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Forget the WiFi. Sit back, relax, disconnect and really enjoy the flight
This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to It's that moment of sweet surrender I treasure. You've made it to the airport on time, checked in, hustled through the cattle race to security, browsed some duty-free, arrived at the gate, boarded, and made it to your seat. The doors close, the aircraft is pushed back and soon you're airborne. It's when that seatbelt sign comes on that you finally relax. The airport stress is over. Everything's out of your hands now. Eight hours with no doom loop of news, no social media, no emails, no nagging reminders. Just a good book, perhaps a movie, maybe a doze - above all, respite from the real and troubled world 40,000 feet below you. It's for that reason I never succumb to temptation to make use of the aircraft's wifi. The hours of disconnection are almost as precious as the tropical holiday ahead. Switching off has never been more important. Numerous studies show that too much time online can have serious mental and physical health implications. Disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, even obesity have been fingered as side effects of the online addiction so many of us struggle with. The online lure is at its worst during times of crisis, which nowadays seem the rule rather than the exception. Wars, natural disasters, train wrecks. We want to look away but can't and are driven by the fear of missing out on that latest development or tidbit of information that keeps us in the loop. In a bid to stay relevant in the online environment, the legacy media - especially most commercial free-to-air TV - have become ever more shrill in an attempt to wrest our attention from the screen in our hand to the big screen in the lounge room. That's why they serve a diet of incessant car crash or crime porn. Is it working? The University of Canberra's 2025 Digital News Report found that while local stories about crime and accidents remain popular up to 69 per cent of Australians actively avoid the news and only 37 per cent get their news via TV. The Ten Network has noticed this shift and has revamped its 6pm national nightly news offering with a more sober bulletin featuring fewer crashes and meatier stories - viewers can still get their shouty mayhem on the preceding state-based bulletin. Ten's also running its new national bulletin on Spotify and YouTube, knowing if the big screen can't tempt you, the little one might. This is, after all, another battle for your attention. It's that never-ending and exhausting contest for my attention, which makes the prospect of a few hours cut off from the internet, in my own little space, so appealing. It's exactly why I will sit back, relax and enjoy the flight. HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you use the WiFi when on a long flight? Or do you enjoy the break from the online world? Are you among the 69 per cent of Australians who avoid the news? How much of your day do you spend online? Email us: echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - Qantas has reported a major cyber security breach with data from up to 6 million customers potentially stolen. - Australians have claimed nearly $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months but insurers say the bill isn't as bad as had been expected. - A second man has been charged with sex abuse crimes against children as investigators broaden their probe after allegations of "heinous" offences at childcare centres. THEY SAID IT: "Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond." - Hunter S. Thompson YOU SAID IT: Touchscreen controls in cars are accidents waiting to happen. John wants a return to good old knobs, buttons and switches. "Yes, the screens are a distraction," writes Ann. "I drive a Mazda sedan and the screen is inactive if the car is moving. There are adequate controls with knobs and buttons for essential things like volume on the radio, tuning etc. Buy a Mazda next time, instead of an MG or a Tesla." Ian writes: "I love my Tesla Model 3, but am most assuredly not enamoured with Elon Musk nor with the number of essential driving functions that have been relegated to the screen, including heating/cooling control, radio station selection, and turning windscreen wipers and headlights on or off. I agree that having to search for these functions on a screen while under way is downright unsafe." That said, he loves the Tesla's fart button, a 'dog mode', and the navigation system. "I can set the dog mode on a hot day and nip into the supermarket while Tilly lounges in air-conditioned comfort on the car's back seat." "You have read my mind," writes Elaine. "When I updated my car I spent ages reading the 'Media manual' I then asked my son to assist as he has one in his car. After 'fiddling' with it and reading the manual, he declared it to be 'not user friendly'; therefore, it is not used to its possible potential." