Letterman, Oprah, and….Jay Leno? Seriously, WTF?
In recent years, the Superbowl has become just as well known for the TV commercials that air during the game as it is for the game itself. Last year The Late Show with David letterman gained some attention for an advertisement they screened featuring Dave and Oprah sitting on a couch together eating chips while watching the game.
This year they have expanded the advertisement to include a third on the couch. Jay Leno.
[ Read Full Article → ]
Televised Revolution Podcast #107
The revolution almost came to an end this morning. The court case between AFACT and iiNet almost led to serious restrictions being put on Australians using bittorrent software to download their telly shows. Televised Revolution is of the opinion that downloading is okay until a viable and LEGAL alternative is available.
The decision in the court case was handed down today, in favour of iiNet. We put down the balloons and party poppers to record another Televised Revolution podcast.
This week, we discuss:
*We speak to Copyright lawyer Peter Black regarding the iiNet case
*Commercial advertising revenue
*The return of Naomi Robson
*The poorly executed return of Lost
*And the changes that may be in store for Foxtel
Viewers Power cannot be ignored
With Lost reaching its final season and so much of the enjoyment of the show rooted in the plot twists, developments, and revelations, such spoilers are highly detrimental to the show. The spoilers are everywhere and unless viewers can see the show as soon as possible, its inevitable that some of the show is going to be ruined for local audiences.
Channel 7 are screening Lost on their 7Two digital multi-channel starting this Wednesday night at 8:30, with a rebroadcast on their primary channel at 10:30pm. That said, they’ve already lost a good bulk of their audience. Fans simply cannot afford to wait for this broadcast due to online spoilers. The premiere episode went to air yesterday in the US. Why are Channel 7 airing the show a full week after broadcast?
[ Read Full Article → ]
The 7PM Project Ratings 25 – 29 Jan 2010
We’ve been following the ratings of The 7PM Project on Channel 10 for some time now.
Often television viewers and critics scold networks for cancelling shows too quickly, not allowing them time to develop an audience. To Channel 10’s credit, they’ve certainly given The 7PM Project a shot. The question is how long they can keep going considering the low ratings the show generates each night.
[ Read Full Article → ]
How Delightful: 2 Feb 2010
We skipped How Delightful last week due to the Australia Day public holiday. We chose not to update on the Wednesday after as much of the day was spent untagging drunken BBQ photographs from the day before on the Facebook.
We’re back this week with a whole bunch of links to entertain you as your work day unfolds.
[ Read Full Article → ]
Lost Recap. Seasons 1-5 in 8 minutes 15 seconds.
With Lost back on the screens in the US on Feb 2 for its final season, what better time is there to take a few minutes to refresh your memories on what happened over the past five seasons.
[ Read Full Article → ]
Televised Revolution Podcast #106
Another week, another Televised Revolution podcast.
It’s been interesting doing the Televised Revolution radio show. When it first went to air two years ago on 4ZzZ in Brisbane (102.1fm), we’d find a mixture of weeks that were really content heavy, while others would barely provide a handful of partially interesting stories. Since then, the more that the TV industry has entered a period of flux as it transitions to a world of cross-platform media creation, there’s an avalanche of interesting stories. There’s new technologies, new content, and longtime TV traditions being shaken.
Anyone who says that publishing (with the iPad launch) is to be the most exciting media form in 2010 simply isn’t paying attention.
This week on the Televised Revolution podcast Dan, Simon, and Dennis discuss:
- The potential move of the Logie Awards
- The relaunch of Sunrise
- Jodi Gordon
- Scandal rocks The Biggest Loser
- And much, much more.
The Saturday Morning Pilot: Lookwell
Prior to becoming the host of Late Night, Conan O’Brien joined fellow comedy writer Robert Smigel in creating the pilot ‘Lookwell’.
Starring televisions Batman, Adam West, Lookwell centres on a washed up actor/former TV star who once appeared in a show about a detective. Of course, he believes this qualifies him to solve crimes in real life.
[ Read Full Article → ]
Petition: Channel 10, Show Craig Ferguson
All of this talk about Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and NBC has uncovered a fundamental truth: People love late night talk show host Craig Ferguson. And it’s interesting – The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson doesn’t even air anywhere in Australia.
People talk up the excellence of The Daily Show and Colbert Report. This is fine, they are both excellent shows. The unsung comedy champion in the US is Craig Ferguson. He’s sharper and wittier than his competition, but he’s also more thoughtful and honest. Want a snippet of Fergusons brilliance? Take a gander at this.
[ Read Full Article → ]
Sunrise experiences a new, well, sunrise.
Breakfast television receives considerable coverage from us at Televised Revolution. The reason being that it is the most exciting timeslot on Australian television. Ratings are solid, competition is fierce between networks, and the 6-9am slot is seen as the starting point for the networks branding strategies. Heck, Channel 7’s rebirth feels as though it was based entirely off of the back of Sunrise.
So, when Sunrise announces that it is going to reformat the show, industry spectators are unable to help but be highly interested in what the new look of the show will be. This morning, the new-look Sunrise was unveiled.
And so, on a day like this, Televised Revolution went the extra mile to take a look at what the new-look Sunrise has to offer. What follows are Dan and Simon’s thoughts regarding the new format and set.
[ Read Full Article → ]
