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12:57PM Jess McGuire | A massive congratulations to The Chaser who have earned themselves the enviable title of Most Complained About Program On The ABC… for the second year running! If that last series was anything to go by, this is obviously the outcome they were hoping for. More »
And The Winner Of The Coveted ‘Most Complained About Program On The ABC’ Award Is…
12:57PM Jess McGuire | A massive congratulations to The Chaser who have earned themselves the enviable title of Most Complained About Program On The ABC… for the second year running! If that last series was anything to go by, this is obviously the outcome they were hoping for. More » 
Small Screen
James Franco’s Next Role Is On General Hospital — For Real
3:36AM Brian Moylan | When James Frano was thinking about his next project, at what point did he think, “I know: A soap. Eureka!” Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is really going to happen. Thank God for DVR! More »
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10:55AM Jess McGuire | Caddish rogue James Murdoch recently besmirched the reputation of Britain’s most beloved public broadcaster, the fair damsel BBC – and now noble knight of the realm Mark Scott from our very own Australian Broadcasting Corporation has had to bravely step in and defend the BBC’s honour. Oh, it’s all so romantic! More »
ABC Boss Defends BBC’s Honour
10:55AM Jess McGuire | Caddish rogue James Murdoch recently besmirched the reputation of Britain’s most beloved public broadcaster, the fair damsel BBC – and now noble knight of the realm Mark Scott from our very own Australian Broadcasting Corporation has had to bravely step in and defend the BBC’s honour. Oh, it’s all so romantic! More »
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3:44PM Jess McGuire | The ABC isn’t stupid – they saw a spunky youthful cook relegated to second place in a reality television show and quickly stepped in to sign her up for themselves. Now Poh Ling’s with the ABC! And if you ask me, it sounds as though she’s emerged as the real winner of MasterChef. More »
MasterChef’s Poh Has Joined The ABC
3:44PM Jess McGuire | The ABC isn’t stupid – they saw a spunky youthful cook relegated to second place in a reality television show and quickly stepped in to sign her up for themselves. Now Poh Ling’s with the ABC! And if you ask me, it sounds as though she’s emerged as the real winner of MasterChef. More »
Online
2:38PM Jess McGuire | Oh, I am so glad there’s a newspaper out there happy to publish the fabulous opinions of Mr Peter Costello! I love getting hits from his smug-bong. I think I must like punishing myself, like the albino dude in that Michael Moore documentary about the Catholic church called The Da Vinci Code. More »
Peter Costello Thinks The ABC Is Full Of Filthy Lefties
2:38PM Jess McGuire | Oh, I am so glad there’s a newspaper out there happy to publish the fabulous opinions of Mr Peter Costello! I love getting hits from his smug-bong. I think I must like punishing myself, like the albino dude in that Michael Moore documentary about the Catholic church called The Da Vinci Code. More »
Small Screen
12:23PM Jess McGuire | Back in early May I told you I had fallen heavily for United States Of Tara, the Diablo Cody-penned television show starring our very own Toni Collette as a woman dealing with multiple personalities. I also was thrilled to discover that the ABC had nabbed the show, which means there’s actually a chance that the entire series will be broadcast weekly, in order, right to the last episode! ON AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION? MADNESS! More »
United States Of Tara Starts Tonight!
12:23PM Jess McGuire | Back in early May I told you I had fallen heavily for United States Of Tara, the Diablo Cody-penned television show starring our very own Toni Collette as a woman dealing with multiple personalities. I also was thrilled to discover that the ABC had nabbed the show, which means there’s actually a chance that the entire series will be broadcast weekly, in order, right to the last episode! ON AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION? MADNESS! More »
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TV Networks Bravely Fight For The Right To Think You Can Dance
1:46AM John Cook | As the US plod through The Summer Americans Stopped Watching Network TV, said networks are making a fuss about Barack Obama’s insistence on holding press conferences because it temporarily prevents them from profiting from their endlessly looped last-gasp humiliation-based reality shows. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Honduran President Just Sitting Around Hoping A Reporter Will Visit
11:59AM Hamilton Nolan | In your Friday-like Thursday US media column: Howard Kurtz types many words for no good reason, Rupert Murdoch denies wanting to own the NYT, the WaPo can’t stop distancing itself from that sellout email, and journalism is practiced in Honduras. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
There Are Pennies To Be Made In Media!
4:03AM Hamilton Nolan | In your Friday Manhattan media column: Hachette figures out how to get money, ABC figures out how to save money, the NYT Co. vows not to lose money, and a website that will not make money: More »
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2:13PM Jess McGuire | Just a quick follow up from this morning’s little piece regarding The Chaser – on the off chance you’re not a Crikey subscriber, you would have missed yesterday’s brilliantly cutting assessment of the current furore in their daily newsletter. You need to read it. More »
Crikey’s Summary Of The Recent Chaser Outrage
2:13PM Jess McGuire | Just a quick follow up from this morning’s little piece regarding The Chaser – on the off chance you’re not a Crikey subscriber, you would have missed yesterday’s brilliantly cutting assessment of the current furore in their daily newsletter. You need to read it. More » 