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to It's that moment of sweet surrender I treasure. You've made it to the airport on time, checked in, hustled through the cattle race to security, browsed some duty-free, arrived at the gate, boarded, and made it to your seat. The doors close, the aircraft is pushed back and soon you're airborne. It's when that seatbelt sign comes on that you finally relax. The airport stress is over. Everything's out of your hands now. Eight hours with no doom loop of news, no social media, no emails, no nagging reminders. Just a good book, perhaps a movie, maybe a doze - above all, respite from the real and troubled world 40,000 feet below you. It's for that reason I never succumb to temptation to make use of the aircraft's wifi. The hours of disconnection are almost as precious as the tropical holiday ahead. Switching off has never been more important. Numerous studies show that too much time online can have serious mental and physical health implications. Disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, even obesity have been fingered as side effects of the online addiction so many of us struggle with. The online lure is at its worst during times of crisis, which nowadays seem the rule rather than the exception. Wars, natural disasters, train wrecks. We want to look away but can't and are driven by the fear of missing out on that latest development or tidbit of information that keeps us in the loop. In a bid to stay relevant in the online environment, the legacy media - especially most commercial free-to-air TV - have become ever more shrill in an attempt to wrest our attention from the screen in our hand to the big screen in the lounge room. That's why they serve a diet of incessant car crash or crime porn. Is it working? The University of Canberra's 2025 Digital News Report found that while local stories about crime and accidents remain popular up to 69 per cent of Australians actively avoid the news and only 37 per cent get their news via TV. The Ten Network has noticed this shift and has revamped its 6pm national nightly news offering with a more sober bulletin featuring fewer crashes and meatier stories - viewers can still get their shouty mayhem on the preceding state-based bulletin. Ten's also running its new national bulletin on Spotify and YouTube, knowing if the big screen can't tempt you, the little one might. This is, after all, another battle for your attention. It's that never-ending and exhausting contest for my attention, which makes the prospect of a few hours cut off from the internet, in my own little space, so appealing. It's exactly why I will sit back, relax and enjoy the flight. HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you use the WiFi when on a long flight? Or do you enjoy the break from the online world? Are you among the 69 per cent of Australians who avoid the news? How much of your day do you spend online? Email us: echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - Qantas has reported a major cyber security breach with data from up to 6 million customers potentially stolen. - Australians have claimed nearly $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months but insurers say the bill isn't as bad as had been expected. - A second man has been charged with sex abuse crimes against children as investigators broaden their probe after allegations of "heinous" offences at childcare centres. THEY SAID IT: "Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond." - Hunter S. Thompson YOU SAID IT: Touchscreen controls in cars are accidents waiting to happen. John wants a return to good old knobs, buttons and switches. "Yes, the screens are a distraction," writes Ann. "I drive a Mazda sedan and the screen is inactive if the car is moving. There are adequate controls with knobs and buttons for essential things like volume on the radio, tuning etc. Buy a Mazda next time, instead of an MG or a Tesla." Ian writes: "I love my Tesla Model 3, but am most assuredly not enamoured with Elon Musk nor with the number of essential driving functions that have been relegated to the screen, including heating/cooling control, radio station selection, and turning windscreen wipers and headlights on or off. I agree that having to search for these functions on a screen while under way is downright unsafe." That said, he loves the Tesla's fart button, a 'dog mode', and the navigation system. "I can set the dog mode on a hot day and nip into the supermarket while Tilly lounges in air-conditioned comfort on the car's back seat." "You have read my mind," writes Elaine. "When I updated my car I spent ages reading the 'Media manual' I then asked my son to assist as he has one in his car. After 'fiddling' with it and reading the manual, he declared it to be 'not user friendly'; therefore, it is not used to its possible potential." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to It's that moment of sweet surrender I treasure. You've made it to the airport on time, checked in, hustled through the cattle race to security, browsed some duty-free, arrived at the gate, boarded, and made it to your seat. The doors close, the aircraft is pushed back and soon you're airborne. It's when that seatbelt sign comes on that you finally relax. The airport stress is over. Everything's out of your hands now. Eight hours with no doom loop of news, no social media, no emails, no nagging reminders. Just a good book, perhaps a movie, maybe a doze - above all, respite from the real and troubled world 40,000 feet below you. It's for that reason I never succumb to temptation to make use of the aircraft's wifi. The hours of disconnection are almost as precious as the tropical holiday ahead. Switching off has never been more important. Numerous studies show that too much time online can have serious mental and physical health implications. Disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, even obesity have been fingered as side effects of the online addiction so many of us struggle with. The online lure is at its worst during times of crisis, which nowadays seem the rule rather than the exception. Wars, natural disasters, train wrecks. We want to look away but can't and are driven by the fear of missing out on that latest development or tidbit of information that keeps us in the loop. In a bid to stay relevant in the online environment, the legacy media - especially most commercial free-to-air TV - have become ever more shrill in an attempt to wrest our attention from the screen in our hand to the big screen in the lounge room. That's why they serve a diet of incessant car crash or crime porn. Is it working? The University of Canberra's 2025 Digital