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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Project announces shock 'return' in new format after being axed
The Project may have aired its final episode last week, but the Channel 10 current affairs program is continuing to live online. For the past few days, the show's Instagram account has been posting both Australian and international news headlines to its audience of 400,000 followers. After receiving some confused comments from people questioning whether The Project was returning following its recent cancellation, the account shared a statement on Thursday evening to clarify the situation. They confirmed that while the show is no longer on air, the social team will continue to post about the news. RELATED: Channel 10 viewers fuming over The Project's replacement: 'Won't last the year' The Project star announces surprising career move after show's cancellation Channel 10 fires Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia in brutal shakeup 'So... I posted a few things. People noticed. Slightly more than I expected,' they wrote. 'Turns out, there's a lot of news. Whether it's serious stuff, the weird stuff, the did-that-actually-happen?! stuff. And I reckon we have enough to fill a few posts a day... and you seem to like it? 'So here's the deal: I post news, you read it, laugh, comment, maybe have a little existential crisis (optional), and we keep building a space that feels smart, sharp and not sad all the time. Sound good? Want more? Say the word. And if you don't... I'll just keep pretending you do, for my mental health.' The announcement gained 11,000 likes in 12 hours, making it one of The Project's most popular Instagram posts in months. The post also received plenty of comments from its famous followers, including Colin Fassnidge, Matty 'J' Johnson, and Julie Goodwin. 'Love it!' Magda Szubanski wrote, followed by Rob Mills who said, 'I'm in.'. 'I am SO HERE FOR THIS!!' former host Lisa Wilkinson commented on another recent post, while The Project's producer Rove McManus joked, 'I don't know if I'm still paying for this, but I'm all for it'. Julia Morris, Dannii Minogue and Georgia Love have also shown their support for the show's 'rebrand', with host Sarah Harris commenting, 'Here for it'. Interestingly, Social Blade statistics show that The Project's Instagram account has gained 12,000 followers since the announcement last month that the show had been cancelled. This comes shortly after it was announced that The Project presenter Georgie Tunny would be joining the network's brand-new current affairs program, 10 News+. The show, hosted by Amelia Brace and Denham Hitchcock, premiered at 6pm on Monday and airs six days a week. Channel 10 announced in a statement on Thursday that Georgie will bring her passion for sport, news, and storytelling to the program, covering the biggest stories and events in Australia and around the world. SHOP: ☀️ Tax laws to burn Aussies on summer essential: 'Many of us struggle' 🍅 Aussie mates' business idea to take on big supermarkets: 'Cheaper than Coles' 🧹 Up to $600 off Roborock gadgets in massive EOFY sale: 'Worth the money' 'I've always been a fan of news delivered differently and am excited to be staying with the 10 family. Can't wait to see where this new chapter leads!' she said. Meanwhile, Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris have both left Channel 10 following The Project's cancellation, and Sam Taunton is expected to continue making guest appearances across the network's entertainment shows.
SBS Australia
19-06-2025
- Business
- SBS Australia
SBS Guiding Principles for Use of AI
SBS is Australia's most diverse broadcaster, providing television, radio and digital media services to inspire all Australians to explore, respect and celebrate our diverse world, and in doing so, contribute to an inclusive and cohesive society, as set out in our Charter. SBS welcomes the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance and expand our services for all Australians, including by making them more accessible. At the same time, SBS recognises that AI carries clear risks which must be carefully managed to uphold and safeguard SBS's content integrity and editorial standards, and in turn audience trust. SBS has established a value system of audience trust, content integrity and editorial standards to guide its approach to the responsible use of AI, always with a view to amplifying our services to, and engaging with, the Australian community under its Charter. SBS has conducted substantial groundwork to develop a framework that is not only ethical and secure, but remains true to SBS's role as a trusted, inclusive and public-spirited broadcaster serving diverse Australian audiences. SBS's approach to the use of AI not only reflects technological advancement, but ensures it continues to explore the benefits of AI responsibly, while preserving editorial independence, cultural integrity and audience transparency. This value system is at the heart of SBS's three guiding principles for the use of AI in our original content: AI is an assistant – we will retain human control and oversight over SBS's AI processes to ensure our output is trustworthy, authentic and distinctively SBS, especially for news and factual content. Security comes first – we will protect personal, sensitive and/or confidential audience and corporate data from AI misuse, interference and loss, by applying security safeguards as we do with any technology tool or application. AI serves our Strategic Goals – we will carefully choose if, when and how we use AI at SBS. This means that any decision to use AI will consider whether it ultimately serves our purpose, our people and, most importantly, our audiences. We will also be transparent about how we use AI, especially for news and factual content, and only use AI in a way that respects and enhances human creativity. SBS may use AI in its original content to assist with a range of tasks, including transcription, translation, summarising or editing, always following the three guiding principles. SBS's use of AI will have human oversight to ensure content integrity and meet SBS's editorial standards. Human oversight will include senior editorial approvals if the original content produced includes any significant use of AI, particularly images, video and audio. SBS welcomes and invites feedback, suggestions and questions about any aspect of our content or services. Comments and general feedback about SBS's content and services can be made by contacting SBS here. Updated 19/06/2025 - Version 1
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS ABC Q+A is officially axed - as host Patricia Karvelas' next move is revealed
