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It’s a big week in television. Thankfully Simon and Dennis are just the two guys to do it. With Dan gone for the week watching movies at BIFF, Dennis and Simon discuss:

The Australia Network tender process collapses.
Channel Ten’s losses.
The digital dividend.
Plus much, much more.

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We make it a habit here on Televised Revolution to have a chat with the CEO’s of our local community television station, Channel 31. We’ve had a chat with Andrew Carroll, Paul Mills, and now the new CEO Scott Black.
As good quality production equipment gets cheaper and the opportunities for DIY distribution increase with the availablity of platforms like YouTube, the role …

The Internet changed the game for television distribution. No longer are TV services restricted to being provided by those who have been provided with access to the airwaves/permission to cable by the Government, but now any company that strikes a deal with content creators/distributors can now deliver content to the home. As broadband data allowances offer increasingly generous data allowances …

We have a bonus episode of Televised Revolution this week featuring an interview with Michael Bodey. Bodey, a writer on the media for The Australian, has written Broadcast Wars which sets its focus on the Australian TV industry following on from the death of Kerry Packer.
The Australian TV industry has a number of colourful characters and has undergone such a …

On a low and lazy Tuesday evening, Dan and Dennis sit down to discuss one heck of a big week in television.
Up for discussion this week:

Optus launch the MeTV service – a re-badged Fetch TV offering.
Ten cancelled 6:30 with George Negus and extend The 7PM Project by an hour.
Susan Bower moves on from Neighbours.
SBS change their news lineup.
Small Tales and …

This week on Televised Revolution, we go crazy for It’s A Knockout. Ten have this week announced the return of the show which impacted our childhoods more than almost any other. We interview the co-host of the original series, Billy J Smith, to get his thoughts on the revamp.
We also discuss:

Have Sky News snagged the Australia Network tender?
KAK takes a …

It’s a news heavy week with big changes across the industry locally and abroad.
We talk:

Ten appoint a News Director.
Foxtel announce new FX channel.
Nine launch a new news bulletin exclusively for iPad.
Job cuts at the BBC.
Netflix cut the Qwikster brand loose.
The Simpsons get renewed.

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We reach 200 episodes with this episode. In the several years we’ve been doing this podcast, we’ve seen the television industry change fundamentally. When we began the podcast, we discussed the future of a multi-channel, multi-platform television industry. Today, we have seen this become a reality. In many ways the changes have lived up to our expectations, while in other …

There seemed to be a very deliberate narrative last year regarding the ABC launching ABC News 24. With Sky News tendering for the Australia Network contract against the ABC, The Australian seemed to lead the anti-ABC lead with their criticism of the new 24-hour news channel. It was under-resourced. The ABC shouldn’t be launching services that’d compete with commercial offerings. …