News Report found that while local stories about crime and accidents remain popular up to 69 per cent of Australians actively avoid the news and only 37 per cent get their news via TV. The Ten Network has noticed this shift and has revamped its 6pm national nightly news offering with a more sober bulletin featuring fewer crashes and meatier stories - viewers can still get their shouty mayhem on the preceding state-based bulletin. Ten's also running its new national bulletin on Spotify and YouTube, knowing if the big screen can't tempt you, the little one might. This is, after all, another battle for your attention. It's that never-ending and exhausting contest for my attention, which makes the prospect of a few hours cut off from the internet, in my own little space, so appealing. It's exactly why I will sit back, relax and enjoy the flight. HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you use the WiFi when on a long flight? Or do you enjoy the break from the online world? Are you among the 69 per cent of Australians who avoid the news? How much of your day do you spend online? Email us: echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - Qantas has reported a major cyber security breach with data from up to 6 million customers potentially stolen. - Australians have claimed nearly $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months but insurers say the bill isn't as bad as had been expected. - A second man has been charged with sex abuse crimes against children as investigators broaden their probe after allegations of "heinous" offences at childcare centres. THEY SAID IT: "Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond." - Hunter S. Thompson YOU SAID IT: Touchscreen controls in cars are accidents waiting to happen. John wants a return to good old knobs, buttons and switches. "Yes, the screens are a distraction," writes Ann. "I drive a Mazda sedan and the screen is inactive if the car is moving. There are adequate controls with knobs and buttons for essential things like volume on the radio, tuning etc. Buy a Mazda next time, instead of an MG or a Tesla." Ian writes: "I love my Tesla Model 3, but am most assuredly not enamoured with Elon Musk nor with the number of essential driving functions that have been relegated to the screen, including heating/cooling control, radio station selection, and turning windscreen wipers and headlights on or off. I agree that having to search for these functions on a screen while under way is downright unsafe." That said, he loves the Tesla's fart button, a 'dog mode', and the navigation system. "I can set the dog mode on a hot day and nip into the supermarket while Tilly lounges in air-conditioned comfort on the car's back seat." "You have read my mind," writes Elaine. "When I updated my car I spent ages reading the 'Media manual' I then asked my son to assist as he has one in his car. After 'fiddling' with it and reading the manual, he declared it to be 'not user friendly'; therefore, it is not used to its possible potential." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to It's that moment of sweet surrender I treasure. You've made it to the airport on time, checked in, hustled through the cattle race to security, browsed some duty-free, arrived at the gate, boarded, and made it to your seat. The doors close, the aircraft is pushed back and soon you're airborne. It's when that seatbelt sign comes on that you finally relax. The airport stress is over. Everything's out of your hands now. Eight hours with no doom loop of news, no social media, no emails, no nagging reminders. Just a good book, perhaps a movie, maybe a doze - above all, respite from the real and troubled world 40,000 feet below you. It's for that reason I never succumb to temptation to make use of the aircraft's wifi. The hours of disconnection are almost as precious as the tropical holiday ahead. Switching off has never been more important. Numerous studies show that too much time online can have serious mental and physical health implications. Disturbed sleep, anxiety, depression, even obesity have been fingered as side effects of the online addiction so many of us struggle with. The online lure is at its worst during times of crisis, which nowadays seem the rule rather than the exception. Wars, natural disasters, train wrecks. We want to look away but can't and are driven by the fear of missing out on that latest development or tidbit of information that keeps us in the loop. In a bid to stay relevant in the online environment, the legacy media - especially most commercial free-to-air TV - have become ever more shrill in an attempt to wrest our attention from the screen in our hand to the big screen in the lounge room. That's why they serve a diet of incessant car crash or crime porn. Is it working? The University of Canberra's 2025 Digital News Report found that while local stories about crime and accidents remain popular up to 69 per cent of Australians actively avoid the news and only 37 per cent get their news via TV. The Ten Network has noticed this shift and has revamped its 6pm national nightly news offering with a more sober bulletin featuring fewer crashes and meatier stories - viewers can still get their shouty mayhem on the preceding state-based bulletin. Ten's also running its new national bulletin on Spotify and YouTube, knowing if the big screen can't tempt you, the little one might. This is, after all, another battle for your attention. It's that never-ending and exhausting contest for my attention, which makes the prospect of a few hours cut off from the internet, in my own little space, so appealing. It's exactly why I will sit back, relax and enjoy the flight. HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you use the WiFi when on a long flight? Or do you enjoy the break from the online world? Are you