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Roving Enterprises Pty Ltd [1] is an Australian television production company, owned by television presenter, producer and comedian Rove McManus and his business partner Craig Campbell and managed by General Manager Kevin Whyte. [2] The company is responsible for producing many shows and events, particularly for Network Ten.

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Productions

  Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

TitleNetworkYearsFormatDuration
Rove Nine Network
Network Ten
1999
2000-2009
Variety show11 seasons, 354 episodes
Silverchair: Beyond the Diorama Network Ten2002Music documentary1 interview special
ARIA Music Awards Network Ten2002-2008Music awards8 annual awards ceremonies
Skithouse Network Ten2003-2004Sketch comedy2 seasons, 19 episodes
Before the Game Network Ten2003-2013 AFL talk show11 seasons, 303 episodes
TEN: Seriously 40Network Ten2005Nostalgia special1 special
Real Stories Network Ten2006Comedy1 season, 8 episodes
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Network Ten2007-2009Game show3 seasons, 34 episodes
Hamish & Andy's American Caravan of Courage Network Ten2008Comedy special1 special
Hamish & Andy: Re-Gifted Network Ten2008-2009Comedy specials2 annual specials
The Project Network Ten2009–presentNews panel show9 seasons, 2400+ episodes
Rove LA FOX8 2011-2012Talk show2 seasons, 23 episodes
Saturday Night Rove Network Ten2019Variety show2 episodes, 1 pilot

Fire

In October 2004, one of Roving Enterprises production offices in Abbotsford, a Melbourne suburb, was destroyed by a large fire that caused up to $2 million damage and required 16 fire engines and over 50 firefighters to extinguish it. The offices were used for production, graphics editing and wardrobe/props and among the many things lost, the fire destroyed pieces that were to be used for the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 ceremony. The company also lost its costume department, valuable editing equipment, computers and irreplaceable video tapes and digital footage. [3] [4]

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