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	The Games (Australian TV) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Games was an Australian mockumentary TV series about the run-up to the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
		The show was broadcast on the ABC and starred noted satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedienne Gina Riley, and was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson.
		In the episode in question, an Aboriginal group threatened to disrupt the Games unless they were given a public apology by the actor's namesake, the Prime Minister of Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Games_(television) (498 words)

	Australian States and Territories - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Their powers are protected by the Australian constitution, and Commonwealth legislation only applies to the states where permitted by the constitution.
		For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as a state.
		The Administrators of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island are, by contrast, appointed by the Governor-General.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /australian_states_and_territories.htm (902 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Too much truth in Olympics spoof
		"The Games" is a television satire which pokes fun at the organising of the Sydney Olympics: the scheming, the backbiting, the logistical disasters, the scandals.
		"The Games" is produced out of Melbourne, and there is no doubt that it is a great opportunity to feed the fierce rivalry that exists between cities, as "The Games" producer Mark Ruse admitted.
		In the last few weeks, a row flared over the fact that the daughter of a senior SOCOG board member was to carry the Olympic flame rather than a local schoolgirl, leading to allegations of nepotism.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/871126.stm (723 words)

	Australian IT - TV on the phone (Jane Schulze, JANUARY 27, 2005)
		A NEW word is set to join the lingo of Australian media, with "mobisodes" being planned for broadcast to video mobile phones later this year.
		Mobisodes are one-minute TV episodes especially made for video mobile phones, also known as 3G phones.
		She said the US and British series were likely to be available to Vodafone's local customers, but the company would also consider working with local content producers.
	australianit.news.com.au /articles/0,7204,12062284^15306^^nbv^,00.html (281 words)

	Australian Television: The Games: articles
		The Games, a 10-episode [sic] Australian satire of the antics of fictional organizers of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, which begins Monday at 9:30 p.m.
		It was made for Australians and, unless you are up on the sports and politics of that country, much of the humour is going to be missed.
		Had the CBC wanted to acquaint Canadians with Australian television, it would have been better served to have followed the lead of Showcase, which runs a series of excellent dramas—Water Rats, Adrenalin Junkies and Halifax, PI [sic] are examples.
	www.australiantelevision.net /games/articles.html (1320 words)

	The Courier-Mail: Australian TV drama sliding [24aug05] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hours of local TV drama fell from an average of 722 produced per year in the second half of the 1990s to 575 hours in 2004/05.
		But the pay TV industry hit out at the AFC's findings, saying it was increasing its "significant investment" in new Australian content.
		The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) said it was developing more Australian content exclusively for subscribers and was a major contributor to film and television drama.
	www.thecouriermail.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,16376685^1702,00.html (555 words)

	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Recent notables have included the ratings hit Kath and Kim and Grassroots, joining the crypt of Australian TV treasures: Frontline, The Micallef Program, The Games and Mother and Son.
		Classic ABC TV Classic ABC TV is a collection full of children's classic cartoon characters such as Inspector Gadget, Astroboy, Battle of the Planets, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Roger Ramjet, Belle and Sebastian and David the Gnome.
		The six orchestras are: The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
	ref.podzone.net /en/Australian_Broadcasting_Commission.htm (2915 words)

	IOC delays Olympic TV talks - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News
		Preliminary discussions with Australian broadcasters outlining the tender process for the lucrative rights for the 2010 and 2012 Games were held in June in Sydney.
		In Canada the TV rights were awarded to Bell Globemedia/Rogers Media in February this year at a total cost of $US153 million ($A202.01 million), with $US90 million ($A118.83 million) for the 2010 Games and $US63 million ($A83.18 million) for the 2012 Games.
		The Australian Olympic Committee said the decision by the IOC to delay the talks over TV rights was linked to possible moves that could occur within the industry depending on what changes were made to the Federal Government's media ownership laws.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/IOC-delays-Olympic-TV-talks/2005/07/27/1122143902271.html (582 words)

	AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Finally, ABC TV is one of the few stations that will air quite controversial shows such as the comedy series ''CNNNN'' and the 1992 reality_television series ''Sylvania_Waters''.
		It is of little interest to domestic Australian audiences as most of its material has already been broadcast or is broadcast simultaneously on the easier to receive domestic ABC networks.
		It is a persistent urban_legend that '9994' is in memory of the life-time test cricket batting average cricket (99.94, being 6996 runs in 70 completed innings) of the Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman.
	www.witwib.com /Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation (1733 words)

	www.theage.com.au - TV bidding war for Games rights on hold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Recent cost-cutting at Channel Nine, which might have tempered the degree of enthusiastic bidding for the Games against present holder Channel Seven, is part of the reason for the delay.
		It is believed the IOC is looking for a 30 per cent increase for the Australian TV rights for the Vancouver and London Games, which would mean the bidding Australian networks would need to come up with a package of about $130 million.
		IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said there was no urgency to complete the rights and the IOC had always said it would adapt to the different markets in order to best serve the ideals and interests of the Olympic movement.
	www.theage.com.au /text/articles/2005/07/27/1122143903787.html (387 words)

	The Australian: Olympic TV rights talks delayed [July 27, 2005] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Preliminary discussions with local broadcasters outlining the tender process for the rights to the 2010 and 2012 Games were held in June in Sydney.
		The Seven Network has been the Australian home of the Olympics since 1992 but the Nine Network – with its ninemsn website, part ownership of Foxtel and links with Optus – would appear to be in the box seat for the modern role of rights holder.
		Seven broadcast the 1980 Moscow Games but the Ten Network televised the 1984 LA and 1988 Seoul Games, before the Olympics returned to Seven for the 1992 Barcelona Games.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,16068301^23218,00.html (511 words)

	Australian legislators say Games will be on free TV by law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Australian legislators say Games will be on free TV by law
		Australia's Federal Government has amended a law relating to television sports broadcasting, and added the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games to the list of "protected sports" that must only be shown on "free" TV.
		The law gives only commercial networks rights to the games until 2010, but pay-TV sources said it was unlikely in any case that pay-TV stations in Australia would ever get the rights to the Olympic Games.
	www.internationalgames.net /news/0404/011.htm (296 words)

	International Games on TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Australia will be televising the Paralympic Games on the SBS network, which earned the rights after the Australian Paralympic Committee rejected the bid from the Australian Broadcasting Company, which ad broadcast the games before and had assumed based on past experience, that it would automatically be the games broadcaster.
		There are plenty of games being shown on American TV if don't mind paying, or for free if you can wait 72 hours.
		Catch highlights from 2003's X Games IX in the package titled "Stomped" on Sunday, November 2 from 2pm-2:30pm on ESPN, which is followed by "Slammed" from 2:30pm-3pm on the same day (Pacific time).
	www.internationalgames.net /igontv.htm (1570 words)

	TV Australia THE GAMES to GOOD MEDICINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Games takes a behind the scenes, warts and all view of the 'Committee' at work.
		ABC scheduled season two so that the 13 episodes ran until the week before the opening of the Olympics on 15 September, as outrageous as many of the storylines were they were allegedly nothing compared to the real life SOCOG.
		Filmed at the Film Australia Studio's in Sydney Going Home is the fastest made drama on TV, the actors are just given a script outline and most of the dialogue is improvised, with much of the dialogue centring around the days news.
	www.memorabletv.com /australia/tvag.htm (1539 words)

	The Games - The Memorable TV DVD Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The dry and sly humour of The Games is guaranteed to have you in stitches and although the Olympics has long since been and gone The Games has lost none of its potency, striking into the heart as it does of any large scale organisation.
		Well on the money, events in the show were pretty much guaranteed to happen to the real life committee before too long.
		MEMORABLE TV We are asking all our visitors to help support Memorable TV by clicking on at least one advertisement each time you visit.
	www.memorabletv.com /dvdreviews05/games.htm (304 words)

	Australian Television: The Games
		The Games takes a satirical look at the bureaucrats as they orchestrate the extravaganza that will be the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
		From press conferences and protocol breaches to bungled boardroom meetings, The Games is a behind-the-scenes view of the Committee as the main event draws closer.
		Capturing the unfolding drama and decision making associated with the Games, this is an irreverent look at the planning behind the Olympics.
	www.australiantelevision.net /games/games.html (120 words)

	TV Guide : Television : Guide : Australian : television guide
		Excellent range of Australian children's programmes, documentaries, dramas, comedies, news and current affairs shows.
		It is a documentary series and examines true Australian crimes, and the solving thereof, by the application of forensic scientific methods.
		It is intriguing to see how these scientists beaver away in the back ground as they examine crime scenes, murder weapons, evidence and bodies to piece together the where, when, how and why to hopefully pinpoint the who.
	www.webwombat.com.au /entertainment/television (850 words)

	foxtel Australian pay tv Australia pay television satellite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Austar TV provides regional and rural Australia with sports, movies, news, lifestyle, documentaries and programs for kids, 24 hours a day.
		.tv, the exclusive worldwide registrar for.tv web addresses, is registering the hottest domain names on the Internet.
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	home.austarnet.com.au /myzone/australian/paytv.html (423 words)