among the 69 per cent of Australians who avoid the news? How much of your day do you spend online? Email us: echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - Qantas has reported a major cyber security breach with data from up to 6 million customers potentially stolen. - Australians have claimed nearly $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months but insurers say the bill isn't as bad as had been expected. - A second man has been charged with sex abuse crimes against children as investigators broaden their probe after allegations of "heinous" offences at childcare centres. THEY SAID IT: "Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond." - Hunter S. Thompson YOU SAID IT: Touchscreen controls in cars are accidents waiting to happen. John wants a return to good old knobs, buttons and switches. "Yes, the screens are a distraction," writes Ann. "I drive a Mazda sedan and the screen is inactive if the car is moving. There are adequate controls with knobs and buttons for essential things like volume on the radio, tuning etc. Buy a Mazda next time, instead of an MG or a Tesla." Ian writes: "I love my Tesla Model 3, but am most assuredly not enamoured with Elon Musk nor with the number of essential driving functions that have been relegated to the screen, including heating/cooling control, radio station selection, and turning windscreen wipers and headlights on or off. I agree that having to search for these functions on a screen while under way is downright unsafe." That said, he loves the Tesla's fart button, a 'dog mode', and the navigation system. "I can set the dog mode on a hot day and nip into the supermarket while Tilly lounges in air-conditioned comfort on the car's back seat." "You have read my mind," writes Elaine. "When I updated my car I spent ages reading the 'Media manual' I then asked my son to assist as he has one in his car. After 'fiddling' with it and reading the manual, he declared it to be 'not user friendly'; therefore, it is not used to its possible potential."
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lisa Wilkinson makes appearance on The Project following controversial exit as axed show enters final days
made a brief appearance on The Project as it aired one of its final episodes on Wednesday. While she did not appear in person on the live show, the former co-host of the axed series was seen briefly in a package of celebrity interviews filmed in earlier years. A clip showed Wilkinson interviewing British pop star Robbie Williams in 2020, where she asked him if there is anything he hasn't tried yet that he'd like to. Robbie's answer was bleeped, with Lisa laughing, 'I can't use that'. Lisa was not mentioned by the show's panel but also appeared in further footage in the throwback segment, including a clip where she was shown interviewing singer Celine Dion. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. While she did not appear in person on the live show, the former co-host of the axed series was seen briefly in a package of celebrity interviews filmed in earlier years Wilkinson had joined the network in 2018 after an infamous pay dispute at Nine when she discovered her Today co-host Karl Stefanovic was earning significantly more than her. Everything was going well when she signed a new deal with Ten in 2021. But just a year later, she stepped down as host of The Project - her sole on-air role - citing the toll of 'relentless, targeted' media coverage. Wilkinson quit The Project in November 2022 and despite remaining on the Ten payroll until the end of 2024 she did not appear on air again. Despite her lengthy hiatus from the network, Wilkinson has remained in the public eye through her role in a highly-publicised defamation trial. She was embroiled in a case with Bruce Lehrmann who was suing Network 10 and Wilkinson over an interview with Brittany Higgins that was broadcast on The Project and online. This week, Wilkinson broke her silence on the show's shock cancellation. The 65-year-old veteran presenter recently shared a precious gallery of throwback photos from her time on the program to social media. One photo captured a beaming Lisa posing on the set alongside her former co-stars, including Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Peter Helliar. Another showed Lisa having fun with several of the A-List guests who appeared on the program, including Magda Szubanski, Tommy Little and Backstreet Boys stars Brian Littrell and Nick Carter. She captioned the gallery with some heartbreaking words. 'Vale The Project. So many talented people, so many laughs, so many incredibly important stories - many of which may have otherwise never been told,' Lisa began. 'It was a joy and privilege to be a part of it all. My love to everyone, particularly the huge hard-working team behind the scenes. 'Along with the audience, you were the true heart and soul of the show.' It comes after The Project was officially axed this week and will air its final episode on June 27. Network 10 announced the news earlier this month, sharing a post to Facebook thanking viewers for their support before announcing the show's replacement. Hosts Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris and Hamish Macdonald will also reportedly exit the network, while comedian Sam Taunton will continue his guest appearances on other Ten shows. The Project first aired in July 2009 and exceeded more than a million metro viewers at the height of its success - It boasted a rotating panel with stars like Aly, Harris, Tunny, Hamish Macdonald, Rove McManus, Taunton and Susie Youssef. It won several accolades including 11 Logie Awards - two of which were viewer-voted Gold Logies won by Aly and Bickmore. However, audiences began to dwindle in recent years and earlier this month, it attracted between 238,000 and 357,000 viewers nationally.
