MC Tee Vee

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MC Tee Vee [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is a music program that was broadcast on Australia's SBS TV television network in the early- to mid-1990s. It was a 30-minute dance music video showcase hosted by Annette Shun Wah.

MC Tee Vee was included in Television.au's SBS history of programming highlights [6] Programming highlights from the first twenty years have included the 1982 award-winning mini-series Women Of The Sun; the American mini-series The Civil War; music programs Rock Around The World, The Noise, MC Tee Vee and Alchemy; drama series including The Girl From Steel City, City West, House Gang and Going Home; current affairs programs Dateline; Aboriginal affairs program ICAM; the long-running Movie Show; the American animated cult favourites South Park and Happy Tree Friends; the annual Eurovision Song Contest; and of course the network's proud soccer coverage which brought the game to Australian prime time television for the first time — in particular the FIFA World Cup telecasts which have achieved the network's highest ratings ever - Television.au

The program was the first Australian national broadcast television music program dedicated to dance, rap and house music.

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References

  1. ↑ SBS Television, SBS Television. "MC TEE VEE". Youtube. youtube.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Singh, Jasbeer (1991). Austral-Asian Who's who (2nd ed.). Australia: Oriental Publications. p. 8. ISBN   9780646031903 . Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Televisionau.com, Televisionau.com. "SBS". Televisionau.com. Televisionau.com. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ↑ The Home of Music, The Home of Music. "MC TEE VEE". Music Spy. The Home of Music. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Headroom, Maximus. "Eat Carpet 1". Youtube. Maximus Headroom. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "SBS". Television.au. Television.au. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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