Paul Bongiorno replaced as face of Ten’s Meet The Press
Ratings-hungry Ten Network is going into a partnership with News Ltd to expand its Meet The Press program – but the new version will be less news-led and more lifestyle.
The Sunday morning political program, hosted for two decades by Paul Bongiorno, will now be fronted by former Sky News and Breakfast presenter Kathryn Robinson.
Veteran Bongiorno will remain a contributor to the program, but not on a weekly basis.
Meet The Press will also be expanded to one hour, diluting its political-interview focus with sport, lifestyle and entertainment to fill the extra 30 minutes.
A Ten spokeswoman said production of the program was being outsourced “to be more cost effective.”
It’s new executive producer will be Kylie Merritt, whom joined News Limited as head of video in August last year.
It is expected that News Ltd – a print-based company...
Ratings-hungry Ten Network is going into a partnership with News Ltd to expand its Meet The Press program – but the new version will be less news-led and more lifestyle.
The Sunday morning political program, hosted for two decades by Paul Bongiorno, will now be fronted by former Sky News and Breakfast presenter Kathryn Robinson.
Veteran Bongiorno will remain a contributor to the program, but not on a weekly basis.
Meet The Press will also be expanded to one hour, diluting its political-interview focus with sport, lifestyle and entertainment to fill the extra 30 minutes.
A Ten spokeswoman said production of the program was being outsourced “to be more cost effective.”
It’s new executive producer will be Kylie Merritt, whom joined News Limited as head of video in August last year.
It is expected that News Ltd – a print-based company...
- 1/31/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
2Ue’s 2013 breakfast slot team of Ian Dickson and Sarah Morice
Sydney Fairfax radio station 2Ue has gone in-house to choose 29-year-old newsroom reporter Sarah Morice to co-host the new breakfast program with Ian “Dicko” Dickson.
The unexpected choice follows former channel Ten Breakfast co-host Kathryn Robinson’s withdrawing the program at the last minute, thrusting Morice into the most commercially important and highest profile shift in radio.
2Ue boss Chris Parker announced the decision today as part of a plan to take the station to a more leftish and slightly less opinionated platform to differ itself from dominant talk rival 2Gb.
The decision caught many in the industry by surprise, and indicated 2Ue had few other options for a co-host for the high profile Dicko – who previously worked the breakfast shift on Vega’s Sydney and Melbourne stations.
Morice joined 2Ue in 2006 as a researcher on the John Laws...
Sydney Fairfax radio station 2Ue has gone in-house to choose 29-year-old newsroom reporter Sarah Morice to co-host the new breakfast program with Ian “Dicko” Dickson.
The unexpected choice follows former channel Ten Breakfast co-host Kathryn Robinson’s withdrawing the program at the last minute, thrusting Morice into the most commercially important and highest profile shift in radio.
2Ue boss Chris Parker announced the decision today as part of a plan to take the station to a more leftish and slightly less opinionated platform to differ itself from dominant talk rival 2Gb.
The decision caught many in the industry by surprise, and indicated 2Ue had few other options for a co-host for the high profile Dicko – who previously worked the breakfast shift on Vega’s Sydney and Melbourne stations.
Morice joined 2Ue in 2006 as a researcher on the John Laws...
- 1/11/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
Ten has bowed out of the battle for morning ratings with the last episode of Breakfast airing this morning.
The show – which was axed at the beginning of the month because of poor ratings – ran since February .
This morning, presenter Kathryn Robinson said a tearful goodbye to viewers, revealing that she would also be leaving the network where she has spent most of her journalistic career to date.
Meanwhile, co-host Paul Henry took a slightly more pragmatic approach, telling viewers: “I decided I would dedicate the last program to the viewers. There weren’t many of you because we decided early on to go for quality over quantity. In hindsight, a mistake.” Yesterday the show rated a metro audience of just 34,000 according to OzTAM.
He added: ‘It’s been absolute fun. Most of the time. Getting up at this time of the morning, which we won’t have to do any more,...
The show – which was axed at the beginning of the month because of poor ratings – ran since February .
This morning, presenter Kathryn Robinson said a tearful goodbye to viewers, revealing that she would also be leaving the network where she has spent most of her journalistic career to date.
Meanwhile, co-host Paul Henry took a slightly more pragmatic approach, telling viewers: “I decided I would dedicate the last program to the viewers. There weren’t many of you because we decided early on to go for quality over quantity. In hindsight, a mistake.” Yesterday the show rated a metro audience of just 34,000 according to OzTAM.
He added: ‘It’s been absolute fun. Most of the time. Getting up at this time of the morning, which we won’t have to do any more,...
