131-425: Young Talent Time is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten . The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny Young for its entire run. The show was briefly revived by Network Ten in 2012 and was hosted by singer and actor Rob Mills . The series featured a core group of young performers, in
262-567: A BRIT Award , seven ARIA Awards and two World Music Awards for Best-selling Australian Artist (1996, 2000). In 2001, she was awarded a BMI Foundation Songwriting Award (Broadcast Music Inc) by the American performance rights organisation for co-writing " Burn " with Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel. In 2011, Arena became the first Australian to be awarded a knighthood of the French National Order of National Merit , presented by
393-513: A datacast service on LCN 14, on 24 September 2012. In late 2012, Ten reported a loss of $ 12.9m as it battled poor advertising markets and failed to hold larger audience numbers. They made positions at the station redundant and said that production may become centralised. Ten launched Spree TV , an Australian free-to-air datacasting television channel mainly carrying paid programming and home shopping , on 17 September 2013, on LCN 15, with Brand Developers. Analogue broadcasts ceased in
524-422: A "coach" for new team members, Danielle Minogue and Mark McCormack; Arena told The Australian Women's Weekly ' s Debbie Byrne that "They seem to be settling down a lot quicker than I did. They both have a really professional attitude." At 14, she told Byrne "my aim: to be a recording artist and actress but, now, I have to concentrate simply on what I'm doing and that can take enough effort." Arena left
655-595: A 33% share in the multichannel Eleven and was Ten's largest creditor) had entered into a binding agreement to purchase the company for $ 123 million. CBS refinanced Ten's existing debt including guarantor fees to billionaire shareholders James Packer, Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon, and existing loans from the Commonwealth Bank. Shareholders in Ten Network Holdings lost their investment. Gordon and Murdoch had also placed their own joint bid for
786-491: A bidding partnership with Foxtel. In July 2015, Paul Anderson was announced as the new chief executive officer. A high-definition simulcast of 10 was revived on 2 March 2016. As a result, One , now known as 10 Bold, began broadcasting in standard definition only. On 29 April 2016, the Nine Network pulled its regional affiliation with WIN Television over a lawsuit involving its catch-up service 9Now , and announced
917-597: A child performer on the national television talent show Young Talent Time in 1976, at age 8. For secondary schooling, she attended a Catholic girls' college, St. Columba's College, Essendon , in Melbourne. Recalling her upbringing, Arena says, "It was a very Italian household, it was a very traditional household. There was a lot of love but there was a lot of discipline. And there was no room for pretentiousness. Really, there just wasn't." Arena received singing lessons from Voila Ritchie who recommended her to appear on
1048-590: A child, she listened to Spanish, Italian and French songs that were in her family's record collection. At the age of six, she was the flower girl at her cousin Gaetano's wedding, and at the reception she urged her father to approach the host so that she could sing— Daryl Braithwaite 's version of " You're My World "—it was her first public performance. Arena's family call her Pina, which is her shortened first name. She changed her first name from Filippina to Tina , her stage name becoming Tina Arena , when she appeared as
1179-548: A company registered in the Netherlands. Following the CBS acquisition, the network became a division of CBS Studios International. Ten moved to commission more Australian content. The additional programs were financed by the savings from the dissolution of Ten's output agreement with 21st Century Fox. CBS also moved to re-establish an in-house advertising sales department for 2019, bringing to an end Ten's four-year period with
1310-571: A core member of the Young Talent Team performing live on Australian national television each week, Arena sang cover versions of popular music tracks. In 1977, she released a split album , Tiny Tina and Little John , alternating tracks with fellow Young Talent Team member, John Bowles. As a member of the Young Talent Team, Arena appeared in TV specials, in TV commercials, at shopping centres and on tourist venues. In September 1982, she became
1441-684: A cover of Elvis Presley's " Can't Help Falling in Love ". Prior to the tour she had been in the UK recording her eighth studio album, Songs of Love & Loss 2 , it was released on 15 November 2008, and reached No. 12 in Australia. For this album, her vocals were recorded live with the London Studio Orchestra, again conducted by Hale. On 27 August 2008, alongside fellow Australian singer and songwriter Darren Hayes , Arena appeared as
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#17328010948851572-573: A film, as well as merchandise including swap cards, boardgames, toys, and mugs. The program won numerous Logie Awards . Young Talent Time was produced as a joint venture by Lewis-Young Productions (the production partnership between host Johnny Young and his friend and colleague Kevin Lewis, one of the directors of Festival Records ) and was taped mainly at the studios of ATV-10 in Nunawading , Melbourne although occasional shows were taped at
1703-505: A fresh commodity, she opined: "I loved every minute of that—of people not knowing who I was. I guess it was tiring fighting the individual thing. It was good to not be a part of a past and being accepted as an artist. Not having to carry this Young Talent Time luggage which was constantly shoved in my face." Five additional singles were released, " Sorrento Moon (I Remember) " (January 1995), " Heaven Help My Heart " (May), " Wasn't It Good " (September), " Show Me Heaven " (November) and "That's
1834-565: A guest judge during the London auditions of the sixth season of Australian Idol . She appeared again as a guest judge, on 16 November, while she was in Australia to promote, Songs of Love & Loss 2 . In March 2009, Arena toured Australia and appeared as a guest performer at the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras party singing a medley of "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", accompanied by Alison Jiear on
1965-773: A member in the General Division of the Order of Australia "for significant service to the music industry as a singer, songwriter, and recording artist, and as a supporter of charitable groups". In 2016 Arena was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). In March 2019, the Government of Australia appointed Arena as a board member of the Australia Council for the Arts for a three-year term. Arena
2096-496: A new affiliation agreement with Southern Cross Austereo , Ten's then-primary regional affiliate. Ten subsequently negotiated a five-year affiliation deal with WIN; the new affiliations took effect on 1 July, with WIN becoming the carrier of Network Ten programming in regional Queensland, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and
2227-507: A new deal was struck with EMI . It has torch songs , originally recorded by women in the 1960s and 1970s, including by Dusty Springfield and Diana Ross , and the arrangements featured a full string orchestra conducted by Simon Hale . A promotional tour of Australia, in early November, included appearances on Dancing with the Stars and Sunrise . Five concert dates backed by a 35-piece orchestra were held over December to January: three at
