nominated for three Logie Awards at the 2013 ceremony with newsreader Bickmore again picking up two nominations for the Gold Logie and Silver Logie for Most Popular Presenter, and the show earning a nomination in the Most Popular Light Entertainment Program category. Bickmore nor The Project won either category. On Tuesday, 9 April, Sex Pistols star John Lydon caused controversy after his erratic behaviour during an interview. When host Carrie Bickmore asked him about his views on
6726-481: The network announced a major expansion of its news service. From 24 January 2011, It expanded its evening news output by introducing a national current affairs program at 6pm, 6PM with George Negus (later 6.30 with George Negus ), and an additional local bulletin at 6:30pm on weeknights, under the Ten Evening News brand. In addition, the network announced the re-introduction of local weekend bulletins at 6pm and
6840-427: The network celebrated its 40th birthday with a two-hour highlights package called Ten: Seriously 40 , which was hosted by Bert Newton and Rove McManus . On 27 October 2005, Network Ten announced that its long-running morning talk-variety program Good Morning Australia would be cancelled at the end of the year after a fourteen-year run. This ended host Bert Newtons 14-year association with Network Ten; although he
6954-479: The network is now referred to in the text as Network 10 . The new brand is used across all of Network 10's platforms and services, and was intended to reflect the broadcaster's positioning as an "adventurous alternative" with a "sense of fun". 10 also relaunched its multi channels Eleven and One as 10 Peach and 10 Boss , with Boss focusing on dramatic programming and targeting an older adult audience, and Peach continuing to be targeted towards young adults. 10 Boss
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#17330945559537068-543: The network's most successful period as a news provider with its local Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane bulletins often rating highest for their 6pm timeslots. Network 10's flagship national nightly bulletin news services has undergone a number of name changes since inception in 1965 including: TEN News , TEN Evening News , and Ten Eyewitness News , whilst state bulletins titles have included ATV News in Melbourne, SASNEWS in Adelaide and Newswatch in Brisbane. A major change to
7182-429: The network, re-branding it as 10 TV Australia , and introducing several new programs, including four new prime time game shows. However, by the end of 1989, the ratings failed to improve and most of the new programs were cancelled, except for its Eyewitness News bulletins, Neighbours and E Street (debuting in late 1988). Meanwhile, Northern Star Holdings were having financial and regulatory problems. The company
7296-668: The network. On 15 September 2013, Network 10 reintroduced the Eyewitness News branding for all of its news output, including the flagship 5pm state bulletins. Two months later, a new breakfast program, Wake Up , was launched. On 21 May 2014, Network 10 announced it would axe Wake Up and all national news bulletins on weekdays as part of a wider cost-cutting program with the loss of around 150 jobs, caused by poor ratings and advertising revenue. The network also closed its two international bureaux in Los Angeles and London . As of 2018,
7410-432: The news events of the day. This discussion often involves live crosses to reporters or guests via satellite. Special guests, often of a celebrity nature, also regularly appear in studio, usually during each show's final segments. In addition, the show features pre-recorded interviews with celebrities, conducted by either one of the main cast or US entertainment correspondents Jonathan Hyla or Xavier Brinkman. Feature stories by
7524-558: The panel of yelling into his earpiece 'like excitable children'. He began to get arrogant and erratic, and after a heckle from co-host Dave Hughes, Bickmore tried asking the question one more time. When Lydon continually made jibes about the volume of her, and the other hosts' voice, Dave Hughes swiftly ended the interview by thanking Lydon for his time, however he left the interview telling the panel that they're 'done'. Bickmore has since admitted that she wanted to scream at Lydon after his sexist remarks, agreeing with Rochford's claim that Lydon
7638-476: The panel. On 18 July 2011, the program celebrated its 500th episode. It featured "Your Chair" panellist Louise Benjamin, Jennifer Byrne and all three regular panellists. Two days later, on 20 July 2011, the program celebrated its second year on air with "Your Chair" panellist Kim Forrester, Andrew Rochford and all three regular panellists. The show commemorated the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks with
7752-469: The pressures of being gay are.' On 8 March 2012, in addition to its regular episode at 6 PM, a special episode showcasing an unedited version of the movie Kony 2012 along with some discussion was aired at 8 PM as part of the global social-network campaign phenomenon asking for the arrest of Ugandan rebels leader Joseph Kony . The show was nominated for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program and Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program in
