A Danish newspaper has come under fire from across the political spectrum, after it apologised to eight Muslim organisations following the republication of controversial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
The daily publication Politiken reprinted the series of twelve cartoons in 2008 when police revealed that they had foiled a plot… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Journalism, Legal, Print February 27th 2010 — 12:03 am
News of a significant cut in services at the BBC will be welcomed by a growing chorus of rivals and politicians in the United Kingdom, many of which believe that the broadcaster has got too big for it’s boots and should be limited in the services that they operate, in… Continue Reading >>
New Media, Online, Radio, Spy Opinion, Television February 26th 2010 — 8:42 pm
The BBC is set to be radically overhauled, with the broadcaster set to shrink to save money but to allow competition from their commercial rivals.
The Times reports that a wideranging review into the corporation currently being considered by the BBC Trust recommends that services be cut and spending caps… Continue Reading >>
International Media February 26th 2010 — 7:45 pm
The NSW Anti-Discrimination Board will investigate Channel Nine’s coverage of the Winter Olympics, in particular the allegedly homophobic comments made by Eddie McGuire and Mick Molloy towards American figure skater Johnny Weir following a complaint from gay rights activist Gary Burns.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Burns maintains that… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Television February 26th 2010 — 7:19 pm
In the lead-up to the 2010 World Cup, SBS has announced the sponsors of its online and television coverage.
B&T reports that FIFA partners McDonald’s, Hyundai/Kia and Sony and FFA partners Optus, Qantas and Nike have been named as World Cup broadcast partners.
Castrol, Coca-Cola and TAB have been named… Continue Reading >>
Advertising, Sports Broadcasting, Television February 26th 2010 — 6:40 pm
Seven and Nine will compete with each other to obtain the rights to produce an Australian version of The X Factor, after expressing interest by attending a conference organised by the show’s creator Simon Cowell.
The Daily Telegraph reports today that Nine’s director of production and development Andrew Backwell and Seven’s… Continue Reading >>
Television, Television Programmes February 26th 2010 — 3:36 pm
The BBC has been strongly criticised in a report by Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO), which says that three major building projects totalling £2 billion ($A3.4 billion) were poorly planned and highlighted “weak governance” by the corporation.
The redevelopment of Broadcasting House - as previously reported in TSR – is shown… Continue Reading >>
International Media February 26th 2010 — 9:11 am
The first radio ratings survey of the year has seen Triple M in Sydney and Melbourne turn their recent ratings slumps around thanks to strong performances of their sports-skewed breakfast programming while Nova appears to be the biggest loser with significant falls in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Triple M’s Sydney… Continue Reading >>
Freeview has been announced as a sponsorship partner for this years TV Week Logie Awards, hoping that the partnership will help to boost consumer awareness for the service and to encourage conversion.
Freeview CEO Robin Parkes said the sponsorship of the Logies was a perfect fit for Freeview:
“Freeview is… Continue Reading >>
Awards, Television February 25th 2010 — 8:04 pm
Despite having the highest switchover rate in the country, the federal member representing Mildura does not believe the region is ready for switchover later this year.
National MP John Forrest’s comments published in today’s The Age stem from community concerns that work at a retransmission facility in Ouyen will not… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Television February 25th 2010 — 7:59 pm
A court in Italy has convicted three Google executives on charges of violating privacy laws, after a video showing an autistic boy being bullied was posted on the Google Video website.
The court found that the Google executives – David Drummond, George De Los Reyes and Peter Fleischer – should… Continue Reading >>
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Britain’s print media watchdog, has sought to defend itself following the release of a parliamentary report which criticised the regulator’s ability to enforce press standards.
The report – which emerged from a detailed investigation into a number of press-related matters by the House of Commons… Continue Reading >>
Industry, International Media, Politics, Print February 24th 2010 — 11:33 pm
Regional subscription television provider Austar have today released strong results for the full year ended 31st December 2009, despite what the company has termed a ‘difficult consumer climate’ posting a $58.7 million profit after tax for the year.
Subscriber numbers have increased to 742,000 – a 3 percent increase on… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Subscription Television February 24th 2010 — 4:59 pm
The property group Lend Lease has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement with GTV-9 to purchase the station’s three-hectare site in Richmond.
Lend Lease did not disclose the price of the acquisition, although past estimates have suggested that the site could be worth somewhere in the region… Continue Reading >>
Industry, Television February 24th 2010 — 3:49 pm
Rupert Murdoch’s News International has been excoriated in a parliamentary report regarding allegations of illegal phone-hacking at the media giant’s newspapers, triggering calls in Britain for a judicial inquiry from media commentators and leading politicians.
The investigation by members of the House of Commons’ culture committee has taken place since… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Politics, Print February 24th 2010 — 1:47 pm