2358-622: A new deal with Sony Music BMG, France. She embarked on an Australian national tour in late 2004 to early 2005, to support the album. Her debut French-language album, Un autre univers was released in December 2005, and gained a platinum certificate from SNEP in February 2006, it peaked at No. 9 on the French charts and remained for 78 weeks. Un autre univers lead single, " Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible " which peaked at No. 3 on
2489-466: A new digital channel, Eleven , on 11 January 2011. The channel is aimed at a "distinctly youthful" audience between the ages of 13 and 29. Neighbours and The Simpsons were high-profile programs migrating from Ten to the new channel. The channel was a joint venture with CBS Studios International , which owned a 33% stake. On 8 May 2011, Ten relaunched its sports-based channel One , with general entertainment programming aimed at males taking over
2620-518: A number of charity performances. During 1988, Arena appeared as a guest on Australian TV shows recalling her tenure on Young Talent Time and looking for a new record label. In 1990, she had a singing and dancing role in the David Atkins' musical, Dynamite , for a 10-month run. Also that year she signed with EMI and reinvented her image as a raunchy disco diva. In April she issued a single, " I Need Your Body ", which peaked at No. 3 on
2751-568: A number of shows at Melbourne's Festival Hall . In 1987, an unanticipated audience turnout of over 4,000 people caused trouble at a concert at the Westfield Shopping Centre, Parramatta . Some fans were crushed in the crowd and the concert was cancelled. Joey Dee had to be treated for a knee injury and Courtney Compagnino had to be treated for shock. In 1988, over 12,000 people attended an outdoor concert held in Brisbane at
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#17328010948852882-431: A service station attendant, farmer, caravan site manager and speedboat lake), Evie Hayes and John Farnham (then known as Johnny Farnham) as himself. Fiddess died just a few days after he finished filming his scenes. There was also a film clip made for the Young Talent Team's version of The Cowsills ' hit song The Rain, The Park and Other Things , shot in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens , but despite not appearing on
3013-517: A solo spot each episode to showcase their individual talents. Starting from Episode 10, duets were sung instead of solos as each team member had performed a solo. Each weekly episode featured three or four young contestants (or acts) under the age of 16. These solo performers, duos, groups, etc., included singers, dancers (ballet, hip hop, tap, jazz, etc.), musicians, sight acts, illusionists, comedians and so on. The winning contestant (or act) each week received $ 5,000 from NAB (National Australia Bank) and
3144-466: A special anniversary edition of Young Talent Time. It marked the show's 50th anniversary. In 1988 Johnny Young launched an American version of the show re-titled The New Generation . Produced in Australia, it starred the current senior members of the former Young Talent Time cast: Dannii Minogue, Vince Del Tito, Natalie Miller, Lorena Novoa, Beven Addinsall; and a new member, Keith Williams, from Los Angeles. The show also featured regular appearances from
3275-436: A television talent quest and variety show, Young Talent Time , an Australian weekly television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten . When Arena was selected to appear on Young Talent Time in 1974, the producers at Lewis-Young Productions and Network Ten asked her to change her first name from Filippina to "Tina"—creating her stage name, "Tina Arena"—so as to be more relatable to
3406-843: A tour having shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. The Grand Final episode was aired on 4 May. The talent quest was won by first heat entrants and wildcard winners Lil' Banditz Krew. The all-boys Hip Hop troupe toured with the YTT team and Rob Mills in June and July 2012, visiting various Sydney venues as well as Melbourne and Canberra. YTT was not renewed for a 2013 season because of poor ratings. However, such team members as Aydan Calafiore and Adrien Nookadu went on to have music careers and Georgia-May Davis worked with Disney Channel Australia . Lyndall Wennekes later starred on The Voice in 2014, Adrien Nookadu on The X Factor in 2014. Aydan Calafiore appeared on Australia's Got Talent in 2013 and auditioned for
3537-404: Is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global 's UK & Australia division. As one of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of
3668-545: The 1988 World Expo , which was broadcast on television the following week. At the end of 1988, Young and the cast performed a series of concerts. The final concert was held at the Melbourne Tennis Centre on 23 December, the same night on which the last episode of Young Talent Time aired on Network Ten. In the early 1970s the cast performed at Luna Park Sydney . Due to the large crowd in attendance, they were unable to leave. Park management offered to stop
3799-588: The ARIA Singles Chart . McFarlane described it as "uptempo" with the associated music video "projecting a raunchy disco-diva persona ... flaunting a pouting rock starlet with bouncing cleavage and attitude to burn." Australian journalist Ed Nimmervoll noticed that she used "raunchy videos showing off her cleavage as if to prove she was a woman now." The artist followed with another single, " The Machine's Breaking Down ", in July 1990, which peaked in
3930-607: The Sydney Opera House and two at Melbourne 's Hamer Hall . The album peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart; at the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 it was nominated for Best Selling Album. While Arena was promoting Songs of Love & Loss in Australia in 2008, she shot a music video in and around Sydney for her next French-language single, " Entends-tu le monde? " (English: "Do you hear
4061-626: The TEN-10 studios in Sydney or on location. Many of the episodes from the early- to mid-1970s no longer exist as the tapes were wiped for re-use, being the official Network Ten policy at the time. Some later episodes from the series were repeated by pay TV broadcaster Foxtel in the late 1990s. On average, 44 episodes were produced per year for 18 years. The episodes were broadcast in black and white from April 1971 to April 1975, thereafter in colour. The final episode aired on 23 December 1988. In
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4192-669: The Wollongong station WIN-4 in the early 1960s, around the same time he bought Festival Records . In 1977, frustrated by regulatory blocks that prevented him from expanding into the Sydney market, Murdoch sold WIN and purchased a 46% share in Ten Sydney. In 1979, Murdoch made an unsuccessful takeover bid for the Melbourne-based The Herald and Weekly Times media group, which originally owned HSV-7. Although
4323-721: The Young Talent Time show in October 1983, ahead of her 16th birthday, due to the Network Ten Young Talent Time series age-limit contract stipulation to give way for younger members. Arena performed the songs " The Way We Were " and " MacArthur Park " for her finale set on her farewell Young Talent Time episode. Arena starred in Young Talent Time from 1976 to 1983—making her the show's longest-serving cast member. Arena completed her Higher School Certificate (final year of secondary school) and
