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Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: House Rules needs more than a paint job

Glenn Dyer — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:45:29 +0000

Seven had hopes its new House Rules would upset The Block on Nine, but viewers just aren't drawn to it.

Freelancers fuming after Fairfax contributor pay delays

Matthew Knott — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:51:02 +0000

Freelancers have been among the victims of Fairfax's consolidation drive, with regular contributors describing the payment system as a "shemozzle".

Lost in translation: Chinese papers nicking English-language work

Crikey — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:35:34 +0000

Chinese-language newspapers are blatantly stealing copy from Australian publications. They say they want to expose good work to non-English speakers, but freelancer Sian Powell isn't buying it.

Bumbling ASIC heralds new internet censorship era

Bernard Keane — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:33:39 +0000

ASIC has been revealed as the agency behind the blocking of a Melbourne education website, using a hitherto-unused internet censorship power.

Doom and gloom for Bloom: pressure mounts over snooping

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:46 +0000

JPMorgan continue to press Bloomberg on allegations of invasion of privacy. For many in the markets, the snooping scandal is a big worry -- and the company has a work to do to restore its reputation.

Broadcasting and arts: boost for ABC, SBS and Conversation

Matthew Knott — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:53:25 +0000

Crikey examines how media and culture organisations fared in this year's budget. The ABC and SBS are smiling -- and the ghost of Simon Crean lives on.

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: budget interest wa(y)nes

Glenn Dyer — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:53:10 +0000

The budget was all over, red rover in three hours, and Seven's newest reality show might not hold up.

Look out, the Scandinavian children are about

Guy Rundle — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:52:15 +0000

There's nothing like parental leave. Go to a movie, play squash, wash the car -- all these activities lie on the same plane. Put "be with your child" in it, you'll see the difference.

iSentia index: Swan flies into first as PM loses media ground

John Chalmers — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:06:56 +0000

No surprises to see Wayne Swan win the most media mentions in budget week. But Tony Abbott shaded the Prime Minister in the fight for attention.

Community broadcasting: no cash for digital radio stations

Andrew Crook — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:31:24 +0000

The digital community radio sector needed $1.4 million in funding from the federal budget, but all it got was radio silence.

Commentary wrap: how the gallery is calling it

Matthew Knott — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:56 +0000

What do the political and economic analysts make of the 2013 federal budget? Crikey wraps the commentary from the websites and newspapers.

Cater’s ideological trip to Woy Woy, not a Mercedes in sight

Crikey — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:58 +0000

Nick Cater wanted to launch his new book with real people. So he went to Woy Woy, along with a cast of ideological warriors, to preach the good word. Mark Butler was there for Crikey.

Mostly angry: PolitiFact Australia’s baptism by firestorm

Matthew Knott — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:57 +0000

PolitiFact Australia's launch has been marred by controversy over one of the site's first rulings. Was Labor wrong to say penalty rights can't be "stripped away"?

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: no one likes Monday night footy

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:32 +0000

The Voice had a rare off night, but Nine still won the ratings easily.

Media briefs: Bloomberg snoops … Game On gong … Foxtel fleecing? …

Crikey — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:31 +0000

Bloomberg journalists have been able to access some of the details of what clients had been doing on the 315,000 Bloomberg terminals worldwide.

The British Mark Zuckerberg crossed with Harvey Weinsten: meet the man who created The Internet Movie Database

elsewhere — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:40:19 +0000

Going dark and the logic of mass surveillance

Bernard Keane — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:06:21 +0000

US agencies are grappling with the same technological challenges as British and Australian agencies but have the advantage of being able to act beyond the law.

Data retention divergence as US, UK mull mass surveillance

Bernard Keane — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:31 +0000

The UK and US appear to have diverged on the issue of internet surveillance, and that has serious implications for the efforts of Australia's security establishment to impose data retention.

Media briefs: PolitiFact launch … News results … TV ‘Upfronts’ …

Crikey — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:13 +0000

News Corp has lost an average of more than $20 million a month for the last 21 months.

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: new kids on The Block

Glenn Dyer — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:11 +0000

Nine's The Block is back, but no one likes it in Adelaide and Perth.

More comedies on our screens but crime doesn’t pay

Glenn Dyer — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:53:54 +0000

The American TV networks have announced what they are picking up for 2013-14, and Australian networks will be hoping to get some ratings winners.

‘Conroy’s new BFF’ spills on How Fast is the NBN site

Crikey — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:11:02 +0000

This week the How Fast Is the NBN website has got both Liberal politicians and the media up in arms about its accuracy. But the site's creator, James Brotchie, defends the speeds shown.

Newspapers circling the drain as paywalls falter

Matthew Knott — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:10:50 +0000

The latest Audit Bureau of Circulations results show massive drops in print circulation and reveal, finally, how many readers are paying for the Herald Sun online. Hint: it's not very many.

Media briefs: uni prank probe … Nine not playing cricket … Coke case

Crikey — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:10:39 +0000

The lecturer who assigned his students to prank the student newspaper appears to have changed his tune.

Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: The Checkout breaking new ground

Glenn Dyer — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:10:37 +0000

No programs topped the news last night, underlining what a dull night of TV it was.