items tagged with Television
Dr Who cannot come to the phone right now, please complain to Ofcom
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2008-07-07 07:59:47
Science fiction has no fury like a Doctor Who fan scorned, as the BBC discovered after more than 2,500 viewers tried without success to call the Doctor on his mobile phone to make sure he was OK...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2008-07-07 07:59:47
Science fiction has no fury like a Doctor Who fan scorned, as the BBC discovered after more than 2,500 viewers tried without success to call the Doctor on his mobile phone to make sure he was OK...
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Flat screen TVs: giving the world's climate a roasting?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-03 21:10:47
Is that shiny new LCD or plasma TV in your house a major contributor to global warming? A new research paper is making a shocking claim that's nothing to do with power consumption, but some critics think it's just some outrageous scaremongering and nary but a load of hot air!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-03 21:10:47
Is that shiny new LCD or plasma TV in your house a major contributor to global warming? A new research paper is making a shocking claim that's nothing to do with power consumption, but some critics think it's just some outrageous scaremongering and nary but a load of hot air!
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News Ltd slams TiVo and talks up Foxtel in article
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 05:37:56
A news article in the Courier Mail looks like it’s promoting the virtues of the Foxtel box over the Seven Network’s TiVo personal video recorder, although with News Ltd a part owner of Foxtel perhaps this is to be expected?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 05:37:56
A news article in the Courier Mail looks like it’s promoting the virtues of the Foxtel box over the Seven Network’s TiVo personal video recorder, although with News Ltd a part owner of Foxtel perhaps this is to be expected?
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Seven gives Foxtel the heave-ho with TiVo
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-01 12:00:00
With seven out of ten Australians choosing free-to-air TV over the Foxtel $100 per month pay TV option, and with most major TV shows millions watch still shown on free-to-air TV, the TiVo proposition with no subscription fees could well be the gold medal winner in the PVR stakes.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-01 12:00:00
With seven out of ten Australians choosing free-to-air TV over the Foxtel $100 per month pay TV option, and with most major TV shows millions watch still shown on free-to-air TV, the TiVo proposition with no subscription fees could well be the gold medal winner in the PVR stakes.
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Google to deliver cartoon shorts from Family Guy creator
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-01 02:18:57
Google is breaking new bounds in the delivery of original web content, with plans to deliver cartoons from Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane over the AdSense network.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-01 02:18:57
Google is breaking new bounds in the delivery of original web content, with plans to deliver cartoons from Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane over the AdSense network.
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Google Media Server links TV to PC and Internet, but there's more...
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-29 15:59:15
Google has released a piece of software that runs on your PC and works with equipment supporting the Universal Plug and Play standard, such as the PS3, to enable you to display, on your TV media files stored on your home network or on Google-owned sites like Picasa and YouTube. But combine this with something Google was playing with two years ago and things get really interesting.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-29 15:59:15
Google has released a piece of software that runs on your PC and works with equipment supporting the Universal Plug and Play standard, such as the PS3, to enable you to display, on your TV media files stored on your home network or on Google-owned sites like Picasa and YouTube. But combine this with something Google was playing with two years ago and things get really interesting.
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Google goes back to the future with the PlayStation 3
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-06-28 04:58:19
Google Media Server puts everything on your PC on your TV, via your PlayStation 3. Everything, plus adverts of course.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-06-28 04:58:19
Google Media Server puts everything on your PC on your TV, via your PlayStation 3. Everything, plus adverts of course.
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BBC hackers get mashed
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 09:17:41
UK hackers showcase mashing skills by mixing things up at the BBC. With a brief to 'make something cool' more than fifty hackers did just that.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 09:17:41
UK hackers showcase mashing skills by mixing things up at the BBC. With a brief to 'make something cool' more than fifty hackers did just that.
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IceTV takes program guide case to the High Court
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-26 05:01:34
A long-running legal squabble between Australia's Nine television network and IceTV, a third-party provider of electronic program guides for PVRs and computers, looks like reaching its climax in the High Court of Australia.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-26 05:01:34
A long-running legal squabble between Australia's Nine television network and IceTV, a third-party provider of electronic program guides for PVRs and computers, looks like reaching its climax in the High Court of Australia.
