Archive for the ‘Discussing Digital Distractions’ Category

There’s something about Mildura

May 8th, 2010 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Yesterday I read a release from the office of Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. There was something about the phrasing of the ...

Beyonwiz DP-P2: An Affair To Remember

September 10th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 4 Comments
This is not a product review. This is a love story. Last month I purchased a Beyonwiz DP-P2 PVR (thanks to the Global Financial Crisis-inspired stimulus payments issued by the Rudd ...

Sony Takes An iView To Broadcasting The ABC.

August 19th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
One of the underlying themes of Televised Revolution has seemed to be the ‘Death of Broadcast Television’. Frequently we find ourselves decrying the end of television as we know it. ...

TV Rev Podcast #65

May 5th, 2009 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Problem #1 – Practically nothing happened this week. Problem #2 – Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. On this weeks shambolic show, Dan and Simon discuss: *Media hysteria – Channel Ten ...

Holiday Television Alternatives

December 18th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Christmas is well and truly upon us. This, we know because there is absolutely nothing of worth currently screening on the telly. And don’t even think about trying to download ...

Monday Morning Wrap Up #3: 13th October 2008

October 13th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Hello? How are you? I’m fine. What news broke over the weekend? Well I’m glad you asked…. #1: Analogue to digital TV switchover timetable to be announced [The Australian] THE timetable for a ...

The Second (and extended) Microsoft ad with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld

September 12th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
I have to say I was a big fan of the first of the new Gates/Seinfeld ads for Microsoft (as previously posted here). The thing was ART! It was well ...

The best TV ain't on the box my friend.

September 11th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
This morning, quite accidentally, I stumbled across a TV show. I shouldn’t say TV show, is should maybe just say show, because the box in the corner of the lounge ...

Media Watch's Reportage Undermined By ABC Online

July 8th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
The ABC is an interesting organization in its diversity and breadth of its content all interlinked. With ABC’s TV, radio, and online services all providing content for one another, it ...

SAG goes to war against AFTRA: Legal action threatened.

June 9th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Full Article @ Variety Well, it turns out things are heating up more than I predicted regarding SAG, AFTRA, and the AMPTP. TV Rev HQ was all a-buzz with the hope ...