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
The sacking of Project star Sarah Harris could come as a warning to other young women
If axed The Project presenter Sarah Harris were to speak frankly to the young women who in recent weeks have jumped ship to join Ten's new evening news program, she might tell them to enjoy it while it lasts because that decade – from age 30 to 40 – will make or break a TV presenter's career. Last week Harris was one of 50-60 staffers to find themselves, suddenly and without notice, out of work following the cancellation of The Project, which she anchored. Harris now faces an uncertain future. So too do her co-hosts, among whom is Waleed Aly. TV sources are of the view that with three failed programs behind her at Ten – Studio 10, Shark Tank and The Project – Harris with her 'girl next door' everywoman appeal may have to explore opportunities away from free-to-air television going forward. Executives at Nine have long been of the view she made a miscalculation when she jumped ship to go to Ten in 2013. Harris was a 32-year Nine employee who had become the regular understudy for Mornings' show anchor Sonia Kruger on Nine. She also replaced Leila McKinnon on Weekend Today during the McKinnon's maternity leave. After a decade at Nine, after working her way up from researching and reporting on National Nine News, Harris was on the brink of securing a prominent full time role, Nine sources said last week. 'She was seen as a future successor anchor of one of those programs and was favoured over the likes of Sylvia Jeffreys to succeed,' a TV veteran told this columnist. The offer to join Ten's newly launched morning show Studio 10 came in 2013 but in her eagerness to sign with Ten – presumably doubling her income in the process – Harris failed to advise her Nine bosses who would learn of the appointment by reading it in Ten's PR material. Twelve years on, both Nine and rival Seven have recently slashed staff numbers. Harris finds herself, as a single mother-of-two, in a vastly different media landscape to the one she swapped for Ten in 2013. GRIM ADMISSION Ten boss Beverley McGarvey informed The Project's soon-to-be-ousted production unit on Monday that the show's future – and by association, theirs – had been under consideration for 'years'. The grim admission brought members of the program's hardworking crew to tears, among them the program's respected executive producer Chris Bendell. Hours later Ten announced the launch of the program that would replace The Project, 10 News+. The program concept is as unimaginative and stiflingly conventional as its title. Ten's head of lifestyle Tamara Simoneau is said to have been asking for more 'A Current Affair style' stories from The Project's producers 'for years'. Sources say Ten's new show will model itself on Nine's tabloid-styled current affairs' program. Paramount's vice president of news Martin White is said to have frequented The Project's studio control room in recent months while finetuning the 10 News+ program concept, one which McGarvey herself has admitted is unlikely to 'quadruple' The Project's ratings. With Nine and Seven's prime time news bulletins experiencing marginally stronger figures in the hotly contested 6pm-7pm slot, Ten has no hope of winning the slot. Television news veterans point to eight other reasons, in no particular order, the program won't be a ratings success: 1: The show is too bulky with too many unknown reporters (all of whom are white) and too few experienced producers who know how to produce such programs. A roster of 10 reporters has been attached to 10 News+, yet only two of them will be known to Ten's loyal viewers. These are newsreader Hugh Riminton and Ten's hardworking entertainment reporter Angela Bishop. While the rest, Samantha Butler, Brianna Parkins, Amelia Brace, Denham Hitchcock, Ursula Heger, Ashleigh Raper, Bill Hogan and Carrie-Anne Greenbank – may represent a considerable investment by Ten ($20 million is rumoured) – such a format is going to take time. It took A Current Affair 53 years after all. 2: History shows us Ten doesn't generally give news programs time to establish themselves because the nation has NEVER turned to Ten for news. An example of this, 6pm with George Negus launched in January 2011. Within three months the program underwent a title and timeslot change but despite moving to 6.30pm, the program was still cancelled after one season due to poor ratings. 3: Ten's record of extended national news program fails is long and stretches back decades. In 1988 it launched Page One at a rumoured cost of $14 million, a program which saw Ten poach stars from the ABC, among them Chris Masters, Maxine McKew, Kerry O'Brien. The show was cancelled the following year. Next came Hard Copy in 1991, it lasted just two seasons, as too did Hinch and Inside Edition with Peter Luck, also from 1992. Alan Jones Live, launched in 1994 in the 7pm time slot, lasted three months. 4: An hour is too long off the back of a local news bulletin. There's a reason A Current Affair is only 30 minutes. It's too hard to fill an hour. 5: Having approved her Logie Award winning speech for her interview with Brittany Higgins, Ten's failure to stand by its star reporter Lisa Wilkinson in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial. A network serious about producing quality news supports its stars when they are embroiled in legal action over content produced by and broadcast on the network. 