Articles by Glenn Dyer


Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: It’s just not cricket for It’s a Knockout

Summer ratings, so no losers, except the Indian cricket team.

Eurozone crisis: new bailout under half the size of Oz economy

The question for the eurozone in 2012 is the pace of panic: a slow panic still grabs you in the end. Knowing Europe and the various governments there’s something out there with the capacity to bring on that feeling.

Banks make huge savings thanks to cheaper local deposits

With the surge in domestic savings (running at 10%) and low demand for loans, banks have been able to build substantial deposit cushions, allowing further cuts in offshore borrowing.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Viewers turn to digital channels

Last night’s combined Pay TV/digital share was again close to if not the highest ever, a total of more than 45% of viewers watched them instead of the main channels.

Mortgage, interest rate cuts war as serious as the Nullarbor Nymph

Yes, the big four: CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB are sitting back and waiting for one of them to bolt from cover, so they others can get a lead on how much of the 0.25% rate cut to pass on.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: A weak night won by Seven

Viewers were the losers last night.

S&P rating cut warning to bring EU, eurozone back to reality

S&P later today will warn that Germany and the five other triple A members of the eurozone risk losing AAA ratings because of the deepening economic and political crisis in the zone.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Seven wins a poor TV night

A weak night and tonight is no different.

Commercial TV groaning under weight of email complaints system

The first full year of the new email-based complaint-making process has seen an explosion on moans and groans and worse from viewers.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Nine wins the first week of summer ratings

There was nothing of real interest at all on the commercial networks or the ABC.

Our big four banks still among the world’s most creditworthy

Australia’s AAA sovereign rating from all three ratings groups is another reason the impact on funding costs will be minimal.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: No summer loving on television

It might be summer, but last night was the pits.

Why the US Fed is still the kingpin of banks

Shades of 2008, and why the US Federal Reserve is still the banker to the world: much to the chagrin and humiliation of Europe.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Summer’s here and viewers begin to switch off

Viewers have gone to digital, Pay TV or not watching.

American Airlines makes Qantas dispute look like a tea party

Anyone who’s bagged Qantas for being hard-nosed in grounding their fleet in the recent dispute should think again and take a look at what the parent company of the huge American Airlines did overnight…

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Nigella the highlight of a low night

There was nothing worth watching nor mentioning — it will only encourage the networks to keep showing them.

EU crisis: something has to give (and give) … and soon

Let’s hope the stoic optimism about Europe from groups such as the OECD overnight proves to be right and governments do manage to scrape together a last-minute deal to backstop the eurozone.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: The year in TV ratings: Seven scoops the pool

Nine and Ten did everything to avoid mentioning the obvious: that they were walloped by Seven.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Nine wins a weak night of television

A weak night for all, especially with The Big Bang Theory repeats dominating. Says it all.

Europe crisis … time for conclusive action … or else

If you are travelling to Europe in the next month or two, take some US dollars, it could be the short-term currency of choice if the euro collapses.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Digital channels win as summer begins

Last night was the first night of summer ratings and viewers voted with their remotes. Off they went to the digital channels, where the Arias did well for GO and Nine at 7.30pm, or to Pay TV.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: Beauty and The Geek Australia seals the win for Seven

The finale of Beauty and The Geek Australia did the job.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: A night where the TV spoils were shared

A winner almost everywhere you looked last night.

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings: A clean sweep for Seven

In the end it was Seven’s night, easily

Bluescope: this isn’t a company, it’s a black hole

Just days after its AGM, BlueScope has gone out fundraising — despite getting access to hundreds of millions in taxpayer assistance.