Q+A, one of the ABC's flagship current affairs and news programs, has officially been axed after 17 years on air. The show went on a mid-year break in May and was scheduled to return in August, but sources confirmed it won't be airing again. The ABC's news director, Justin Stevens, said the show had a major impact on the national discussion in Australia. 'We're very proud of Q+A's great achievements over the years. The team has done a terrific job, including a strong performance during the federal election campaign,' he said. 'Discontinuing the program at this point is no reflection on anyone on the show. 'We always need to keep innovating and renewing and, in the two decades since Q+A began, the world has changed. 'It's time to rethink how audiences want to interact and to evolve how we can engage with the public to include as many Australians as possible in national conversations. 'We'll be working on how we can continue to foster engagement of this nature in an innovative way.' Host Patricia Karveles will be redeployed to Four Corners, and will continue hosting the Afternoon Briefing show. 'Patricia also recently reported for Four Corners, and we've now asked her to do more for Four Corners as time permits,' Stevens said. It will come alongside a number of planned redundancies across the national broadcaster. Changes at the ABC come just months after Hugh Marks stepped into the role of managing director, succeeding David Anderson, who served for six years. Marks had previously signaled a significant shake-up, describing the need for 'a program of renewal and invigoration' in comments he made back in December. The show has come under fire over the last few years, after churning through different hosts following the departure of Tony Jones, who left in 2019. Q+A has seen several changes in its hosting lineup, first with Hamish Macdonald, David Speers, Virginia Trioli, Stan Grant and most recently Karvelas taking over as host. The number of episodes was also cut by ABC staff in 2024, going from 40 episodes a year to just 24. Q+A also was shifted from its usual slot of Monday night, to Thursday night, a move that was eventually reversed by the ABC. The show has also seen its ratings collapse in the last five years. From a peak 600,000 viewers in 2020, Q+A crashed to a low of just above 200,000 people tuning in across the five major capital cities in April 2021. In August 2023, during the show's 'Garma Special', Q+A received its lowest ratings ever, with fewer than 84,000 metro viewers. Daily Mail Australia's Political Editor Peter Van Onselen called out the show's collapse in 2023 and said it would not be missed if it didn't return to ABC's roster in 2024. In an opinion piece for The Australian, Van Onselen pointed out Q+A had received just 203,000 views nationally at that time. 'With numbers this woeful coupled with how out of touch with mainstream Australia the program has become, it really needs to be put out of its misery,' he wrote. 'There have been enough failed reboots to justify finally axing it.' Van Onselen said cracks started to appear after Tony Jones stopped hosting following a decade in the role from 2008 to 2019. 'It wasn't all that long ago that the program was vibrant and interesting, with discussions well led by former host Tony Jones,' he wrote. 'I remember appearing on it at the time. Ratings regularly hit the one million mark, which precipitated the discussion about changing its time slot.' Van Onselen lashed the show for not being informative enough and hosting discussions that were 'one-sided, uninteresting and rarely funny'. He claimed it was the ABC's 'stubbornness' that was saving the show from being axed for good but that a replacement would be welcomed. Q+A's last episode this year was aired on May 19. The news comes just one day after Network 10 cancelled The Project, co-hosted by short term Q+A star Hamish Macdonald. That show had been running for 16 years. The Project, had been in a ratings free-fall since Carrie Bickmore left her seat as host at the end of 2022. It will wrap up in three weeks after airing more than 4500 episodes.
SBS Australia
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
Australia's boldest network SBS launches new brand campaign: 'We Go There'
As SBS celebrates its 50th birthday in 2025, the public broadcaster has launched a new campaign highlighting its distinctive position in Australian media. The tagline, 'We Go There', recognises the broadcaster's history of taking risks, breaking boundaries, and boldly treading where others won't. The provocative film that can only be viewed on SBS sits within a larger campaign, created by Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song. Directed by Damien Shatford from The Sweetshop. The campaign includes creative executions across television, outdoor and digital reinforce SBS's role as the network that continually dares to push the envelope, in a landscape where other networks and streamers offer generic and often homogenised content. Jane Palfreyman, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at SBS, said: 'At SBS we know who we are and in our 50th year this unique campaign pays tribute to that heritage. We are a national broadcaster who is prepared to truly go there. To challenge, to inform, and to provoke with purpose. 'We also know many Australians affectionately, if not jokingly, think SBS stands for Sex Before Soccer… and we're okay with that. This campaign acknowledges that legacy, as well as the place of trust that SBS has built in the minds of millions of Australians. Amid the intense competition in the streaming sector, this campaign acknowledges there are still some TV shows that really stand out – and these can only be found on SBS On Demand.' 'While the creative is playful, clever and encourages audiences to reappraise our brand, we've also thought carefully about how we show the various creatives in this campaign, in line with our standards and audience expectations.' Outdoor creative from the 'We Go There' campaign will be featured in some of Australia's most prominent out of home locations. The campaign is spearheaded with a 60 second film so daring and so SBS, it can't be played anywhere but SBS. The campaign is also complemented by a series of billboards that leave everything to the imagination, featuring bold headlines that hint at the inimitable content on SBS On Demand. The media strategy and planning is led by Hearts and Science. Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer at Droga5 ANZ, added: 'This campaign is more than just provocative—it has all the DNA of SBS. Every scene represents something you'll see on the platform that you won't see anywhere else. Even the format—creating an ad that can't be seen everywhere—brings that idea to life.' To view the We Go There 60 second film on SBS On Demand, click here. Viewer discretion advised. For a pdf of this release, click here.
