US sees surge in recession-themed sitcomsRecession-themed comedies are all the rage this pilot season.
Television
Media briefs: Never mind the lesbian kiss, Home and Away gets violent
That kiss … Chicago Sun-Times collapses… New life for Life Magazine…
Regional TV in SA: still stuck in the sixties
Do you get the impression that, as far as big business and politicians are concerned, regional South Australia doesn’t matter? asks regional TV veteran Chris Jeremy.
Where have all the good shows gone?
Where did TV news programs go over summer — to the beach? Asks Crikey intern Chris Paver.
Foxtel outfoxes the ABC — again
Foxtel has again dealt a devastating blow to the major core competence of the ABC, News and Public Affairs, writes Peter Cox.
Last night’s TV ratings
Winners and losers from last night’s TV.
Mark Scott, Pay TV and Rudd’s public affairs channel
It must be grim to watch the PM give the opposition a hand when they pinch your best ideas, writes Margaret Simons.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
TV09: ABC spins soap, Ten goes for the hip pocket
Be afraid, be very afraid for TV in 2009, writes Glenn Dyer.
Media briefs: The lowdown at The Age… Political Cartoonists fall flat on Obama…
The lowdown at The Age… Political Cartoonists fall flat on Obama… Why McCain is getting hosed in the press…
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Media briefs: Spam bust … Community radio listenership explodes
Community radio listeners on the up … Canberra Times not for sale … Journalists Should Follow President Bush’s Example … Victim blaming or same old scare tactics? … Citizen Media Leaders: The Journalist With a Business Edge … World’s largest spam bust linked to Australia
Media briefs: Brendan Nelson v Jeff Fenech? … Paper is so last year
Brendan Nelson v Jeff Fenech? … Paper is so last year … The curious case of the vanishing newspaper … Did PBS duck the torture issue? … Tony the Tiger pops up on the web
Back to the 50s: The Age and subliminal advertising
Why should there be a sanction against “subliminal advertising” when all the evidence shows it either doesn’t exist or doesn’t work and isn’t a threat, asks Dr Stephen Downes
Media briefs: Mathew White to head up TT… Dalek more popular than Diana…
NY Sun shuts down … Mathew White to head up TT… Dalek more popular than Diana… Journos actually make Palin look better than she is… How Google News works…
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … the Losers … News & CA … the Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Gordon Ramsay boned, stuffed and served in a red wine reduction
Nine’s boss, David Gyngell has ‘boned’ Gordon Ramsay after just the first program in the new series, writes Glenn Dyer.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … the Losers … News & CA … the Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Media briefs: Packed to the Rafters punches through, Fairfax cut # 307
Packed to the Rafters punches… Censorship Bendigo style… ABC gets free publicity… Twitter proves it’s worth
Media briefs: Russian police killing web site owners, sub editor stuff ups
Russian police killing web site owners… sub editor stuff ups… Nine and Seven still battling it out over home grown content…
And the unWankley Award goes to … Australian TV news
Sometimes it’s important to give encouragement. So this week we’d like to give a supersized unWankley Award, writes Jane Nethercote
