Big Brother never really moved out of its training pants. Little wonder it’s now been canned, writes Glenn Dyer.
TV
BB 08: the media didn’t bite this year
Are the media suffering cold sweats as the drip feed of Big Brother is ripped from their arm once and for all? Not so much, says Sophie Black.
Media briefs: Seven wins the week … the Great Global Warming Swindle swindle … more paper cuts
Seven wins the week … The Great Global Warming Swindle swindle … More paper cuts … The nerd niche … Cutting the fat … Shafer’s picks
Media briefs: press release v newspaper, stipple ripple, bad cap watch
Compare and contrast #1: Press release v newspaper … Compare & contrast #2: Stipple pre and post crisis … The Tour + Evans give SBS a boost.
Seven’s major announcement: “Nothing changes, really”
Although Seven boss David Leckie is staying put, an announcement today gave a glimpse into the netowrk’s future. By Glenn Dyer.
What did TVNZ execs know about reporter’s domestic assault?
TVNZ sports presenter Tony Veitch — who also used to work for Channel Nine — has admitted to “lashing out” at his former girlfriend. It’s raising questions about what his employers knew — and what they should have done about it, writes Martin Hirst from Auckland.
And the Wankley goes to … Sunday, bloody Sunday
Nicole Kidman had a baby. How nice. That was all there was to the story really. Unfortuntaely, newspapers still had to find something to say, writes Jane Nethercote.
Media briefs and TV ratings: Shh, don’t tell Bert, celebrity baby projected earnings
Shh, don’t tell Bert … The Footy Show — nobody cares … Judy gets a payout … celebrity baby projected earnings
Is Nine trying to kill off McLeod’s Daughters?
Nine yesterday trumpeted the return of the final series of McLeod’s Daughters to Nine at 8.30pm from 23 July. And that tells us everything we need to know, writes Glenn Dyer.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Boorishness doesn’t rate … Financial Review hit by inflation … LA Times spins job losses … Papers die as readership rises
Media briefs and TV ratings
Top Gear magazine: Wankley candidate … Mea Culpa from The Oz (not that Alan Jones is satisfied) … Gordon and CanWest to profit from Ten share buyback … Last night’s TV ratings.
Athletic ACA crew savage Belinda Neal
A Current Affair was plumbing the depths of doorstep journalism with their coverage of Belinda Neal overnight, writes Irfan Yusuf.
What does the ABC’s Charter actually mean?
The charters of our public broadcasters are broadly worded, binding them to almost nothing, writes Margaret Simons.
ABC take note: French TV juggles public and private
Australian public broadcasting could learn a thing from France — ads on the nation’s public channels are to disappear from next year after 8pm, and altogether by the end of 2011, writes Charles Richardson.
Media briefs and TV ratings: Wheel of Failure, women in sport
Wheel of Failure … Newspapers don’t give women and ethnic minorities a sporting chance … Oft-Corrected NYT Critic Cleans Up Her Act … TV ratings
ABC and SBS look to the future (and hope it’s cashed-up)
This week Crikey begins a series of articles on whether the public broadcasters are fulfilling their charters, what they are doing, what they should be doing and how to take things forward, writes Margaret Simons.
Weekly f*&cking Wankley Award goes to … Gordon Ramsay lovers
How much Gordon Ramsay is enough? That question was well and truly answered this week. This much.
S-xualisation inquiry: how adland had its way
Advertisers could not be happier with the outcome of the Senate inquiry into child s-xualisation. What a disgrace, writes Clive Hamilton.
