- Ttn
Infobox Television
show_name = ttn
caption = "ttn" logo
show_name_2 = the total news
genre = Childrens television
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presenter = Amelia Charlton
Scott Beveridge
Emily Barker
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country = AUS
language = English
num_seasons = 4
num_episodes = 176 (as of4 December 2007 )
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runtime = 30 minutes
network =Network Ten
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first_aired =3 February 2004
last_aired = present
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related = "Behind the News "
website = http://www.ten.com.au/ttn
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tv_com_id ="ttn" ("the total news") is a 30 minute weekly
Australia nnews program aimed at school-aged (9-14 year old) children produced and broadcast byNetwork Ten . It presents current issues and events in a way that could be understood and further explored by its intended viewers."ttn" premiered on
3 February 2004 . It was created in the wake of an outcry against the cancellation of "Behind the News ", [cite news|title=TEN, News join for kids news show|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/30/1075340834480.html|work=The Age |date=2004-01-30 |accessdate=2007-12-28] a long runningABC TV program similar in objective to "ttn" that was axed for a time due to budget cuts. [cite news|first=Paul|last=Higgins|title=A stupid decision for the 'clever' country|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/06/1060145722735.html|work=The Age |date=2003-08-07 |accessdate=2007-12-28]"ttn" airs every Tuesday each week during the school year. Episodes are supplemented by features and activities printed weekly in
News Limited newspapers.See also
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List of Australian television series References
External links
* [http://www.ten.com.au/ttn Official website]
* [http://www.news.com.au/ttn/ News Limited website]
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