7866-530: The prevalent rankings, with the Nine Network typically in the first place, the Seven Network second, 0-10 third and ABC TV fourth. The gradual evolution of Network Ten into its current form has its origins in the ongoing attempts by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to acquire a prized commercial television licence in Australia's largest capital city market, Sydney. This began when Murdoch's News Limited purchased
7980-498: The prime minister, Ferrell asked 'can I just call you Jules?'. He then proceeded to ask Gillard for advice on how to improve his hair, to which she suggested that he take himself to a hair-dresser right away and spend 'buckets and buckets of money on in-salon treatments'. Pickering took time off in late October to cover the US election and for personal leave. Hughes will take leave in December. On 29 August 2012, Carrie Bickmore mispronounced
8094-439: The program would be moved from 7 pm to 6:30 pm (replacing the axed 6.30 with George Negus ), extended to one-hour and renamed The Project . The first edition of the new hour-long program aired on 31 October 2011. As in previous years, Channel Ten continued to air The Project over summer in a bid to gain more of an audience share, particularly due to the lack of other new content of rival networks. The Project took
8208-504: The reality singing competition format Idols called Australian Idol in 2003. Australian Idol was a hit for several years, lasting until 2009. In 2004, Network Ten enjoyed its best year since the 1970s , winning two rating weeks (out of 40) and finishing second nationally only behind the Nine Network and well ahead of the Seven Network . This was a departure from previous years; it has typically placed third behind Nine and Seven in most other rating years since 2000. In 2005, Canwest
8322-442: The recent death of Margaret Thatcher , Lydon told her to shut up continuously before telling her that 'when a man is talking, you don't interrupt', a quote that drew considerable gasps from the audience. Bickmore apologised and asked him the question again, however this time Lydon accused her of being an 'in-dreadfully loud bird' he doesn't like. Bickmore aired her offence at the comment, however Lydon continued to tell her how loud she
8436-476: The regions on 10 December 2013. On 1 August 2014, the network celebrated its 50th anniversary. A television special related to the anniversary called 50 Years Young aired on 3 August 2014, after being rescheduled from 8 August by the network. On 15 June 2015, Foxtel (co-owned by News Corp ) bought 15% shares in Ten Network Holdings, pending approval from the ACCC. Prior to the acquisition, Discovery backed out from
8550-664: The reintroduction of local editions at 6pm. The national edition was reinstated two months later in the wake of poor ratings. The 6pm local bulletins continued to air until October 2011 when the 5pm national news was extended to 90 minutes. Until July 2014, a separate edition for Perth and Western Australia was also broadcast from the Pyrmont studios in Sydney. The lack of a separate up-to-date edition of Ten Eyewitness News Weekend for Perth has led to criticisms when outdated time-sensitive news has been broadcast in Western Australia, as in
8664-413: The resources of ITN , APTN and Reuters for select international coverage outside that of its owners Paramount Global . Network 10 introduced its news service on 2 August 1964 in Melbourne, before it was introduced in Sydney on 5 April 1965. and was a pioneering force behind the concept of the hour-long news bulletin with co-anchors in the form of Eyewitness News from 1973 onwards. The 1980s were
8778-593: The schedule. It is aimed at a similar audience to 7mate . In 2012, Ten unsuccessfully launched many new programs. This led to Ten's ratings dropping to fourth place behind ABC TV for over thirty straight nights. The poor performance resulted in Chief Programming Officer David Mott's resignation. In September 2012, Ten made a partnership with TVSN , which meant the TVSN channel became available on Ten's free-to-air multiplex to metropolitan viewers as
8892-450: The second move for the show in three months. In addition, the show has added a weekly weather update segment accommodated into its new Sunday show. On 14 February 2012 (Valentine's Day), actress and comedian Magda Szubanski came onto the show to tell the panel that she 'identified as gay' in support for gay marriage. On the show, she said, 'I absolutely identify as gay ... and it must be hard for people who don't experience it to know what
9006-412: The service occurred on 20 January 1992 when all five of its local bulletins were moved to the 5.00pm time slot. In 1994 all local weekend bulletins were axed across the network and replaced by a 30-minute network bulletin from Sydney – Ten Weekend News , initially presented by John Gatfield and later by Tracey Spicer , Natarsha Belling and Bill Woods . In September 1994, Ten Eyewitness News branding
9120-611: The set. A large screen was also added to the background. In 2010, Carrie Bickmore and Charlie Pickering were nominated for the Logie of Most Popular New Female and Most Popular Male Talent respectively. Ten announced in June 2010 that the series had been renewed for another year. On 20 July 2010, the show celebrated its first year on air with regulars Kitty Flanagan and Steve Price and MasterChef evictee, Alvin Quah. The celebratory show commenced with