4454-512: The 1972 short film Caravan Holiday featuring Johnny Young and the Young Talent Team; full biographies of all 40 Team Members and Johnny Young; Nicole Kidman 's appearance as a guest on the show to promote her 1983 film BMX Bandits ; assorted television commercials featuring members of the team; footage of some of the Team when they appeared as contestants on the show; and the full-length clip of sisters Dannii Minogue and Kylie Minogue performing
4585-475: The 2017 and 2018 seasons of The Voice, being unable to turn a chair in 2017 but turning all four chairs in 2018. Aydan joined Joe Jonas' and ultimately placed 4th place on The Voice , which resulted in him releasing his own music as well as being on Eurovision - Australia Decides in 2019. A one-hour prime-time television documentary Young Talent Time Tells All aired on Network Ten on 29 October 2001. Produced and directed by former YTT cast member John Bowles, it
4716-486: The 50th birthday celebration for Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Arena performed at the celebration, along with John Farnham , and featured musical performances by Elaine Paige . Arena's duet with US artist, Marc Anthony , " I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You ", from the feature film soundtrack for The Mask of Zorro (July 1998), gained her European chart success. The track
4847-456: The 6:30 pm slot in 1985, which put it in direct competition to Young Talent Time. After four years of dwindling ratings, in October 1988 Network Ten finally decided to move YTT to Friday nights at 7.30 pm, but the change did not help. The show was cancelled three months later. The general manager of Channel 10 Melbourne, Renny Cunnack, announced on 25 January 1989 that Young Talent Time would "not be resuming production in 1989". Cunnack himself
4978-593: The ABC, which was funded by government budget allocation and (until 1972) by fees from television viewer licences. The second tier consisted of the commercial networks and independent stations owned by private operators, whose income came from selling advertising time. The network was launched as ATV-0 in Melbourne opened on 1 August 1964 and was owned by the Ansett Transport Industries , which at
5109-836: The ARIA top 40. Arena's fourth solo studio album, Just Me , was released on 12 November 2001 and debuted at No. 7 in Australia; it reached the top 50 in France and top 70 in Switzerland. She co-wrote tracks with Nile Rodgers ( Madonna , Diana Ross ), Desmond Child ( Ricky Martin , Aerosmith ), Robbie Nevil ( Earth, Wind & Fire ), Mark Hudson ( Eric Clapton , Cher ), Victoria Shaw and Peter-John Vettese ( Dido , Paul McCartney ). The album explored different genres, containing more upbeat tracks as opposed to her two previous studio records which featured her soprano voice on slow pop ballads. Although written after
5240-630: The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , as the Narrator, at the State Theatre , Melbourne. In 1992 Arena sang background vocals on the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price , titled Heaven Knows , which was released in July 1992, and she appeared in the 1993 music video by Price for the single " A House Divided ". Arena's second solo studio album, Don't Ask , was released on 14 November 1994. It
5371-787: The Canadian-based Canwest media group, which held a controlling stake in the network until 2009. Also in 1992, the network commenced a strategy of targeting younger audiences. The Adelaide and Perth stations were re-acquired by the network in 1995. With the network having financially recovered, Ten Network Holdings floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998. At this time, Ten had affiliate broadcasting agreements with Southern Cross Broadcasting in southern New South Wales, regional Victoria and Tasmania, and with Telecasters Australia in northern New South Wales and regional Queensland. In 2001, Ten opened
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5502-687: The Christmas break between the first and second seasons of Young Talent Time , Johnny Young and the Young Talent Team shot a 22-minute colour film. (At the time, Young Talent Time still screened in black and white on Australian television.) Sponsored by the Caravan Trade & Industries Association Caravan Holiday was completed by early 1972 and released in cinemas across Australia as a supporting feature to Peter Bogdanovich 's hugely popular US comedy picture What's Up, Doc? which starred Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal . The cast featured
5633-558: The Foxtel-affiliated Multi Channel Network (MCN). One reason CBS acquired Ten was to assist the company to launch its CBS All Access streaming service in the Australian market. The service launched in December 2018 and was branded 10 All Access in the local market. On 31 October 2018, the network unveiled a new logo, replacing the "ten" wordmark used since 1991 with a stylised circle 10, and
5764-579: The French charts, in November 2005, and stayed in the top 5 for over 10 weeks. The single was her biggest French hit to date on the French national charts In February 2006, the single achieved platinum sales in France. The single peaked at No. 1 in Belgium and was a top 20 hit in Switzerland. The song received an award for Song of the Year in France. A second single " Je m'appelle Bagdad "
5895-554: The Gold Coast. WIN owner and Ten's largest shareholder Bruce Gordon positioned himself to increase his ownership stake in Ten, subject to changes to media ownership laws being passed. Following Ten Network Holdings reporting a $ 232 million half year loss, billionaire shareholders Lachlan Murdoch , Bruce Gordon and James Packer withdrew support for $ 250 million guaranteed loan that would help keep Ten out of receivership. This loan
6026-465: The Grand Final winner received $ 100,000. Sherrynne Johnson a young Tasmanian semi finals Winner was unable to return for the Grand Final due to unforeseen family circumstances. The show's two judges/mentors were the original show's longest-serving Young Talent Team member Tina Arena (who appeared from 1977 to 1983 – six years 6 Months), and Filipino-American choreographer Charles Klapow , one of
6157-550: The Green, at Swan Valley . The duo performed tracks from their latest respective albums and were supported by Australian Idol season 4 winner, Damien Leith . In January 2010, Arena released a live CD and DVD in Australia titled Live: The Onstage Collection The album peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The live recording was her eighth Top 10 album on the ARIA Australian-only artist chart and
6288-463: The Mardi Gras for a fourth time: she is one of the gay icons of this generation. In October 2004, Arena released Greatest Hits 1994–2004 , her second compilation album, which peaked at No. 10 in Australia. The compilation provided a newly recorded track as a single, " Italian Love Song " (November), which reached the top 40. After its release she left the recording label, striking
6419-474: The Netherlands and top 10 in Belgium. Arena toured the US from March 1999, to promote the album's local release, as well as another single, " If I Was a River ", which did peak in the UK top 40. Sony attempted to "break" Arena into the US market by the release of "If I Was a River", penned by Diane Warren . Ruhlmann felt the label had an "obvious plan is to turn her into a down-under Celine Dion" however
