The Federal Government has not ruled out a possible merger between the two national broadcasters, ABC and SBS, after an analysis predicted that a merger could save the government as… Read on >>
Industry,Television January 31st 2009 — 2:44 pm
The US Senate have passed a second bill in an effort to delay the transition to digital television next month to June after the first was defeated in the House… Read on >>
Digital Television,International Media January 30th 2009 — 11:31 pm
Figures released yesterday have shown a 4.4 per cent slump in spending on television advertising for the six months to December 2008 – down to $1.96 billion – with metropolitan… Read on >>
Advertising / Marketing,Television January 30th 2009 — 10:46 pm
The Federal Government has announced a pilot package aimed at getting more TV viewers geared up for digital.
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, said… Read on >>
Digital Television,Industry,Television January 29th 2009 — 10:14 pm
Ian Major, Melbourne radio broadcaster, has died of cancer at Cabrini Hospital.
Major was 65.
He was best known for his VFL/AFL commentary and calls with Jack Dyer aka Captain… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities,Radio January 29th 2009 — 6:08 am
The BBC is refusing to broadcast an appeal for the people of Gaza run by the Disasters Emergency Committee saying that doing so would compromise the broadcaster’s impartiality.
Pressure is… Read on >>
International Media,Television January 26th 2009 — 10:23 am
Former television newsreader Brian Henderson, Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines and scriptwriter Geoffrey Atherden have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list.
A former radio announcer, Henderson was… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities January 26th 2009 — 12:30 am
Concerns from the Congress and the new Obama administration over the readiness for America to switch off analogue television has caused Congress to put forward legislation moving the date from… Read on >>
Digital Television,International Media January 25th 2009 — 11:49 am
Handheld digital television trials have commenced in Sydney again, but unlike previous trials the units being used are commercially available in Australia.
The previous trial that ran between 2005 and… Read on >>
Digital Television January 23rd 2009 — 3:16 pm
The rumours in Hunter Valley media circles appear to be correct.
The Spy Report, along with other local blogs, have been inundated with tips in the past few weeks that… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities January 23rd 2009 — 1:57 pm
The ABC should use Australian Muslims to provide a 24 hour international radio service to educate Islamic communities overseas, one of 2,400 public submissions to a federal government review suggests.… Read on >>
Digital Television,Radio,Television January 23rd 2009 — 1:45 pm
Seven has buried Jamie Durie’s only program this year, with his globe-trotting gardening program, The Outdoor Room axed.
The network golden boy, poached from Nine on an annual salary of… Read on >>
Celebrities / Personalities,Television Programmes January 22nd 2009 — 6:03 am
Big Brother firm Endemol has confirmed that it is to acquire Australian producer-distributor Southern Star Group, adding 14,000 hours of programming including hit soap Home & Away to its library.… Read on >>
Industry January 20th 2009 — 9:44 am
A dedicated childrens television channel is expected to be apart of a package of six policies formulated from the hundreds of ideas generated by last years 2020 summit. Set to be… Read on >>
Television January 20th 2009 — 8:02 am
The Herald Sun reports that Leigh Matthews will replace Rick Olarenshaw and David Schwarz on Seven‘s Friday night AFL coverage. The former premiership coach signed with the network after quitting… Read on >>
Appointments,Celebrities / Personalities,Industry,Television,Television Programmes January 19th 2009 — 8:53 pm