Phoenix rising: the reborn Ten begins emerging from the ashes

By Michael Idato
Updated November 9 2017 - 7:33pm, first published 3:42pm
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14:  The sunset on a sad day for Channel Ten as the network announces it is entering voluntary administration on June 14, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Jessica Hromas/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: The sunset on a sad day for Channel Ten as the network announces it is entering voluntary administration on June 14, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jessica Hromas/Fairfax Media)

In Greek mythology the phoenix was an immortal bird which died when it was consumed by its own fire, only to be reborn again and again. In Australian mythology the phoenix is a 53-year-old television network named Ten.