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ABC1 Videos: Openings

Kath and Kim gets Silverman’d

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You’ve probably heard by now that Kath and Kim is being developed for America by Ben Silverman. It’s easy to poo-poo such a concept, but Ben Silverman is the man that brought us the awesomly funny American version of The Office, so before I make the obvious “how will it translate” remarks I’m going to just wait and see how it goes, it could work, it could be great, or it could flop.

So if its from Ben Silverman, and is going to be on NBC, will that mean Channel Ten will get it here?

(Also, does the American Office rate well in the UK?)

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ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War

Bloody Sunday, December 10th 2006

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Chris and Craig returned to Triple J this afternoon to start their summer hosting gig of Bloody Sunday. They last hosted in July so hopefully this should you get you through until Febuary or so when The Chaser’s War returns.

Not sure if they’ll podcast this or not, but for todays episode at least here is the whole thing avec music.

Relive the earlier Bloody Sunday’s here, here and here.

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ABC1 Videos: TV

Maxine quits. Nation loses kickass broadcaster.

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I’m not sure when I first got into Lateline, but I do remember it having something to do with Maxine McKew really putting Christopher Pyne in his place during one of the Friday night forums a few years ago.

Since then she has grown on me as an intelligent and honest journalist, a brilliant interviewer and engaging broadcaster. Tony Jones’ send off last night looked back at her amazing body of work and in his own words her ability to conduct “some of the best interviews ever done on Australian television”.

All this of course, in stark contrast to last Friday’s other farewell.

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ABC1 Videos: Chaser's War Videos: Openings

Seven beats per bar.

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Myf Warhurst hosted last nights My Favourite Album on ABC. The third such special, which has so far included Jennifer Byrne with My Favourite Book and Margaret Pomeranz with My Favourite Film.

These list shows are very simple concepts (E! does about 40 of them a week), the ABC has done an awesome job with them, and as with the first two, I really enjoyed last nights.

The second video is Andrew Hansen doing his “Crazy Warehouse Guy” homage to Radiohead’s OK, Computer album, which is Australia’s 3rd favourite album, see the full list here.

I look forward to next years; My Favourite… TV Show, Blog, Sonnet, Magazine?

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ABC1 Videos: Idents

2001: The National Broadcaster

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I’m still trying to grab the rest of these 50 year idents before they stop airing them, and the latest I’ve found features the 2001 ident, when the ABC’s tagline was aptly enough, The National Broadcaster.

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ABC1 Videos: Idents

Every one’s lissajous

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The ABC relaunched itself about 11 months ago, the above is a slice of what preceded the current on air look. Captured before I knew what H264 was you’ll have to forgive the quality.

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ABC1 Videos: Idents

Fifty years of the lissajous

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The ABC is celebrating 50 years of television tonight with a 90 minute special. As part of the lead up they’ve been running old idents from the past half century.

Personally the 50’s and 90’s are my favourite, the 80’s seem very, well 80’s and the 70’s are easily the most confusing, but then again I wasn’t alive for that decade.

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ABC1 Videos: Idents

There’s more to… dressing up the lissajous.

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Two of the new ABC1 idents making the rounds at the moment. Follows a similar concept to one of the earlier releases.

The ABC logo also appears a little bigger then usual at the start of these.

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ABC1 Videos: TV

Podcastpalooza: Now all I need is a video iPod.

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Apparently the ABC is registering something like 1.6 million podcast downloads a month, the compares to the 3.5 million the BBC does, and considering the enormous difference in reach of the two broadcasters you’d have to say that is pretty impressive.

No doubt adding to an increase in that number is the new shows being added to the ABC burgeoning vodcasting venture. What started as just The Chaser’s War on Everything and JTV, has since grown to include Lateline, Lateline Business, Dig TV, and as of this week Media Watch and the new ABC2 show Good Game.

What’s next for the ABC though? At the Movies, Four Corners, News, Enough Rope, or hopefully all of the above.

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ABC1 Videos: Promos

November gets nostalgic on the ABC

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“On November 5 1956, the ABC made its first TV broadcast from its Sydney studios, inaugurated by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, and on November 19 the first TV broadcast beamed out from the ABC’s Melbourne’s studios.”

– From History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

These promos featuring John Clarke take a look at next months line up of nostalgic and not so nostalgic programming including the new West Wing and the Queen’s Sister.