New Australian TV Channel To Hit The UK
May 11th 2004, 2:40 am
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New Australian TV Channel To Hit The UK
'Aussie Gold' channel planned for UK
A UK-based satellite channel showing Aussie soaps, drama and movies will launch towards the end of this year or early next.
Called Aussie Gold, the free-to-air station is aiming to feature the programming thusfar overlooked in the UK.
Head of programming Darren Gray, also a theatrical agent for Aussies in the UK, "[We] will specialise in screening classic and more recent Aussie soaps and dramas. It's a bonza idea and I feel has great appeal for the huge numbers of Aussie soap fans living in the UK, as well as ex-pats from Down Under.
"Sadly the mainstream terrestrial channels are showing very little Australian product these days despite the audience demand for it and the fact that some wonderful material is available."
Upcoming Australian soaps and drama station Aussie Gold has announced a blanket ban on advertising by non-Australian companies.
"We will only screen Aussie adverts and promote Australian companies and products," director of programming Darren Gray. "This policy is to enable us to have a totally Australian channel."
As well as soaps and drama, the channel - due to launch in December this year - will also show childrens' drama, miniseries and general entertainment programming.
A UK-based satellite channel showing Aussie soaps, drama and movies will launch towards the end of this year or early next.
Called Aussie Gold, the free-to-air station is aiming to feature the programming thusfar overlooked in the UK.
Head of programming Darren Gray, also a theatrical agent for Aussies in the UK, "[We] will specialise in screening classic and more recent Aussie soaps and dramas. It's a bonza idea and I feel has great appeal for the huge numbers of Aussie soap fans living in the UK, as well as ex-pats from Down Under.
"Sadly the mainstream terrestrial channels are showing very little Australian product these days despite the audience demand for it and the fact that some wonderful material is available."
Upcoming Australian soaps and drama station Aussie Gold has announced a blanket ban on advertising by non-Australian companies.
"We will only screen Aussie adverts and promote Australian companies and products," director of programming Darren Gray. "This policy is to enable us to have a totally Australian channel."
As well as soaps and drama, the channel - due to launch in December this year - will also show childrens' drama, miniseries and general entertainment programming.
May 11th 2004, 10:51 am
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Sounds good. So anyone with a Freeview box can pick this up?
May 11th 2004, 8:50 pm
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Re: New Australian TV Channel To Hit The UK
Originally posted by SteveBannister
'Aussie Gold' channel planned for UK
A UK-based satellite channel showing Aussie soaps, drama and movies will launch towards the end of this year or early next.
Called Aussie Gold, the free-to-air station is aiming to feature the programming thusfar overlooked in the UK.
Head of programming Darren Gray, also a theatrical agent for Aussies in the UK, "[We] will specialise in screening classic and more recent Aussie soaps and dramas. It's a bonza idea and I feel has great appeal for the huge numbers of Aussie soap fans living in the UK, as well as ex-pats from Down Under.
"Sadly the mainstream terrestrial channels are showing very little Australian product these days despite the audience demand for it and the fact that some wonderful material is available."
Upcoming Australian soaps and drama station Aussie Gold has announced a blanket ban on advertising by non-Australian companies.
"We will only screen Aussie adverts and promote Australian companies and products," director of programming Darren Gray. "This policy is to enable us to have a totally Australian channel."
As well as soaps and drama, the channel - due to launch in December this year - will also show childrens' drama, miniseries and general entertainment programming.
'Aussie Gold' channel planned for UK
A UK-based satellite channel showing Aussie soaps, drama and movies will launch towards the end of this year or early next.
Called Aussie Gold, the free-to-air station is aiming to feature the programming thusfar overlooked in the UK.
Head of programming Darren Gray, also a theatrical agent for Aussies in the UK, "[We] will specialise in screening classic and more recent Aussie soaps and dramas. It's a bonza idea and I feel has great appeal for the huge numbers of Aussie soap fans living in the UK, as well as ex-pats from Down Under.
"Sadly the mainstream terrestrial channels are showing very little Australian product these days despite the audience demand for it and the fact that some wonderful material is available."
Upcoming Australian soaps and drama station Aussie Gold has announced a blanket ban on advertising by non-Australian companies.
"We will only screen Aussie adverts and promote Australian companies and products," director of programming Darren Gray. "This policy is to enable us to have a totally Australian channel."
As well as soaps and drama, the channel - due to launch in December this year - will also show childrens' drama, miniseries and general entertainment programming.
I guess we'll get the inevitable comments about the c**p Aussie soaps and programming but a look at Corrie, Emmerdale, Walford Enders (it's Dirty Leslie now as well as Dirty Den) etc will confirm they're not so bad after all.
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