Ratings


Media briefs and TV ratings: Beware the inflation bogy, Wayne does FM

Beware the inflation bogy … Wayne does FM … Fairfax CEO fighting windmills …

Media briefs and TV ratings: Revising Henson’s history, Aussie shows go American

Those who pay the piper call the tune … Digital TV ratings now available … Noice! Aussie shows go American … De-evolution for Seven … PayTV scores a try … TV show rotation time … Revising Henson’s history

Media briefs and TV ratings: Who bagged Seven?, ABC’s interesting muzak

Seven News watchers say yes to capital punishment … Who bagged Seven? … Interesting music selection ABC! … Who says the arts don’t pay well? …

Nielsen online readership numbers: take with a grain of salt

More about newspapers online, and more reason to doubt the worth of Nielsen Net Ratings, writes Margaret Simons.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Eddie returns, Quiz shows in bad health

Eddie returns to the lukewarm seat … Quiz shows in bad health … Wayne Carey, marketing genius … Tracey Spicer’s Boned verdict … Take heart, sedentary bloggers.

Media briefs and TV ratings: The New York Times link, Marieke Hardy quits

Can I buy a vowel, an audience? … Reasons You Will Quit Me … New York Times embraces link journalism.

Are Nielsen Net Ratings bunkum?

Babies are reading newspapers online. Or at least that is what we would be forced to believe if the latest Nielsen Net Ratings are taken seriously, writes Margaret Simons.

Prime Ministering in the time of paedos

Rudd’s apparently instinctive moral reaction to the Henson images –strongly reminiscent of his predecessor – shouldn’t surprise, says Bernard Keane.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Glenn Milne: beautiful loser … The next target? … Satin Watch … We’re lovin’ it … Ray Martin to present Andrew Olle lecture … Last night’s TV ratings.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Stunt or genuine concern?, oversharing on Gawker

Stunt or genuine concern? … oversharing on Gawker … a disgrace … P-rn mags doing badly? Start a Christian dating service.

Newman’s stunt puts the skids on Footy Show audience

The audience of the AFL Footy Show is voting with it’s feet and Nine boss David Gyngell is doing nothing writes Glenn Dyer.

Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks

Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.

Media briefs and TV ratings, The Age spruiks ING … Brand Tags

The Age spruiks ING … Brand Tags … Obama challenges Murdochisation

Media briefs and TV ratings: A model outrage; Offsiders’ typo problem; satin watch

A model outrage … Sunday’s decline … Caught offside … Network cat fight … Satin nights with Sandra Sully … TV ratings

Media briefs and TV ratings

Letter of the Week … New ABC London correspondent is no stay-at-home mum … More news on Seven … Dancing With The Stars moves production house … Last night’s TV ratings.

More Australians read Big Issue than BRW. Oops.

Maybe BRW should look at some sort of street corner sales strategy? Sales are in a hole.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Cressley saves BB’s bacon, LA shopping, tasteless graphic

Carlton Cressley saves BB’s bacon … shopping in LA … a tasteless graphic .. online ad spending drops off social networking … The Sunday Times definition of exclusive … Mokbel on Facebook?

Media briefs and TV ratings: satin watch, budget night at the NT News

Satin watch … Budget night at the NT News … Punny headline of the day.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Satin creep … Facebook keeps growing

Satin creep … the rise and rise of Tom Mockridge … Ooh I’m scared … Bill O’Reilly expletives … Facebook keeps growing

Media briefs and TV ratings: Sky News gets their handouts mixed up, Ben hearts Shannon and more

Sky News gets their handouts mixed up … Ben hearts Shannon … Someone got fired at the NT News … Into the blues for Ten … Headline of the day.

‘He attempted suicide in front of his son’: asylum seeker stories

These are a sample of cases that Minister Chris Evans has recently rejected, writes Margaret Simons.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Mr and Ms, Judy Davis, NY Mag , too newsy

Mr Ms … Judy Davis: Her and her floodlight shadows … NY Mag — from print to online … Too newsy.

Media briefs and TV ratings: Digging a hole to China, Drugs are bad m’kay?,

Digging a hole to China … The Age ad gaffe … Drugs are bad m’kay? … SMH watch

Media briefs and TV ratings: The state of Sydney, NBC horsing around, Rupe’s funny bone

The state of Sydney … NBC horsing around… Rupe’s funny bone … death to nibs

Media briefs and TV ratings: SMH click sluts, Seven’s naming shame

SMH click sluts … Seven’s naming shame … Underbelly on DVD in Victoria? Fugedaboutit … An Independent Mexican standoff … No Newsday for Murdoch …