Awesome RTV news.....what is coming to the ABC...some focus on RTV, like Media Watch sort of for RTV.
And - since I believe we are the biggest Aussie RTV forum, BBB may get some eyes looking this way so beware
From Realityravings.com
Reality Check – Finally A Show That Analyses And Talks About Reality TV
by Reality Raver
Considering that reality TV is just as popular as sport on
television it is great that finally that there is now going to be a
panel show that will focus on discussing this genre. Reality Check
has been commissioned by the ABC and it will be a similar format to
the Gruen Transfer which is a popular program looking at the
advertising industry. Reality Check will be hosted by Tom Ballard
and will be screening on the ABC later this year. Full details
below: Lifting the lid on the juggernaut that is ‘Reality TV’ to
give viewers a look inside is Reality Check, ABC’s new 8 x 30
minute studio entertainment series. We may froth about Game Of
Thrones and True Detectives, but for all the social media noise,
those shows are not what the public is really watching. No. They’re
glued to ordinary people competing for TV prizes, for the promise
of love, fame, riches, a new career, a different life… Hosted by
comedian Tom Ballard and co-produced by CJZ and ABC TV, Reality
Check will explore the reality of ‘Reality TV’. Joining Tom each
week will be three industry experts who will give viewers an
insider take on the world’s most-watched TV genre. From producers
to ex-contestants and judges, the panellists will give us their war
stories and reveal what happens behind the camera. “I couldn’t be
happier that CJZ and the ABC TV accidentally came across my
audition tape for Australia’s Next Top Model and decided to give me
this job,” said host Tom Ballard. “I’m looking forward to
celebrating and laughing at the inner workings of this cultural
phenomenon. I’m also excited to be able to finally count
live-tweeting The Voice: Kids as ‘work’ and to claim all my Justice
Crew merch on tax.” “Reality is TV’s 800 pound gorilla,” says ABC
Head of Entertainment Jon Casimir. “It’s the most successful
cultural force of the last decade. It’s the ABC’s job to examine
the world we live in. We hope Reality Check will give ‘Reality TV’
its due, acknowledging its drawing power and asking why it works
and what that says about us.” “Reality is dramatic, funny,
poignant, and in many ways, reflects our community more accurately
than any other genre. This series examines how it works and asks
the question: if Stephen Spielberg is a genius for making audiences
cry, why shouldn’t reality producers be lauded for doing the same
thing?” says Nick Murray, Managing Director CJZ.