6550-483: The Olympics, I cared about the fact that I was Australian. And I was touched because I was an ethnic girl, of ethnic blood but that WAS Australian. Because I was born here, this is where I grew up, this is where I learned everything." At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 in October, Arena received an Outstanding Achievement Award. In the following month she issued her first compilation album, Souvenirs , which reached
6681-771: The President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy , for her contributions to French culture, and ceremonially awarded by Frédéric Mitterrand , the Minister of Culture and Communication of France. In 2015, Arena was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Hall of Fame . On Australia Day , 26 January 2016, Arena was recognised in the Australia Day Honours and appointed
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#17328010948856812-414: The US. In 1990 Johnny Young self-funded and produced a one-off direct-to-video special titled Young Talent Time Now - 1990 . It featured the final six members of the cast (Jamie Churchill, Johnnie Nuich, Joey Dee, Courtney Compagnino, Juanita Coco, and Rikki Arnot) and former cast member Beven Addinsall. Network Ten and Granada Australia - in conjunction with Johnny Young and Johnny Young Music - were
6943-683: The United Kingdom, Channel 5 (which was owned by Viacom) as part of ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia (now Paramount Networks UK & Australia ) division in January 2020. The following month, it was announced that the former Viacom channels in Australia would be brought under the Network 10 sales department, moving away from Foxtel Media (formerly MCN) in April. Network 10 also began to co-commission new programmes with Channel 5, including
7074-674: The United States with the Fox network, Australia's media ownership laws obliged him to dispose of the flagship television stations, which were sold to The Northern Star , an offshoot of the Westfield Group conglomerate controlled by property tycoon Frank Lowy . However, Westfield was badly hit by the stock market crash of 1987, and in 1989 sold Network Ten to a consortium led by Charles Curran and former television journalist Steve Cosser. The network became fully national in 1988 with
7205-479: The Way a Woman Feels" (February 1996). At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 , Arena was nominated in six categories and won four trophies: Best Pop Release and Song of the Year for "Chains"; and Album of the Year and Best Female Artist for Don't Ask . At the 1996 ceremony she received five more nominations and won Highest Selling Album for Don't Ask . Other accolades she earned were Variety Club Entertainer of
7336-602: The West End production of Chicago , at the Cambridge Theatre , West End of London . The Sydney Morning Herald reported that, "Arena is returning to the stage following the birth of her first baby, Gabriel, now aged 13 months. Arena will make her debut at the prestigious Cambridge Theatre in Covent Garden in April playing the infamous murderess who exploits the media to escape prosecution. Arena said she
7467-662: The Year, an Advance Australia Foundation award, and a World Music Award. Arena relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 and 1997, to record her third solo studio album, In Deep (18 August 1997), which became her second number-one album in Australia. For the Australian version of the album Arena co-wrote eleven of its twelve tracks—her fellow writers include Mick Jones (of Foreigner ), David Tyson, Christopher Ward , Dean McTaggart , Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel. The album included her cover version of Foreigner's " I Want to Know What Love Is ", originally written by Jones who produced Arena's version. In Deep "was recorded predominantly live in
7598-422: The actual recording, being recorded prior to their recruitment, Mills and Ryles appeared in the clip. It screened on television just once, on Christmas Eve 1972. It was then unseen for three decades until a restored version was featured as a bonus extra on the 2002 DVD Young Talent Time: The Collection (Universal Pictures - 2002). In the opening credit sequence, Jane Scali's surname is misspelt as Scarli. Over
7729-677: The album and has appeared in Night of the Proms , Star Academy , Fête de la Musique , Les Enfoirés and the NRJ Music Awards where she performed her single, " Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible " (English: "Love Even the Impossible", November 2005) backed by her French contemporaries: Anggun , Leslie Bourgoin , Amel Bent , Nâdiya , Lââm and Natasha St-Pier . Arena returned to the London stage in April 2007, starring as Roxie Hart in
7860-515: The album and its singles "had no commercial impact upon release in the U.S." and "must be considered a disappointment." Her US foray included appearances on TV shows such as Donny & Marie . In February 1999, she teamed with label-mate Donna Summer to perform a cover version of " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) "; the duet appeared on Summer's live album, Live & More Encore (June 1999). Arena's first French-language single, " Aller plus haut " (English: "Go Higher", July 1999), appeared on
7991-462: The bid failed, he gained a 50% stake in Ansett , which thus gave him control of channel 0 in Melbourne. In 1979, 0-10 first aired the soap opera Prisoner , which was a huge rating success. On 20 January 1980, the 0-10 Network became known as Network Ten to reflect ATV moving from channel 0 to channel 10 – although the Brisbane station continued to broadcast as TVQ -0 until 10 September 1988 when
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#17328010948858122-509: The biggest-selling albums by an Australian female singer to date. It has sold over two million copies worldwide and was certified 10 times platinum by ARIA in 2011 for shipment of over 700,000 copies in that country alone. The success of the record made her a "priority artist" for Sony , who marketed her in the US. Her European success was realised: Don't Ask charted in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. The lead single, " Chains ",
8253-449: The chart's Top 10 with Dannii Minogue's " I Begin to Wonder " and Kylie Minogue 's " Slow " also appearing on the chart. "Never (Past Tense)" was used on the US TV series, Queer as Folk , and on its associated soundtrack album (2003). The singer-songwriter performed the Tiësto remix with a new remix of " Dare You to Be Happy " live at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party in March 2005. By 2014 she had performed at
8384-435: The company, which was not endorsed by the administrators. At a meeting held on 12 September, Ten's creditors overwhelmingly voted in support of CBS' bid, citing concerns over Murdoch's previous management of Ten and talk of mass job cuts in the news department under Murdoch/Gordon ownership. The CBS acquisition was completed on 16 November 2017, when the shares of Ten Network Holdings were transferred to CBS Network Ten BV ,
8515-424: The continental version of In Deep , which peaked at No. 2 on the local singles chart. It also became her first number-one hit on the Belgian Singles Chart. Her second French-language single was a cover version of " Les trois cloches " (English: "The Three Bells", January 2000), which reached No. 4 in France and another number-one hit in Belgium. From May that year she lived in London while she appeared in
