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==Events== * 1 January – Mildura Digital Television, a joint venture between WIN Television Mildura and Prime Television, goes on air in the Mildura area of Victoria as a Network Ten digital-only affiliate. * 2 January – The Seven and Ten Networks outbid Channel Nine and are awarded the rights to broadcast the AFL from 2007–2011 for a record $780 million. Also around this time, Seven announce that they have won the rights to broadcast the V8 Supercars from 2007 onwards. * 30 January – Channel Nine launches a new logo and major revamp, dropping the famous dots and replacing it with a stand-alone nine in a blue box. * 9 February – The Nine Network announces Eddie McGuire in his new role as the network's new CEO. * 20 February – Television Sydney formally launches after three months of testing, giving Sydney community television for the first time in almost two years. * 1 April - The final season of ''Blue Heelers'' goes to air now on Saturday Nights, pitting it against ABC's ''The Bill'' and Network Ten's AFL coverage. * 3 April - After weeks of poor ratings ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' airs for the final time on Monday Nights. It returns for a short period following an 18-month break due to McGuire's role as CEO for the Nine Network. * 9 May - Then ''Sunrise'' weatherman and future Family Feud host Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda Garner win the fourth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. * 21 May – Brant Webb and Todd Russell speak to ''A Current Affair'' host Tracy Grimshaw about their time underground in Beaconsfield in a 2 hour special called ''The Great Escape''. They are paid a reported $2.6 million by Channel Nine for the right to talk to them. * 4 June – After 12 years and a record-breaking 510 episodes, the last episode of the Seven Network show ''Blue Heelers'' goes to air. * 30 June – Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' Broadcasts its 5000th episode, which sees Paul Robinson trapped in a mineshaft by his son Robert. * 31 July - Jamie Brooksby wins the sixth season of ''Big Brother''. * 14 September – ''Today Tonight'' host Naomi Robson is deported from Indonesia after doing a story on a West Papuan boy called Wa Wa who, supposedly, was going to be eaten by cannibals. This sparks a war of words between Seven and Nine, who ran the original story on Wa Wa in May on ''60 Minutes''. Naomi presents her final edition of ''Today Tonight'' on 1 December. * 16 September – Television in Australia turns 50. The next day, this is commemorated with a live TV special from Star City, Sydney on the Seven Network. * 29 September ''Backyard Blitz'' finishes its 6 year run on the Nine Network. Jamie Durie leaves Nine and signs up with the Seven Network, the next year, he dances his way on ''Dancing with the Stars''. * 30 September – The Fox Footy Channel ceases broadcasting. It is replaced by Fox Sports 3 and Fox Sports News on 1 October. * 18 October – PBL announces the sale of 50% of the Nine Network, including its 50% stake in ninemsn and ACP to CVC Asia Pacific for $4.5 billion. * 26 November – Irishman Damien Leith defeats 17-year-old Jessica Mauboy to be based only on Sony BMG after being crowned the title of Australian Idol 2006 at the Sydney Opera House. * 28 November - AFL player Anthony Koutoufides (Kouta) and his partner Natalie Lowe win the fifth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. * 10 December - Network Ten broadcasts V8 Supercars for the final-ever time, before handing the television rights to the Seven Network. Ten later revived the V8 Supercars coverage 9 years later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2006 in Australian television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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