9234-403: The show after 13 years and that her final appearance the regular host would be on 30 November 2022. Lisa Wilkinson also announced on 20 November 2022 that the she was leaving her hosting position on the show, effective immediately, after six months of "relentless, targeted toxicity". Peter Helliar announced on 22 November 2022 that he would be leaving the show, the third regular presenter to quit
9348-410: The show earlier in the evening. In addition, from 30 November 2009, the show underwent a small visual revamp. With the lights getting brighter, the set was changed to accommodate a more "summery" feel with the background displaying a blue sky and the foreground featuring more orange and brown lighting, skewing away from the dark, night-time feel from the start of the show. New titles were also added to fit
9462-475: The show in 2010 while infrequently crossing to the Ten News room for the day's headlines. Carrie Bickmore and all other guest presenters did not feature in the series. The show returned on 3 January 2011. However, due to the death of Carrie Bickmore's husband, guest presenters replaced her during January. Bickmore returned on 14 February 2011. George Negus effectively finished his stint as a regular guest panellist on
9576-400: The show in January 2011 when he began to host his new current affairs program, 6PM with George Negus (later 6.30 with George Negus ). On 10 March 2011 it was revealed the show scored an exclusive interview with embattled US actor Charlie Sheen to be hosted by Nova personality and 7PM Project regular Scott Dooley . It was the only Australian interview with the star and also tentatively
9690-497: The show on 7 April 2014. McManus co-hosted the show from 18 August 2014 until the end of the year, alongside Helliar and Bickmore. McManus finished on the show on Thursday 4 December 2014. Gorgi Coghlan co-hosted the show on Friday nights until 2017, she was replaced by Lisa Wilkinson . Coghlan remained on the show as a panellist on Friday nights and as a regular fill-in presenter until May 2021. Hamish Macdonald regularly hosted The Sunday Project from 2016 to January 2019 until he
9804-575: The show within the year. His last day presenting was on 7 December 2022 Regular panellists are subject to change. The program premiered on 20 July 2009 and aired as a live broadcast on weeknights from 7:00 to 7:30 pm. Roving Enterprises, the production company owned by Rove McManus and Craig Campbell, produces the series. The promos of the show used musical samples of Hello from The Cat Empire . The premiere episode featured MasterChef Australia season one winner Julie Goodwin and an interview with Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols . During
9918-439: The state capital cities of Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. As of 2023, Network 10 is usually the fourth-rated television network and primary channel in Australia, behind the Seven Network , Nine Network and ABC TV and ahead of SBS . From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965, there were three television networks in Australia,
10032-563: The state-based 5pm news continues to air, alongside national bulletins at weekends. In February 2014, Network 10 announced that Hugh Riminton would join Sandra Sully as a co-anchor of the bulletin. In November 2014, Candice Wyatt joined Stephen Quartermain as a co-anchor and finally in August 2015 Lachlan Kennedy joined Georgina Lewis as a co-anchor in Brisbane. On 16 May 2016, Ten Eyewitness News updated their set and graphics. However,
10146-568: The station changed to TVQ-10. In 1987 Adelaide's Network Ten affiliate (SAS-10) and Seven Network affiliate (ADS-7) successfully negotiated to exchange affiliation rights and channel frequencies due to ownership problems. On 27 December 1987, the exchange came into effect and ADS-7, owned by the same owners as the main Network Ten stations, became ADS-10 with SAS-10 converting to SAS-7, operated by TVW -7 in Perth. When Murdoch became an American citizen in 1985 so that he could expand his media empire in
10260-547: The station, and in tribute to this event, the 0-10 Network adopted the First in Colour slogan in 1974, within months before the 1 March 1975 transition to colour broadcasting. For its first five years, the 0-10 Network led a hand-to-mouth existence. By the beginning of the 1970s the network was in a precarious financial position and there were predictions that it would fail. In 1971, the 0-10 Network first aired Young Talent Time , which
10374-480: The title The 0-10 Network , which reflected the channels used by the first two stations launched in the group, ATV and TEN. Melbourne's ATV was the first station of the network to stage colour broadcasts in 1967, the broadcast was that of the horse races in Pakenham, Victoria , which was seen by network and RCA executives and invited members of the media and press. This would be the first of many test colour telecasts for
10488-406: The week. The most frequently occurring presenters currently included: Steve Price , Susie Youssef , Jan Fran , Nick Cody, Kate Langbroek , Jessie Stephens and Rachel Corbett . The hosts are often joined by several special guests during the course of an episode. The main content of the show revolves around Aly, Tunny, Macdonald, Harris, McManus, Taunton and Hing at the desk discussing some of