8646-419: The country. As of 2023, Network 10 is usually the fourth-rated television network and primary channel in Australia, behind the Seven Network , Nine Network and ABC TV and ahead of SBS . From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965, there were three television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network) , the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network) , and
8777-491: The divorce from Carr, she said that the record is not angry nor bitter but rather a "celebration of womanhood". It was certified gold by ARIA and by SNEP (France). To promote Just Me she showcased it for 150 people, mostly Australian TV and media personalities, in Melbourne. The record provided four singles including " Symphony of Life " (September 2002), which peaked at No. 8 in Australia and top 50 (as "Symphonie de l'âme") in France. In November 2008 she performed
8908-421: The doors to the Big Brother Australia house and, with it, reality television. The opening night of Big Brother became the most-watched program of the night. Big Brother became synonymous with the network in the 2000s, with the series lasting 8 season. Even after iterations on rival networks, Big Brother is set to return to 10 in 2025. The trend was then followed by the launching of the Australian version of
9039-529: The drama miniseries Lie With Me and documentary series The Royals Revealed . Tina Arena Filippina Lydia " Tina " Arena AM (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Arena is multilingual , singing and recording in English, Italian, French and Spanish. Arena has earned several international and national awards, including
9170-410: The film Michael Jackson's This Is It . Klapow had previously been a judge on UK talent show Don't Stop Believing . TV Personality Ian Dickson filled in as judge while Tina Arena was ill for one episode. From the beginning of the finals competition he served as a full-time judge. While the judges decided the winning contestant (or act) of each weekly episode, viewers could vote online for any of
9301-458: The form of " Ti Voglio Qui "). The second single, " If I Didn't Love You " (November) appeared in the ARIA top 50. In April of the following year she issued " Now I Can Dance ", which peaked at No. 13. In the UK Arena released "Whistle Down the Wind" (June 1998) as a cover version single, it was the title track from the 1996 musical of the same name , her version reached the UK Singles Chart top 30. In April 1998, Arena performed at
9432-643: The latter. She travelled to South Australia to co-headline with US musician, Chris Isaak , at Barossa Under the Stars , an outdoors concert. Also in March 2009 her first French-language compilation album, The Best & le meilleur (English: The Best & the best ), was released. The Peel Me Sessions , an album of original material recorded in 2003, was also officially released in May 2009. In January 2010, Arena and Irish singer Ronan Keating (of Boyzone ) were co-headliners for an outdoor concert festival, A Day on
9563-584: The launch of NEW-10 in Perth after the introduction of satellite facilities made it economical for the network to broadcast to Western Australia. Northern Star officially took hold of TVQ-10 later in the year because of swapping frequencies with neighbouring DDQ-0 in Toowoomba and rebranded CTC Canberra under the network banner in time for aggregation. In 1989, Ten's ratings were in decline, so on 23 July 1989, recently recruited network boss Bob Shanks relaunched
9694-613: The lead role of Esméralda for the stage musical, Notre Dame de Paris during a six-month run. Carr, by now her ex-husband, had claimed in Business Review Weekly (2000) that Arena was paid $ 200,000 per week when she was performing in Notre Dame de Paris . Arena sang "The Flame" (written by John Foreman ) at the 2000 Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympics on 15 September. Seven Network covered
9825-523: The lead role of Sally Bowles . In April 2003, Arena and US electronica group, Roc Project , released a dance music single " Never (Past Tense) ", which reached number 1 on the US Billboard Dance Airplay Chart in October 2003. The single included seven house and electronic dance music remixed versions by various DJs. This was the first time three performers associated with Young Talent Time were simultaneously in
9956-653: The material on offer." Kelvin Hayes of AllMusic felt that "a lot of Don't Ask remains twee. However, there are good moments." It peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart—a year after its release—and remained in the top 50 for 83 weeks. It reached No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 12 in New Zealand . Don't Ask was the highest-selling album of 1995 in Australia and one of
10087-606: The national broadcast across Australia, which become the highest rating TV telecast in Australian history. John Farnham , Olivia Newton-John , Vanessa Amorosi , Human Nature and Julie Anthony were some of the other Australian artists who appeared at the opening ceremony and contributed to the various artists' album, The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony (September 2000). She recalled, "When I sang at
10218-427: The network celebrated its 40th birthday with a two-hour highlights package called Ten: Seriously 40 , which was hosted by Bert Newton and Rove McManus . On 27 October 2005, Network Ten announced that its long-running morning talk-variety program Good Morning Australia would be cancelled at the end of the year after a fourteen-year run. This ended host Bert Newtons 14-year association with Network Ten; although he
10349-479: The network is now referred to in the text as Network 10 . The new brand is used across all of Network 10's platforms and services, and was intended to reflect the broadcaster's positioning as an "adventurous alternative" with a "sense of fun". 10 also relaunched its multi channels Eleven and One as 10 Peach and 10 Boss , with Boss focusing on dramatic programming and targeting an older adult audience, and Peach continuing to be targeted towards young adults. 10 Boss
10480-429: The network, re-branding it as 10 TV Australia , and introducing several new programs, including four new prime time game shows. However, by the end of 1989, the ratings failed to improve and most of the new programs were cancelled, except for its Eyewitness News bulletins, Neighbours and E Street (debuting in late 1988). Meanwhile, Northern Star Holdings were having financial and regulatory problems. The company
10611-460: The original run of the show, from 1971 to 1988, there were a total of 40 cast members. Members of the cast who found continued success after leaving the series and continue working as performers include Tina Arena , Vikki Broughton, Jane Scali , Jamie Redfern , Dannii Minogue , Karen Knowles , Sally Boyden , and Debra Byrne , Beven Addinsall and John Bowles. The show had a policy that when team members reached 16 years of age, they had to leave
10742-543: The prevalent rankings, with the Nine Network typically in the first place, the Seven Network second, 0-10 third and ABC TV fourth. The gradual evolution of Network Ten into its current form has its origins in the ongoing attempts by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to acquire a prized commercial television licence in Australia's largest capital city market, Sydney. This began when Murdoch's News Limited purchased
10873-504: The previous year with Brian Cadd producing at Flagstaff Studios in Melbourne. When the single did not appear in the top 50 her planned album was scrapped. Following her 1985 recording, Arena sang advertising jingles and worked on the pub and club circuit to earn a living. She performed solo shows and in bands, including as a member of a nine-piece ensemble, Network. She also appeared in musicals. In 1987, she supported American artist Lionel Richie on his Australian tour following