6: The nation's population is too small to sustain another 6pm news hour 7: The producer in charge, Daniel Sutton, has no experience producing programs of this variety. 8: Ten appears unsure of its new target market. McGarvey indicated in her address to The Project staff this week that the network is moving away from its 16-39 consumer demographic to an older audience, then why hasn't the network tapped more seasoned talent for the show? The network has four strong 50+ women journalist's currently on its books – Chris Bath, Sharyn Ghidella, Jennifer Keyte and Sandra Sully – all of whom are better known than hosts Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace, as too was recently departed star Lisa Wilkinson. THE CHASE GATHERS SPEED Production studios are working overtime hunting for the nation's next hit game show. Seven has put the call out to studios in its search for a program to replace its ailing The Chase, news that has apparently crushed program host Larry Emdur who thought he was doing a pretty good job as Andrew O'Keefe's replacement. Ten too is working overtime trying to find a program for its 7pm slot. Reports earlier this month state Deal or No Deal will occupy the slot but production sources insist Ten is also still furiously searching for a host for Millionaire Hot Seat. The program, long hosted by Eddie McGuire, went into hiatus on Nine in January 2024 when the network launched Tipping Point. Ten initially favoured Liz Hayes for the chair but now their search has expanded to other prominent women. Julia Zemiro, Jennifer Byrne and Kitty Flanagan's name are said to be in the mix. BUSINESS CLASS ONE WEEK, TRAM RIDE THE NEXT ABC chairman Kim Williams couldn't hide his delight as he boarded a Qantas flight to New York in May. Our spies photographed a smiling Williams chatting to male passengers both in the business class cabin of his QF3 Dreamliner flight and at the airport as he prepared to board his flight to the US. An ABC spokesperson later said the chairman wasn't travelling on ABC-related business. The reason for the flight remains a mystery. This week it was a more reflective and silent Williams who was snapped travelling through Sydney – via tram, more your taxpayer-funded mode of transport. The ABC chairman took the light rail to Haymarket on Thursday night at around 8.30pm. Standing with one arm braced around a pole minus the luxurious comforts that come with a $12,000 business class air ticket, the ABC's top man was keeping very much to himself on the chilly light rail. The picture was taken the day after the ABC confirmed it was laying off 40 staff and winding up another 10 contracts and four days after it was announced the ABC was axing talk show program Q + A, plainly a better look for Williams. MY BRILLIANT CAREER The Miles Franklin classic My Brilliant Career is getting a reboot. The Gillian Armstrong film is set to be remade for television by Jungle Entertainment. Screen Australia has approved development funding for the project. No word yet of who has won the role of Sybella Melvin, the headstrong country girl first portrayed by Judy Davis in the class 1979 film. The writing team on the project are Liz Doran, Alice Addison and Larissa Behrendt. Doran is also producing along with Shay Spencer and Chloe Rickard.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Former Channel Seven star Denham Hitchcock breaks his silence as he confirms shock move to Network Ten
Channel Seven 's Denham Hitchcock has officially jumped ship to Network Ten, becoming the third high-profile journalist to exit the network in a major shake-up of Australia's media landscape. The veteran reporter confirmed the news on Monday on Instagram, revealing he would be joining Ten's soon-to-be-launched investigative unit – and that the move had a personal twist. 'Well here we go. I've switched channels. But also in a way – I've come full circle,' Hitchcock began. 'I grew up watching my father on Channel Ten News every night. I had a bunk bed with Eyewitness News stickers all over it – and can still sing the theme song.' He added: 'So I'm delighted to start work here today – joining the network to help with its plans for the future.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. He also shared a throwback photo of his father, veteran Ten journalist Kevin Hitchcock, sporting a classic 1980s moustache and captioned it with some amusing words: 'Not sure I could pull one of those off – but there's still time.' The move comes just days after The Australian reported that Hitchcock, along with 7News Sydney's Bill Hogan and award-winning former foreign correspondent Amelia Brace, had all resigned from Seven to join Ten. The trio are believed to have signed on to front a new current affairs program backed by Ten's head of news, Martin White. Brace and Hitchcock left Seven's Sydney newsroom within hours of quitting and began work at Ten on Monday. Hogan is expected to start in three weeks. The departures fuel speculation that Ten is