10602-620: The weeknight bulletins for Perth in September 2020; Bath would present both the national and Perth editions of the weekend news ever since. In December 2018, it was announced that Natarsha Belling would move to Studio 10 in 2019 to present news updates throughout the show. Belling was replaced by Chris Bath . The bulletin has previously been presented by Natarsha Belling, Hermione Kitson , Mike Munro , Matt Doran , Bill Woods , Steve Liebmann , Tracey Spicer and John Gatfield. Fill-in presenters include Hugh Riminton and Lachlan Kennedy (news). Short localised updates are presented during
10716-503: The word 'Qantas' as 'Cuntas' during a reading of the news headlines. (The first syllable of the mispronounced word sounded too vulgar for broadcast.) The incident went viral with a YouTube video of the moment garnering more than 250,000 views. On 25 November 2012, the final half-hour Sunday edition aired and it was hosted by Carrie Bickmore and Andrew Rochford along with panellists Magdalena Roze and Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann. During 2012, The Project were awarded numerous awards, including
10830-404: Was "lying" about her accusations. The interview made headlines when an off-air comment by Duthie stating that "everything [she] said, [she] lied about", referring to her interview with the show, was shown live during the episode after the airing of the interview. Approaching its second anniversary, the program scheduled numerous special episodes which were rumoured to have been scheduled to combat
10944-467: Was a huge rating success, and ran for 17 years. However, the network's true financial reprise came about due to the fact that the controversial adult soap opera serial Number 96 premiered in March 1972 on the night that "Australian TV lost its virginity". The series broke new ground for Australian television and captured the imagination of viewers like few programs before or since. For the next three years it
11058-460: Was a misogynist pig. The show's 1,000th episode went to air on 30 April 2013. On 2 May, Carrie Bickmore became emotional when speaking about the awareness of brain cancer following a story about a potential cure for the disease in ten years' time. Bickmore lost her husband to brain cancer in 2010 and this episode marked the first time Bickmore addressed her own experiences with the illness on-air. Bickmore stated that she didn't "think people realize
11172-401: Was being and how she shouldn't be 'yelling' and should 'learn what manners and respect is', drawing more gasps from the audience. After rejecting Bickmore's request to ask the question a third time, telling her to 'taper her voice' down 'a couple of thousand notches', fellow co-host Andrew Rochford stepped in, even trying to ask if Lydon's rant was based on Bickmore's gender, however Lydon accused
11286-547: Was completed on 27 October 1989, effectively splitting Northern Star's Network Ten in half. In September 1990, Northern Star went into receivership and on 13 January 1991 at 8:30pm, the network was re-branded back to Network Ten with the first version of its famous ten watermark logo. The network was placed into liquidation by the National Rugby League in May 1991. In 1992, the network's flagship stations were sold to
11400-409: Was consistently Australia's top-rating television program and, not surprisingly, its huge popularity attracted advertisers to Ten en masse , with the result that its revenue increased significantly from $ 1 million in 1971 to more than $ 10 million in 1972. However, the pattern of rating dominance was already set, and for most of the next five decades from the mid-1960s, there was little deviation from
11514-463: Was extended to 90 minutes. On 11 August 2020, Ten announced it would transfer studio presentation of the Brisbane and Perth bulletins to Sydney with the Adelaide bulletin moved to Melbourne. Reporters, camera crews and editorial staff were retained in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. Between February 2023 and August 2024, the changes were periodically reversed, with the Adelaide and Melbourne bulletins reinstated as separate editions that month, production of
11628-561: Was forced to change its name to 10 Bold on 10 December 2018 due to trademark conflicts with Fairfax Media . On 4 December 2019, CBS Corporation completed a re-merger with fellow media conglomerate Viacom as ViacomCBS ; the two companies had previously separated in 2005 . ViacomCBS subsequently began to integrate the companies' operations in Australia; in a reorganisation of the ViacomCBS Networks International division, Network 10 would join its new sister network in
11742-423: Was in discussions with newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings about a possible sale of the network, after the federal government indicated it may consider relaxing Australia's media cross-ownership laws. Previously, newspaper owners could not own television stations in the same city. Fairfax owned the Seven Network until 1988 and had been looking for a way back into television for a long time. On 21 August 2005,
