Judd Steadfast On Tv Rejection

CHRIS Judd will feature in the television broadcast of the season opener tonight, but not the way Channel Ten or the AFL - which tried to persuade the Carlton captain to do a pre-recorded interview to be shown in the coverage - would have liked.

Afl's Bold New World

THOSE still harbouring the belief that television networks merely broadcast football, rather than shaping the very nature of the game on your screen, would have had that antiquated notion shattered at an AFL press conference last week.

Afl Pressures Judd To Meet Tv's Request For Interview

THE AFL is exerting pressure on Chris Judd's manager and the superstar midfielder's new club in a bid to overturn the refusal of an interview request from one of the game's television broadcast partners in the lead-up to tomorrow night's Carlton-Richmond season opener.

Nw Oscars Lunch Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom, City

hit Lots of glammed-up ladies in the exquisite surroundings of the Hilton Hotel's grand ballroom set the scene for the broadcast of the Oscars. It's always long but, when you get to drink champagne and chat to celebrities while in a frock, it almost feels as if you're there.