Channel 10's new head of breakfast television Adam Boland is a cereal offender Channel 10's new head of morning television Adam Boland has caused quite a stir. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: News Limited A BIZARRELY in-depth Fairfax interview with Channel 10's new head of breakfast (and, apparently, compulsive over-sharer) Adam Boland continues to puzzle many in Sydney's TV circles a week after it was published. The longwinded profile, which included everything from what Boland ordered for lunch (elephant ear-shaped ravioli?) and the fact he has irritable bowel syndrome, failed to shed much light on the two TV shows Boland is creating for Ten which are set to launch next month. However it did see Boland wax lyrical on his ex-boyfriend and now Channel 7 breakfast boss Michael Pell who, it must be said, easily holds the No.1 ratings position in both the breakfast and morning markets. In what came across as a schoolyard taunt, Boland weirdly claimed Pell spends an hour in hair and make-up every morning and that Pell "has a problem separating professional from personal." The comments allegedly sent Pell's BlackBerry into overdrive last Saturday morning - a barrage that is believed to have included a supportive text from his Channel 9 rival Karl Stefanovic which said something along the lines of: "Forget him - you have the runs on the board." Pell declined to comment on the piece when contacted this week. However Boland, as a result of the fallout, is restricting himself to trade interviews from now on. "I really do think the time has come for the presenters to star, not me," he told Insider this week. Probably not a bad idea. Samantha Armytage's promotion to co-host of Sunrise has gone seamlessly. STILL on breakfast TV and it seems Sam Armytage's move into the chair once occupied by Mel Doyle has gone a little smoother than some may have predicted, with Seven's Sunrise blitzing the ratings in the two weeks since her official arrival. In fact Seven is yet to drop a day, beating Nine's Today by as many as 85,000 viewers nationally and by as few as 15,000. Armytage's first week on air actually accounted for Sunrise's best ratings week of the year, proving the change has been seamless. Dan Spielman in rehearsals for Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth with co-star Kate Mulvany. PRODUCTION is under way in Sydney on the ABC's timely new six-hour political thriller Code, being produced by Playmaker Media. Featuring an impressive cast (Dan Spielman, David Wenham, Adam Garcia, Lucy Lawless, Dan Wyllie and Aden Young), Code is described as "a contemporary thriller stretching from the spectacular red desert of Australia's outback to the cool corridors of power." Scenes will also be shot in Canberra and Broken Hill and it's expected to hit screens next year. Tina Arena Pic credit: Simon Upton Source: Supplied IT was on then off and now it seems Dancing With The Stars is most definitely on again, with Seven this week announcing the first hoofer for the next season - songbird Tina Arena. Currently in Melbourne, where she is already preparing for the 13th season of the show, the singer said she had always wanted to learn to dance properly. Arena said she was ready for the gruelling training. "I'm also psyching myself up for the body pain that's about to slap me in the face," she said. No word yet on who her competitors will be, although Kym Johnson, who became a household name when she cha-cha-cha'd with former chippy Tom Williams, is tipped to return as a judge. Wally Masur is covering his 10th US Open from Artarmon.. AUSSIE tennis legend Wally Masur is returning to the commentary chair next week for what will be his 10th year calling the US Open for Fox Sports and he's already firming his tips. "I like Andy Murray's game for the hard court but in terms of his results since Wimbledon he doesn't really fill you with much confidence," Masur told us this week. I think probably Rafa (Nadal) is the one to beat. In the women's draw he's backing Serena Williams, though as he points out, on her best day "Sam Stosur's game can beat anyone." For the first time Masur will call the tournament from Fox Sports' Artarmon studios rather than make the trip to New York, which means missing out on his annual US Open ritual. "I know this sounds a bit wanky but I have a mate who knows the owners of Nobu and we would always go and have a meal there within the first couple of nights," he said. Fancy. Fox Sports recently inked an exclusive four-year broadcast deal with the US major and will air a nightly wrap-up program Tennis Today throughout the next two weeks.