A full time 3D television channel will be launched next year by British subscription television provider BSkyB, despite earlier this year saying that 3D TV was still a few years away.
BSkyB have announced the the move on the back of a 100 percent increase in Sky+ HD subscribers to… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, International Media July 31st 2009 — 8:56 pm
Despite their involvement in a tasteless stunt involving a 14-year-old girl this week, radio duo Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O will not be taken off air or lose their jobs.
The stunt, on Sydney’s 2Day FM earlier this week, involved the girl being interrogated by her mother while strapped to… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Celebrities / Personalities, Radio, Talking Points July 31st 2009 — 4:05 pm
Regional pay TV operator Austar United Communications has posted a profit of $35.5 million for the first half of the year. According to ABC News, the good results come after a loss of $7.6 million last year brought on by interest payments and tax.
The result exceeded predictions of $23… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Subscription Television, Television July 30th 2009 — 5:16 pm
In what represents a significant policy shift in relation to foreign media, Zimbabwe has lifted restrictions on reporting by the BBC and CNN, allowing the global news organisations to report freely in the country for the first time in eight years.
The lifting of the reporting ban came after a… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Journalism July 30th 2009 — 10:30 am
A stunt on Sydney radio station 2Day FM is under investigation after a girl, forced to undertake an on-air lie detector test by her mother, revealed on-air that she had been raped. The airing of the item has sparked anger among psychologists, women’s counselling groups and the government.
The incident… Continue Reading >>
Radio, Talking Points July 29th 2009 — 5:11 pm
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, has announced that he is resigning from NBC after just two years in the job. Silverman will take up a position heading up a new venture at media and technology company InterActiveCorp.
His replacement, Jeff Gaspin, has been a long-time… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Industry, International Media July 28th 2009 — 4:40 pm
In a speech to the inaugural Pacific Media Summit, the ABC’s managing director Mark Scott has called for an end to censorship in Fiji.
He said that the ABC supported free and independent media throughout the Pacific, adding that the national broadcaster would support local journalists facing threats and intimidation… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Journalism, Talking Points July 28th 2009 — 4:16 pm
B&T Today is reporting that, since the immense popularity of Masterchef Australia, the Seven Network is planning its own cooking program.
While the network is not giving anything away, a Seven executive has stated that the new title will act as a competitor to Masterchef and will launch by the… Continue Reading >>
Television, Television Programmes July 27th 2009 — 9:50 pm
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is proposing to make two new FM frequencies available to improve radio reception in the Launceston city area.
The proposal includes allowing FM translators for commercial broadcasters 7LAA and 7EXX in the Launceston CBD area to ‘infill’ areas of coverage affected by terrain… Continue Reading >>
Radio July 27th 2009 — 8:49 pm
PBL Media, owner of the Nine Network, is testing the waters for a $450 million float of its share in online car classifieds site carsales.com.au, according to The Australian.
The television and magazine group, owned by private equity group CVC Asia Pacific, is seeking to offload ‘non-core’ assets ahead of… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Industry July 27th 2009 — 8:47 pm
SBS has today been presented with East Timor’s highest honour in recognition of excellence in journalism. It is the first institutional entity to be awarded the Medalha de Merito de Timor-Leste (Medal of Merit of East Timor), which acknowledges service to humanity.
East Timorese president José Ramos Horta handed the… Continue Reading >>
Awards, Journalism, Television July 27th 2009 — 5:25 pm
Masterchef Australia is at present and, unless there is a real bolter from the pack in the rest of the 2009 ratings war, will be the success story of the year.
As the Chaser’s War on Everything eloquently put it, forty years on from the moon landings, millions tuned in… Continue Reading >>
Spy Opinion, Television Programmes July 27th 2009 — 9:12 am
In what can be regarded as the latest plank in its global charm offensive, China has launched an 24-hour Arabic television channel broadcasting to the Middle East and North Africa.
The Arabic channel, launched on Saturday, is the fourth foreign-language channel run by state braodcaster China Central Television (CCTV), which… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television July 27th 2009 — 9:11 am
An undercover Four Corners reporter has been bashed while researching a story.
The woman was the subject of threats while making tonight’s program and was attacked over the weekend, Australian Associated Press reports.
The ABC says police had been notified. The young Indian woman interviewed migration agents and was offered… Continue Reading >>
Journalism, Television Programmes July 27th 2009 — 7:13 am
Just a week after its grand finale watched by over 4 million Australians, Masterchef may be without its host Sarah Wilson for the next series.
News Limited newspapers have reported that Network Ten has said that Wilson will not be involved in the upcoming Celebrity Masterchef series to begin taping… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Television Programmes July 26th 2009 — 12:34 am