11004-432: The producers of a revival of Young Talent Time . Taped before a live studio audience at Fox Studios in Sydney, the 15-episode series debuted on Network Ten across Australia at 6.30 pm on Sunday 22 January 2012. Hosted by former Australian Idol 2003 contestant Rob Mills , the 2012 revival featured a regular Young Talent Team (of 10 members) performing a couple of group numbers each week, with one team member featuring in
11135-499: The public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV ). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licensing a third commercial television station in each capital city. This decision was seen by some as a way for the government to defuse growing public dissatisfaction with the dominance of imported overseas programming and the paucity of local content. The first of these third licences
11266-566: The reality singing competition format Idols called Australian Idol in 2003. Australian Idol was a hit for several years, lasting until 2009. In 2004, Network Ten enjoyed its best year since the 1970s , winning two rating weeks (out of 40) and finishing second nationally only behind the Nine Network and well ahead of the Seven Network . This was a departure from previous years; it has typically placed third behind Nine and Seven in most other rating years since 2000. In 2005, Canwest
11397-480: The regions on 10 December 2013. On 1 August 2014, the network celebrated its 50th anniversary. A television special related to the anniversary called 50 Years Young aired on 3 August 2014, after being rescheduled from 8 August by the network. On 15 June 2015, Foxtel (co-owned by News Corp ) bought 15% shares in Ten Network Holdings, pending approval from the ACCC. Prior to the acquisition, Discovery backed out from
11528-442: The scenic railway so that the cast could exit through the tunnel. According to Greg Mills, the train driver was not told, and the train did not stop. The cast narrowly avoided death by pressing themselves against the wall of the tunnel. If not for Brad Boyden, Sally Boyden 's father, neither of the team would have known that the roller coaster train was even approaching. Trevor Hindmarch came the closest to death or injury as his jacket
11659-611: The schedule. It is aimed at a similar audience to 7mate . In 2012, Ten unsuccessfully launched many new programs. This led to Ten's ratings dropping to fourth place behind ABC TV for over thirty straight nights. The poor performance resulted in Chief Programming Officer David Mott's resignation. In September 2012, Ten made a partnership with TVSN , which meant the TVSN channel became available on Ten's free-to-air multiplex to metropolitan viewers as
11790-427: The series and move on, but this rule would subsequently be stretched and broken. Over the 18 years of the original show, Johnny Young and the various cast members made numerous live appearances all over Australia, performing full concerts or short publicity appearances at various venues. In 1973, Young, the cast and Denis Walter supported Jamie Redfern in a series of live concerts. The Jamie Redfern Show sold out
11921-400: The show ended this plan and he was forced to sell his family home to finance his debts. Network Ten continued airing compilation episodes in early 1989, initially as The Best of Young Talent Time at 7.30 on Friday nights, then as Young Talent Time Favorites at 11.00 on Saturday mornings. The last of these aired in Melbourne on Saturday 1 April 1989. On September 26, 2021, Channel 10 aired
12052-405: The song "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves". Rare footage includes a nine-year-old Jamie Redfern (pre- Young Talent Time ) appearing with Happy Hammond on a Channel Seven test broadcast of colour television in 1968, seven years before Australian television actually began broadcasting in colour. Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network , Channel 10 or simply 10 )
12183-574: The station changed to TVQ-10. In 1987 Adelaide's Network Ten affiliate (SAS-10) and Seven Network affiliate (ADS-7) successfully negotiated to exchange affiliation rights and channel frequencies due to ownership problems. On 27 December 1987, the exchange came into effect and ADS-7, owned by the same owners as the main Network Ten stations, became ADS-10 with SAS-10 converting to SAS-7, operated by TVW -7 in Perth. When Murdoch became an American citizen in 1985 so that he could expand his media empire in
12314-555: The station, and in tribute to this event, the 0-10 Network adopted the First in Colour slogan in 1974, within months before the 1 March 1975 transition to colour broadcasting. For its first five years, the 0-10 Network led a hand-to-mouth existence. By the beginning of the 1970s the network was in a precarious financial position and there were predictions that it would fail. In 1971, the 0-10 Network first aired Young Talent Time , which
12445-421: The studio in an attempt to bring the material closer to Tina's stage performance persona" with four tracks produced by Tyson and the rest by Jones. In Deep was certified 3× platinum in Australia. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic found the US version of the album showed that "Her own songs, co-written with a team of others, are perfectly good contemporary pop/rock, and she sings them with passionate commitment" and it
12576-515: The then-current line-up of the Young Talent Team (Jamie Redfern, Rod Kirkham, Greg Mills, Philip Gould, Julie Ryles, Debbie Byrne, Vikki Broughton and Jane Scali) prior to Redfern's departure to tour the US with Liberace . Despite not appearing in the film, new team member Trevor Hindmarch turned up to the premiere, as seen in the documentary Young Talent Time Tells All . It featured actor/comedian Buster Fiddess (as Mr Crawley) and Addie Black, and guest appearances by Johnny Young (in multiple cameos as
12707-537: The time owned one of Australia's two domestic airlines. TEN-10 in Sydney, which opened on 5 April 1965, was originally owned by United Telecasters, which also in July that year opened TVQ -0 in Brisbane . Also opened later that month was SAS-10 , serving the city of Adelaide . The new television network was initially dubbed the Independent Television System or ITS, but in 1970 adopted
12838-485: The title The 0-10 Network , which reflected the channels used by the first two stations launched in the group, ATV and TEN. Melbourne's ATV was the first station of the network to stage colour broadcasts in 1967, the broadcast was that of the horse races in Pakenham, Victoria , which was seen by network and RCA executives and invited members of the media and press. This would be the first of many test colour telecasts for
12969-550: The top 30. Her debut solo album, Strong as Steel , was released in October, and peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Most of the album was produced by Ross Inglis. Penelope Layland of The Canberra Times opined that "the frantic single, 'I Need Your Body', is quite uncharacteristic of much of the music on Tina Arena's album, Strong As Steel . In fact, it is one of the weakest tracks on an album which bounces with potential pop hits." According to music historian Ed Nimmervoll , Arena "was not comfortable. This