- 11/29/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
So here’s a winnable fight for the Sack Vile Kyle/ Sack Alan Jones crowd.
Today Ten Breakfast presenter Paul Henry labelled Pm Julia Gillard “a raving banshee”.
But if they do want to whip up a campaign to get him fired, they’ll have to move fast.
The show gets axed tomorrow.
Meanwhile, presenter Kathryn Robinson was putting a brave face on the show’s demise today, telling viewers: “We’re down, but not out.”
“No,” corrected Henry. “We are out.”
The end of term spirit went further, with Henry paying tribute to his colleagues: “Let’s face it, some of them are incompetent, but they’re lovely people.”
And newsreader Natarsha Belling? Not as tall as you’d think.
The show finished on something of a curious note too, with Paul Henry paying something of a tribute to the deputy leader of the opposition: “I’d like to...
Today Ten Breakfast presenter Paul Henry labelled Pm Julia Gillard “a raving banshee”.
But if they do want to whip up a campaign to get him fired, they’ll have to move fast.
The show gets axed tomorrow.
Meanwhile, presenter Kathryn Robinson was putting a brave face on the show’s demise today, telling viewers: “We’re down, but not out.”
“No,” corrected Henry. “We are out.”
The end of term spirit went further, with Henry paying tribute to his colleagues: “Let’s face it, some of them are incompetent, but they’re lovely people.”
And newsreader Natarsha Belling? Not as tall as you’d think.
The show finished on something of a curious note too, with Paul Henry paying something of a tribute to the deputy leader of the opposition: “I’d like to...
- 11/28/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ten is set to axe its ailing morning show Breakfast along with Ten Morning News at the end of this month.
Ten’s original Breakfast lineup
In a statement it said: “It is proposed that Breakfast and Ten Morning News will cease production on November 30. Breakfast television still represents an opportunity for Ten and we will return to the breakfast TV market at some point next year.”
Breakfast launched in February this year. But it failed to dent the ratings of market leader Sunrise on Seven or its close rival Today on Nine. While Sunrise and Seven generally rate an average of above 300,000 viewers, Breakfast never even came close to 100,000. On Thursday of last week, Sunrise rated 370,000, Today 345,000 and Breakfast just 47,000.
The original lineup consisted of controversial Kiwi Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson, Andrew Rochford and weather presenter Magdalena Roze. Rochford left the show in June while launch Ep Majella Wiemers departed in July.
Ten’s original Breakfast lineup
In a statement it said: “It is proposed that Breakfast and Ten Morning News will cease production on November 30. Breakfast television still represents an opportunity for Ten and we will return to the breakfast TV market at some point next year.”
Breakfast launched in February this year. But it failed to dent the ratings of market leader Sunrise on Seven or its close rival Today on Nine. While Sunrise and Seven generally rate an average of above 300,000 viewers, Breakfast never even came close to 100,000. On Thursday of last week, Sunrise rated 370,000, Today 345,000 and Breakfast just 47,000.
The original lineup consisted of controversial Kiwi Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson, Andrew Rochford and weather presenter Magdalena Roze. Rochford left the show in June while launch Ep Majella Wiemers departed in July.
- 11/11/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ten has pulled the plug on The Circle and cut Breakfast by half an hour. The gap left by The Circle will be mainly filled with Us content.
The Circle will end on Friday. Ten boss James Warburton said the decision was for financial reasons.
Breakfast launched in February but has struggled to find an audience against the much longer established Sunrise on Seven and Nine’s Today. It will now run from 6am to 8.30am rather than to 9am. Children’s show Wurrawhy will then air at 8.30am.
Axed: Gorgi Coghlan and Stynes
The Circle launched in February 2010. Original co-host Chrissie Swan departed late last year and the show was weakened after host Yumi Stynes faced a backlash in response to comments she made about war hero Ben Roberts-Smith. The Cricle runs behind Seven’s The Morning Show and Nine’s Mornings.
A spokesman for Ten said there would...
The Circle will end on Friday. Ten boss James Warburton said the decision was for financial reasons.
Breakfast launched in February but has struggled to find an audience against the much longer established Sunrise on Seven and Nine’s Today. It will now run from 6am to 8.30am rather than to 9am. Children’s show Wurrawhy will then air at 8.30am.
Axed: Gorgi Coghlan and Stynes
The Circle launched in February 2010. Original co-host Chrissie Swan departed late last year and the show was weakened after host Yumi Stynes faced a backlash in response to comments she made about war hero Ben Roberts-Smith. The Cricle runs behind Seven’s The Morning Show and Nine’s Mornings.
A spokesman for Ten said there would...
- 7/30/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
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