	House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport - Minutes of Evidence
		The key to a successful Games will be to harness all the resources that normally meet these needs in a way which will meet the requirements of the people who visit the City for the Games and which also facilitates the smooth operation of all the other activity in the City, including the Cultural Festival.
		The Games and associated facilities are predicted to produce significant economic benefits at a local and regional level.
		The 2002 Commonwealth Games represents a unique and unprecedented opportunity for Manchester and the whole region to promote itself on a worldwide stage and to create a long-term legacy at a national, regional and local level.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200001/cmselect/cmcumeds/286/1032005.htm (3206 words)

	BigSoccer Boards - What is happening to Rugby and Australian Football TV coverage in the US?
		"Australian Rules Football is the most watched winter sport in Australia, and we believe that it will become extremely popular in the U.S. as well," stated Donald Wilson, acting ASTN General Manager.
		On the other hand if AFL games are shown by whoever and references to the USAFL games are made during the breaks, more fans will be exposed to the sport.
		If the AFL is able to show live games internationally on their website as they have stated they are/were working on- what happens then to the TV games replays.
	www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=161357&page=2 (1799 words)

	danielbowen.com: Diary of an Average Australian » TV
		The point the interviewee, Ahmed Haouchar, was trying to make concerned Muslims not integrating fully into Australian society because of issues such as it being against their religion to drink alcohol.
		As reported in the Age last week, there’s new research indicating that excessive watching of TV is associated with leaving school without qualifications, not getting a degree at university, and — oddly I thought — smoking.
		I won’t put a TV in the kids’ room, but a computer (in due course) is a possibility.
	www.danielbowen.com /category/culture/tv (1374 words)

	Australian Broadcasting Corporation - InformationBlast
		The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, government-funded public broadcaster in Australia.
		It commenced operation in 1932 as a collection of 12 radio stations operating as the Australian Broadcasting Commission but changed its name to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1983 with the passage of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 (ABC Act).
		The ABC operates a single nationwide TV channel, sometimes known as Channel 2, on account of the frequency on which it operates in the state capitals.
	informationblast.com /Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation.html (680 words)

	Australian Paralympic Committee
		SBS TV will bring the 2004 Paralympic Games to Australian TV during more than 20 hours of coverage, starting with a live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony on September 18.
		Describing the agreement as a "lasting partnership" with the Australian Paralympic Committee, SBS Managing Director, Nigel Milan said the coverage reinforced the network's commitment to provide viewers with world class events.
		Both Australia and New Zealand are considered medal chances for the Athens Paralympic Games and, as an indication of their strength, the USA team sent one of its coaches to film all the Cairns games.
	www.paralympic.org.au /apc_news_detail.asp?id=11 (761 words)

	@www - Seven Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Seven's magazines business publishes one in four magazines read by Australians and it publishles two of the three most widely-read magazines in Australia.
		Australian TV broadcaster Seven Network's Athens Olympic Games web site has proved a major success with 800,000 viewing 20,000,000 web pages during the two weeks of the Athens Games.
		Australian TV broadcaster Seven Network has tested the life expectancy of Australians by using the online quiz microsite built by @www to support its Living Longer programme.
	www.atwww.com /page.asp?PartID=242 (355 words)

	Australian TV golf coverage in crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Australia's top golfers Stuart Appleby and Adam Scott have defended the sport after news that this year's Australian events have been a ratings disaster for host broadcaster Channel Seven.
		Today Appleby did just that, saying he was not about to become more demonstrative for the sake of a TV audience.
		He admitted the broadcasts needed to be made more exciting but said golfers could not afford to alter their games too much.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news04/tv2.html (263 words)

	Australian players online games Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	Radar:Australian TV has gone to the Hotdogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hotdogs totly SUCKS MAN & Australian TV has gone totly shit we have lost all the good movie's for wot fucking shit.
		Most were simple guessing games — for instance, guess a word with two letters missing, guess which of four boxes contains $200, and guess the number of days this show will last before Channel Ten axed it.
		Hotdogs put in a Herculean effort and would actually be a pretty good TV presenter if he was reading someone else’s lines.
	radar.smh.com.au /archives/2005/08/australian_tv_h.html (977 words)

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