Foxtel channels refresh

Foxtel has refreshed a number of channel names, including dropping the “FOX” brand from several. FOX Arena, and FOX Showcase are now reverting back to Arena and Showcase channel names, while there are changes too for Comedy, Docos, SciFi, Comedy, Classics, Sleuth channels, while FOX One becomes Foxtel One. FOX8 remains but with a refreshed…

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Q+A: Oct 2

Q+A is live from Melbourne on Monday. This week on Q+A… a country in flux. The day when Australians vote on whether to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution is fast approaching. And whether the referendum succeeds or fails, our nation will be a different place. Can the divisions that have emerged…

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Airdate: 2023 Asian Games

Next week SBS VICELAND features live coverage of the 2023 Asian Games from the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Centre, Hangzhou, China. Monday, 2 October at 10.20pm – Athletics Evening Session Tuesday, 3 October at 10.50pm – Women’s Football Semi Final 2 Wednesday, 4 October at 10.55pm – Men’s Football Semi Final 1 Friday, 6 October…

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BBC issues revised social media rules for presenters

The BBC has issued a revised set of social media guidelines for its presenters following a political tweet by star soccer player turned sports pundit Gary Lineker. Linker had commented on the U.K. government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill, describing it as an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is…

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Vale: Michael Gambon

Esteemed UK actor Sir Michael Gambon, best known for The Singing Detective and Harry Potter films, has died, aged 82. “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” his publicist said in a statement. “Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his…

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Who was the inspiration for The Newsreader’s boss?

Ever since The Newsreader premiered on ABC in 2021, industry pundits have been playing something of a guessing game. Who was the inspiration for the lead roles, particularly ruthless 1980s news boss Lindsay Cunningham played mercilessly by the commanding William McInnes? “So many people contacted us and thought their old bosses must have been who…

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