13100-768: The track at the closing of the Gay Games , when the international sporting event was held in Sydney. She was featured on 2 (November 2002), a duets album from Olivia Newton-John for which the pair recorded an uptempo track, "I'll Come Runnin'". In March 2002, Arena posed for a semi-nude photo shoot by James Houston for Black+White magazine. She explained, "This shoot isn't about shock value, and it's not porn, it's an elegant, understated and honest exercise in challenging my sexuality and learning to love myself again." She appeared in Cabaret in August that year in Sydney in
13231-475: The vein of The Mickey Mouse Club , and a weekly junior talent quest. The regular cast known as "The Young Talent Team" performed popular classic songs along with the top hit songs of the day. The original program launched the careers of a number of Australian performers including Sally Boyden , Jamie Redfern , Vikki Broughton, Debra Byrne (billed then as Debbie), Tina Arena and Dannii Minogue and spawned numerous hit singles, fifteen Young Talent Time albums,
13362-419: The weekly runners-up to become a 'wild-card' entrant, giving them a second chance of making it into the finals. On 20 March, it was announced that YTT would move to Fridays at 7:30 to 8:30, the current time slot of Glee. It is believed YTT was moved because of poor ratings on Sunday night resulting in the much more popular program The Biggest Loser taking the 6:30 to 7:30 timeslot. The YTT team then commenced
13493-509: The wider national audience. In the mid-1970s, there was a minority of ethnic diversity represented in the Australian mainstream media, especially on primetime television. Initially appearing as a Young Talent Time contestant in 1974, Arena went on to permanently join the cast as a regular member of the show's Young Talent Team in 1976. She then quickly, and affectionately, became known on the show by her nickname "Tiny Tina". For her first appearance she performed ABBA 's " Ring Ring ". As
13624-464: The winners of the Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Choreography' for High School Musical 2 . Better known as 'Chucky' Klapow, he also helped choreograph the films Cheetah Girls 2 , High School Musical and High School Musical 3: Senior Year as well as appearing in all three High School Musical movies as a dancer. He has choreographed for Mick Jagger and dances alongside Michael Jackson in
13755-562: The world?"), was made available to French radio and music TV channels. It appeared on her second French-language album, 7 vies (28 January 2008), which debuted at No. 12 on the official French charts, her highest debut in the country. "Entends-tu le monde?" was physically released in February and debuted at No. 10 on the French charts, becoming her sixth top 10 single in that market. In August 2008, Arena performed with Andrea Bocelli during his Australian tour. The two performed duets of " The Prayer ", " Canto della Terra " and
13886-478: The younger members of the former cast, who were billed as "The Young Generation": Jamie Churchill, Johnnie Nuich, Joey Dee, Courtney Compagnino, Juanita Coco and Rikki Arnot. The New Generation was hosted by American Michael Young , the host of the Emmy Award winning Kids Are People Too . Thirteen 30-minute episodes were produced by Johnny Young's Television House and Fries Entertainment and screened on CBN Cable Network/The CBN Family Channel (now Freeform) in
14017-701: Was "brimming with potential hit singles (it spawned three in Australia)." In Deep , in its different versions, provided ten singles, with the lead one, " Burn ", appearing in July 1997, which had some US airplay. The track was co-written by Arena with Reswick and Werfel. In Australia it debuted at No. 2 and was certified gold upon its release. It was also a hit in Asia. Besides the English-language version she also recorded it in Spanish and Italian (in
14148-400: Was "excited, if not a little daunted" about playing the role, which means Arena will have to dust off her dancing shoes for toe-tappers such as Razzle Dazzle and All That Jazz ." In 2007, Arena's sixth studio album, Songs of Love & Loss , was recorded independently and self-financed as she no longer had a recording contract in Australia. The album was issued on 1 December 2007 after
14279-419: Was a huge rating success, and ran for 17 years. However, the network's true financial reprise came about due to the fact that the controversial adult soap opera serial Number 96 premiered in March 1972 on the night that "Australian TV lost its virginity". The series broke new ground for Australian television and captured the imagination of viewers like few programs before or since. For the next three years it
14410-408: Was a tremendous ratings success celebrating the show's 30th anniversary. Bowles interviewed over thirty of the original cast members for the programme. Archive footage, including clips thought to have been lost, were interspersed with the YTT kids speaking about their experiences on and off-air. A small reunion of YTT cast and crew members (including Tina Arena , Dannii Minogue and Johnny Young )
14541-462: Was almost caught on the speeding vehicle as it passed. Fortunately Trevor lost only a button. In 1988, an episode of Young Talent Time was shot in the United States. The two-hour special, Young Talent Time at Universal Studios , aired on 13 August 1988. In its final years, Young Talent Time began to struggle for ratings, particularly following the decision of the Nine Network to move its popular early morning variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday to
14672-545: Was an extraordinary apprenticeship. Young Talent Time was inclusive and welcoming. The only downside of Young Talent Time was when I was trying to transition to an adult. At age 17, Arena signed a record deal with Graffiti Records, which released her debut single, " Turn Up the Beat ", in 1985. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane , described it as having a "dance-pop" style. The Sydney Morning Herald ' s Tim Elliott said that it "failed to impress". It had been recorded in
14803-631: Was born in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor East , to Giuseppe "Joe" Arena and Francesca "Franca" Catalfamo (both from Valguarnera , Sicily), Sicilian immigrants , in Melbourne on 1 November 1967. Giuseppe was a rural worker in Sicily and then a cane cutter in Cairns in 1955. By the following year he was a labourer in Melbourne and later worked for Victorian Railways . Arena grew up in Keilor East, Victoria with two sisters, Nancy and Silvana; As
14934-510: Was completed on 27 October 1989, effectively splitting Northern Star's Network Ten in half. In September 1990, Northern Star went into receivership and on 13 January 1991 at 8:30pm, the network was re-branded back to Network Ten with the first version of its famous ten watermark logo. The network was placed into liquidation by the National Rugby League in May 1991. In 1992, the network's flagship stations were sold to
15065-409: Was consistently Australia's top-rating television program and, not surprisingly, its huge popularity attracted advertisers to Ten en masse , with the result that its revenue increased significantly from $ 1 million in 1971 to more than $ 10 million in 1972. However, the pattern of rating dominance was already set, and for most of the next five decades from the mid-1960s, there was little deviation from
15196-613: Was dismissed as General Manager three months later. The following day on Australia Day in 1989, the Young Talent Time cast performed a concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. Near the end of 1988, Johnny Young had invested a large amount of money in building his own TV studio complex in Richmond with the intention of producing the show himself and leasing it to Channel 10 but the termination of