11856-510: Was intended to replace an existing guaranteed $ 200 million loan that was due to expire in December. On 13 June, Ten asked the Australian Securities Exchange that their stock be placed in a 48-hour trading halt while it assessed its options concerning receivership. It went into voluntary administration the following day. On 28 August 2017, Ten's administrators announced that the U.S. media company CBS Corporation (which had
11970-516: Was offered ongoing employment with the network, he announced that he would be returning to the Nine Network. 9am with David & Kim replaced GMA as Ten's national morning program from 2006 to 2009. From 2006 to 2008, Ten was the official broadcaster of Sydney New Year's Eve . The rights returned to the Nine Network from 2009. On 7 August 2007, Network Ten and Foxtel signed a new agreement allowing Ten's digital signal to be transmitted via Foxtel's cable and satellite services. Prior to this, Ten
12084-550: Was only transmitted via cable on Foxtel in an analogue format and Austar in standard definition digital via Mystar. Similarly in October 2007, Network Ten and Optus announced that Ten's digital signal would be available on its cable network from 1 December 2007. On 16 December 2007, Ten HD was officially launched as a breakaway channel, becoming the first new commercial television channel in metropolitan areas of Australia since 1988. Ten HD ceased broadcasting on 25 March 2009 when it
12198-573: Was originally based at the Nunawading studios until a move to the Como Centre in 1992. Mal Walden joined ATV-10 in April 1987, shortly after his abrupt sacking by HSV-7 - he took over the weekday 5pm bulletin in 1996 alongside Jennifer Hansen who was replaced by Helen Kapalos in 2006. Kapalos was sacked in November 2012 amid cost-cutting measures at the network. Walden anchored the bulletin solo until his retirement in December 2013. George Donikian
12312-693: Was owned by the Ansett Transport Industries , which at the time owned one of Australia's two domestic airlines. TEN-10 in Sydney, which opened on 5 April 1965, was originally owned by United Telecasters, which also in July that year opened TVQ -0 in Brisbane . Also opened later that month was SAS-10 , serving the city of Adelaide . The new television network was initially dubbed the Independent Television System or ITS, but in 1970 adopted
12426-427: Was replaced by Peter van Onselen because of his Q+A filming commitments. Macdonald continued to feature as a panellist on the show, amongst his ABC commitments, and in June 2021 he announced that he would return as co-host of The Sunday Project in September 2021, while Peter van Onselen returned to his commitments as Network Ten 's political editor. On 11 October 2022, Carrie Bickmore announced her resignation from
12540-649: Was replaced by what was a sports-only high-definition channel, One HD . On 24 September 2009, Canwest announced that it was selling its 50.1% stake in Ten Network Holdings for $ 680 million, to pay down its significant debt. In late 2009, Canwest filed for creditor bankruptcy protection , due to CA$ 4 billion mounting debt across radio, television broadcasting and publishing assets in several countries. On 20 October 2010, four years after he sold his shares in PBL Media to private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific , James Packer purchased 16 per cent of Ten. Network Ten launched
12654-581: Was replaced with Ten News until September 2013, It also introduced Ten News theme composed by Les Gock since 1994. A localised version of Ten Weekend News was received from Sydney for Perth, while during the Australian Football League season Adelaide and Melbourne viewers received local news on a Saturday, presented from Melbourne by George Donikian . For a short period in 2009, Ten Weekend News also included localised sport inserts for each market. 10 News First has often been described as
12768-403: Was revived on 4 June 2012 in a new magazine-style format, hosted by Hamish Macdonald . In September 2013, the bulletin was rebranded as Ten Eyewitness News: Late and Danielle Isdale replaced Macdonald after he resigned later that same month. Hugh Riminton later replaced Isdale as host and the bulletin returned to a standard news bulletin format. The bulletin was again axed in May 2014 alongside
12882-637: Was subject to an inquiry by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal in relation to media ownership rules and had run into financial difficulties following the 1987 stock market crash two years earlier. On 1 September 1989, Northern Star Holdings announced a major restructuring to pay off debts and help restore profitability. The proposals included selling off the network's three smaller stations ( ADS in Adelaide, NEW in Perth and CTC in Canberra) to Charles Curran's Capital Television Group . The sale
12996-472: Was the main male fill-in during the 2000s, including presenting the Saturday 6pm bulletin during the AFL broadcasting rights. He retired in October 2011. Sport presenter Stephen Quartermain then assumed that role, though he had filled-in as news presenter during various times in the past, when Donikian was unavailable. Mignon Stewart (née Henne) was the main female fill-in for Jennifer Hansen and Helen Kapalos during
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