Even as the AFL relishes the prospect of looking to break an all-time single round attendance figure, spare a thought for NSW and Queensland viewers without Pay-TV, writes Ross Stapleton.
Media-Arts-and-Sports
Media briefs: S-xing up beef jerky, Studying the natives at the BBC, Obama’s 2nd presser
One to launch tonight … Studying the natives at the BBC … Nice Benny Hill work at The SMH … Mainstream media miffed at getting cold shoulder from Bama presser … Hallmark ups the lame quotient … Sexing up beef jerky
Two thirds of ACMA blacklist out of date
According to an ACMA source the leaked blacklist to Wikipedia is correct but also “rubbish”. Oh, and Wikileaks got raided in Germany, writes Stilgherrian.
Newspaper deathwatch: US carnage continues
The tide of job losses across the US newspaper industry has continued, with hundreds of jobs evaporating overnight, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
John Farnham Cadbury’s gorilla remix gets the thumbs-down
A remix of Cadbury’s award-winning gorilla advertisement featuring John Farnham instead of the original Phil Collins track has won derision on social media sites since it broke at the weekend, writes Tim Burrowes.
Media briefs: Piers Akerman could kill your computer… UK gets ReWired…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Kerry Stokes — Australia’s last media magnate
Kerry Stokes is the last media magnate/billionaire standing in this country, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Media briefs: Incompetence kills Oz media… Pay freeze at Associated Newspapers…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
It certainly looks like the ACMA blacklist, eh Senator Conroy?
Evidence is mounting that the list of websites published by Wikileaks is almost certainly ACMA’s “secret” blacklist, writes Stilgherrian.
The truth about Hanson and the Sunday Tele. Apologetic? Not.
The Sunday Telegraph has apologised to Pauline Hanson. What made them change their mind? Andrew Crook investigates.
AFL holds its nerve and plays winning hand in Qld
The AFL have again underlined why their collective decision making confirms them as the savviest governing body in Australian sport, on the heels of Anna Bligh’s historic Queensland election win, writes Ross Stapleton.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
NSW to spend $1 billion on the Opera House — WTF?
The NSW State Government’s announcement over the weekend to fund a renovation of the Sydney Opera House to the tune of $1 billion is either just a furphy or an ill-conceived waste of tax-payers money, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Bushfire battler story is more complex than it looks
Greg Sheridan’s piece in the most recent Weekend Australian exemplifies how problematic the unquestioning rehashing of items in the news cycle can be, writes Eleri Harris.
Media briefs: Digital TV changeover explained… UK reporters to subedit own copy…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Slow progress to the right to know
Inroads continue to be made into the fundamental right to free speech, but as well, there are some positive signs from Canberra, writes Peter Bartlett.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to …the Scottish Sunday Express
The Scottish Sunday Express scoured the social networking website pages of two of the survivors of the 1996 Dunblane Primary School to get a story, writes Neil Walker.
Why the AFL will be backing Labor in Queensland
The only thing preventing the AFL’s march north is a Liberal-National party victory in Queensland, writes Adam Schwab.
Rundle’s Friday drive-bys: Orange roughy back in the news
Guy Rundle’s new sort of column containing all the bits too long-winded and obscure for media briefs.
Media briefs: Labor embraces 1960s airport chic… How to kill an American newspaper…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you pick the winner in this week’s finals.
ACMA’s blacklist just got read all over
The more you try to hide your controversial Internet blacklist, Senator Conroy, the bigger you make it, the bigger the incentive for someone to leak it, writes Stilgherrian.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