15327-574: Was forced to change its name to 10 Bold on 10 December 2018 due to trademark conflicts with Fairfax Media . On 4 December 2019, CBS Corporation completed a re-merger with fellow media conglomerate Viacom as ViacomCBS ; the two companies had previously separated in 2005 . ViacomCBS subsequently began to integrate the companies' operations in Australia; in a reorganisation of the ViacomCBS Networks International division, Network 10 would join its new sister network in
15458-528: Was granted to United Telecasters (a consortium of Amalgamated Wireless , Colonial Sugar Refining Company , Email , Bank of New South Wales and the NRMA ) on 4 April 1963. Structurally, the Australian television industry was closely modelled on the two-tiered system that had been in place in Australian radio since the late 1930s. One tier consisted of a network of publicly funded television stations run by
15589-543: Was held in Melbourne in October 2003 to launch the release of an extended version of the Young Talent Time Tells All documentary on DVD (through Universal Pictures ). The original documentary TV Special was extended, and bonus features and rare footage, not seen in the television version, were added. It was titled Young Talent Time: The Collection . Bonus features on the DVD include a restored version of
15720-432: Was hired as an insurance clerk; however, she resigned after three months to pursue a music career. Speaking at her BIGSOUND keynote address in 2017, Arena described her childhood to teenage experience on Young Talent Time as an inclusive apprenticeship into the television light-entertainment and musical industry in Australia, Arena noted: It was 40 years ago and there were no ethnic faces on [Australian] television. It
15851-423: Was in discussions with newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings about a possible sale of the network, after the federal government indicated it may consider relaxing Australia's media cross-ownership laws. Previously, newspaper owners could not own television stations in the same city. Fairfax owned the Seven Network until 1988 and had been looking for a way back into television for a long time. On 21 August 2005,
15982-522: Was intended to replace an existing guaranteed $ 200 million loan that was due to expire in December. On 13 June, Ten asked the Australian Securities Exchange that their stock be placed in a 48-hour trading halt while it assessed its options concerning receivership. It went into voluntary administration the following day. On 28 August 2017, Ten's administrators announced that the U.S. media company CBS Corporation (which had
16113-747: Was issued ahead of the album in August 1994 and peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It also reached No. 6 in the UK, No. 7 in New Zealand, No. 9 in Ireland, No. 38 in the U.S., and No. 20 in Canada. In 1995, she toured Europe, appearing on Top of the Pops which broadcast to an audience of 60 million people. In the European market Arena was an unknown and
16244-919: Was issued as a non-album single in Australia in September, but did not reach the top 50. It was included on the French release version of In Deep , appearing in October, which peaked at No. 3 on the French Albums Chart —a year after its first entry—and spent 88 weeks on that chart. It also reached the top 10 in Belgium and top 40 in Switzerland. It was certified 3× platinum by Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) in May 2001 for sales in France. "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" had been issued in Europe in September 1998, it peaked at No. 3 in France—her first charting single in that market. It also reached No. 3 in
16375-404: Was not her. This was not what she wanted to be for the rest of her life. Tina went into seclusion while she decided what to do next, moving to Los Angeles to be a nobody again." She relocated to LA in 1991, where she took more singing lessons and started songwriting. Upon return to Australia, in 1993, she performed in the local December 1992 to February 1993 musical theatre production, Joseph and
16506-516: Was offered ongoing employment with the network, he announced that he would be returning to the Nine Network. 9am with David & Kim replaced GMA as Ten's national morning program from 2006 to 2009. From 2006 to 2008, Ten was the official broadcaster of Sydney New Year's Eve . The rights returned to the Nine Network from 2009. On 7 August 2007, Network Ten and Foxtel signed a new agreement allowing Ten's digital signal to be transmitted via Foxtel's cable and satellite services. Prior to this, Ten
16637-500: Was only transmitted via cable on Foxtel in an analogue format and Austar in standard definition digital via Mystar. Similarly in October 2007, Network Ten and Optus announced that Ten's digital signal would be available on its cable network from 1 December 2007. On 16 December 2007, Ten HD was officially launched as a breakaway channel, becoming the first new commercial television channel in metropolitan areas of Australia since 1988. Ten HD ceased broadcasting on 25 March 2009 when it
16768-416: Was produced by David Tyson for Columbia Records . According to Nimmervoll, during recording "Tina nearly broke down. This was an all-important moment in her career." Arena co-wrote all 10 tracks of the original Australian version. Ian McFarlane noticed it demonstrated a "more mature, sophisticated, soul-tinged style and approach ... [and] her powerful, crystal clear voice more than adequately matched
16899-763: Was released in June 2006, peaking at No. 6 in France and No. 8 in Belgium. The third and final single from the album, " Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour) " (English: "You Should Have Told Me (Dare to Speak of Love)"), was issued in October. Arena toured France, including two concerts at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris. She performed her French hits and some of her Australian repertoire. In July, she appeared on The Footy Show where she performed, with fellow Australian singer Kane Alexander , direct from Munich 's Prince Regent's Theatre . In 2006, she appeared on various European TV shows to promote
17030-654: Was replaced by what was a sports-only high-definition channel, One HD . On 24 September 2009, Canwest announced that it was selling its 50.1% stake in Ten Network Holdings for $ 680 million, to pay down its significant debt. In late 2009, Canwest filed for creditor bankruptcy protection , due to CA$ 4 billion mounting debt across radio, television broadcasting and publishing assets in several countries. On 20 October 2010, four years after he sold his shares in PBL Media to private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific , James Packer purchased 16 per cent of Ten. Network Ten launched
17161-711: Was subject to an inquiry by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal in relation to media ownership rules and had run into financial difficulties following the 1987 stock market crash two years earlier. On 1 September 1989, Northern Star Holdings announced a major restructuring to pay off debts and help restore profitability. The proposals included selling off the network's three smaller stations ( ADS in Adelaide, NEW in Perth and CTC in Canberra) to Charles Curran's Capital Television Group . The sale
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