Category Archives: Media

Thermonuclear Explosion!

Great. Geelong won the AFL Grand Final on the weekend. Kudos. Congratulations, and well done. As an Essendon supporter – and having seen my team win four times in my lifetime – I know the joy the fans are feeling right now. Celebrate, absolutely. However, the “media” in this town just never seem to have […]

Annoying!

There has been this annoying trend of late – particularly in the Fairfax-run websites – for auto-starting video advertisements to be “included as a service” in their pages. I’ve also heard auto-starting AUDIO ads – (so there’s nowhere to click to stop them) – invading my web experience. However, I’ve just stumbled across something perhaps […]

Trust The Advertiser!

One of the biggest problems about being a “non-Geelong” supporter in the AFL, and actually living in Geelong, is putting up with perpetual HEAVY bias of the local media towards the local team. Perhaps fair enough, but often the main local newspaper, the Geelong Advertiser takes the “bias” far to far. Disappointment as Jetstar Axes […]

Social Media Grabbing Media Attention

After a number of recent “twitter-related incidents” in the Australian arena in recent weeks – such as “Fake Stephen Conroy” (Federal Communications Minister), and the “Commonwealth Bank Loan Approval”, it seems that corporate Australia is realising the power that tools such as Twitter and Facebook can actually command. Commonwealth Bank All A-Twitter Over Mortgage Approval […]

Freeview? Schmeview!

With the progressive analogue television switch-off in Australia commencing from early next year, Freeview, a consortium representing the existing Free-to-Air networks have been busily pushing their “new” channels. So far, only one new channel – (incidentally called “ONE”) – has made it to air as yet. Some people are sceptical – as this parody of […]

The End Of 22 Bendigo Street, Richmond

In the history of television in Melbourne, the address “22 Bendigo Street, Richmond, 3121”, is famous. It has been the location of GTV9 since it started in 1956. But now, after 51 years, the era is drawing to a close. Channel Nine To Sell Richmond Studios The studios where famous shows like “In Melbourne Tonight”, […]