preparing to launch a prime-time news magazine show to take on Nine's 60 Minutes, Seven's Spotlight, and ABC's Four Corners. Industry sources say the new program will focus on long-form investigative stories and is currently assembling what's been described as a 'crack team' of reporters and producers. A Ten spokesperson confirmed the shake-up to Daily Mail Australia, saying: 'Following the continued growth and success of our news brand, 10 News, we are investing in an investigative unit that will work on long-form stories.' For Hitchcock, the move comes just three months after returning to Seven following a break from TV journalism to live on a catamaran with his wife Mari and their young children. He had originally helped launch Spotlight in 2019 and led the network's coverage of major crime and current affairs stories, including last year's Who Killed Marea? documentary on Sky News. Despite his short return to Seven, Hitchcock appears ready to dive back into serious reporting at Ten – and has called on viewers to help feed him stories. 'To everyone who keeps sending me stories to look into – keep them coming. I read every message,' he wrote. Ten's new current affairs program is expected to launch later this year. Hitchcock departs only three months after having returned to Seven after a couple of years off living on a catamaran with his young family. 'I'm back. It's time to wash some of the salt out - and get back to what I do best,' he wrote on social media.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Sport
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Big Ten tournament bracket, schedule: Can Michigan State run table, crash No. 1 seed party?
Tre Holloman, Tom Izzo and Michigan State enter Big Ten tournament play on the heels of a regular season title and seven-game winning streak. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) (Aaron J. Thornton via Getty Images) Conference tournament previews: ACC | Big East | Big 12 | SEC Michigan State enters the Big Tournament as regular season champions seeking to double dip as tournament champions after starting the season unranked. Meanwhile, a handful of Big Ten teams will be sweating the NCAA tournament bubble. Here's what to know about and what to watch for at the Big Ten tournament, including matchups, game times and TV channels. 3 storylines to watch Can Michigan State sneak onto No. 1 seed line? After starting the season unranked, Michigan State has emerged as one of the nation's best teams and enters conference tournament play on a seven-game winning streak that includes five wins over ranked teams, two of them over rival Michigan. Advertisement The Spartans appear locked into a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will hope to make a case for a No. 1 seed in Indianapolis. It's a long shot that will require some significant help from the SEC tournament. Either way, the Spartans are playing their best basketball at the right time and are red hot entering tournament play. Can Michigan turn things around? Meanwhile, Michigan has been spiraling. After a 14-3 start to Big Ten play, the Wolverines have lost three straight and four of their last six, including Sunday's lopsided loss to Michigan State in the regular-season finale. The Wolverines are slipping in NCAA tournament bracket projections and will look to re-find their footing with a run in Indianapolis. How will Big Ten bubble teams shake out? Ohio State, Indiana and Nebraska all enter Big Ten tournament play on the NCAA tournament bubble. Indiana appears to be the safest bet of the three after beating Ohio State in the regular-season finale. Advertisement Big Ten tournament bracket How to watch the Big Ten tournament (All times approximate in ET) When: March 12-16 Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis TV: CBS, Big Ten Network, Peacock Game Schedule: Wednesday March 12 | First round Game 1: No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. | Peacock Game 2: No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State, 6 p.m. | Peacock Game 3: No. 14 USC vs. No. 11 Rutgers, 8:30 p.m. | Peacock Thursday, March 13 | Second round Game 4: No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon, Noon | Big Ten Network Game 5: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network Game 6: No. 7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner, 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network Game 7: No. 6 Purdue vs Game 3 winner, 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network Advertisement Friday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Game 8: No. 1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner, Noon | Big Ten Network Game 9: No. 4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network Game 10: No. 2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network Game 11: No. 3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner, 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network Saturday, March 15 | Semifinals Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m. | CBS Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 3:30 p.m. | CBS Sunday, March 16 | Championship Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 3:30 p.m. | CBS