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Aussie iTunes TV show selection – a bit of a yaaawner
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-25 04:29:09
iYawn... yeah, Apple has finally, after a million, zillion years, launched TV shows in the Australian iTunes store. I’m sure it’ll grow, or at least, I certainly hope so, but for now... iYawn. Aaaah.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-25 04:29:09
iYawn... yeah, Apple has finally, after a million, zillion years, launched TV shows in the Australian iTunes store. I’m sure it’ll grow, or at least, I certainly hope so, but for now... iYawn. Aaaah.
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TV shows reach Australian iTunes Store at last!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 07:23:56
It's been a while coming - and some are sure to say it wasn't worth the wait - but Australians can at last buy episodes of TV shows from the iTunes Store.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-24 07:23:56
It's been a while coming - and some are sure to say it wasn't worth the wait - but Australians can at last buy episodes of TV shows from the iTunes Store.
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TiVo landing in Australia July 15 2008, in time for Olympics
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 03:29:22
The TiVo PVR revolution has taken years to come to Australia, but two online reports say it’s coming next month at last, for AUD $700 and with no monthly subscription fees.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 03:29:22
The TiVo PVR revolution has taken years to come to Australia, but two online reports say it’s coming next month at last, for AUD $700 and with no monthly subscription fees.
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Content is king, so Adobe Media Player doesn't rule, OK?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-20 00:58:18
Adobe's very proud of its new AIR-based Media Player, and of the fact that it has garnered 15,000 pieces of content including 400 shows from major broadcasters and publishers in just over two months. That's fine if you're in the US, but what about the rest of the world?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-20 00:58:18
Adobe's very proud of its new AIR-based Media Player, and of the fact that it has garnered 15,000 pieces of content including 400 shows from major broadcasters and publishers in just over two months. That's fine if you're in the US, but what about the rest of the world?
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Microsoft furthers advertising assault with Navic acquisition
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-19 02:36:22
Not content with just bolstering its web advertising operation, Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, an interactive advertising provider. The move once again signals the seriousness of Microsoft's intention to diversify its operations away from its traditional desktop cash cow businesses.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-19 02:36:22
Not content with just bolstering its web advertising operation, Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, an interactive advertising provider. The move once again signals the seriousness of Microsoft's intention to diversify its operations away from its traditional desktop cash cow businesses.
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Will wonders never cease? Foxtel to finally go HD on June 22!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-16 23:19:36
Foxtel is finally making the plunge into the high-def world of HD TV shows on June 22, boasting of 15,000 Foxtel subscribers already upgrading to the Foxtel HD+ service and the Foxtel iQ2 set-top box.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-16 23:19:36
Foxtel is finally making the plunge into the high-def world of HD TV shows on June 22, boasting of 15,000 Foxtel subscribers already upgrading to the Foxtel HD+ service and the Foxtel iQ2 set-top box.
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Two more satellites boosted by Ariane 5
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 22:59:19
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 22:59:19
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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IPTV a 'defensive necessity' for carriers?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-02 03:12:04
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) may have little short-term profit potential, but incumbent network operators may be forced into offering it in order to defend their turf from competitors.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-02 03:12:04
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) may have little short-term profit potential, but incumbent network operators may be forced into offering it in order to defend their turf from competitors.
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Blu-ray HD recording a reality in Australia at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-28 23:58:52
Previously confined only to Japan, a consumer Blu-ray recorder able to record free-to-air 1080p digital HDTV broadcasts will finally land on Australian shores in June thanks to Panasonic. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s coming just in time for the Olympics!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-28 23:58:52
Previously confined only to Japan, a consumer Blu-ray recorder able to record free-to-air 1080p digital HDTV broadcasts will finally land on Australian shores in June thanks to Panasonic. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s coming just in time for the Olympics!
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Why Hiro is not my hero
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-27 02:06:30
On the face of it, Hiro-Media's approach to distributing ad-supported video content without the usual DRM issues seems promising, but there are some major flaws.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-27 02:06:30
On the face of it, Hiro-Media's approach to distributing ad-supported video content without the usual DRM issues seems promising, but there are some major flaws.
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Internet TV – the (legal?) show everyone’s watching
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 06:50:44
With an apparent desire for “one digital media box to rule them all”, Internet video has finally come of age, according to Cisco, showing Internet video is highly popular in Australia and NZ. What are we watching?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 06:50:44
With an apparent desire for “one digital media box to rule them all”, Internet video has finally come of age, according to Cisco, showing Internet video is highly popular in Australia and NZ. What are we watching?
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