Tivo announced it will change the ‘Watch Live TV’ option to ‘Watch Freeview’ ….
http://smarthouse.com.au/Media_Centres/Set_Top_Boxes/V5V6V4B5

Although none of us know what Freeview is, it has enough pull to trick Tivo US into allowing the name change.

She who must not be named, officially boned.

Nine finally ended its tortured relationship with the high-profile star with a terse three-sentence statement.

Nine announced that Rowe, currently on maternity leave, “would not be returning to the Network and that Nine and Jessica had reached an agreement that would allow Jessica to take up other opportunities for her career”.

Read the article.

Yay!

I read today that:

“Last week, subscribers to pay TV spent 60 per cent of their viewing time on the multiple channels it offers, with free-to-air channels Seven, Nine, Ten, SBS and the ABC receiving just 40 per cent of their attention.”

I thought that this was fairly interesting, there has been much discussion of the ‘ratings war’, but not much on the numbers that Pay TV are getting.

I wonder what the breakdown is within Pay TV for the Channels. I will add, that I would think I watch closer to 80% Pay TV.

Obtained from a AFL Rights article at The Age.

Any thoughts?

OK, I know I’m just re-hashing news, but this one is close to my heart.

A report in the Australian outlines how the 3 Major stations are handling HDTV and how they see it in the future.

CH 10 have been heavily advertising that the Saturday night AFL match will be in HD, and that the major sports events will also be in HD (Rugby World Cup, Formula 1), most of the shows 10 show from the US are shown in HD here.

CH 9, well they have no sport, but again, most shows from the US are now shown in HD here.

Now to my Boxcutters style rant.

Ch 7, Barely show anything in HD, and don’t plan on doing so, not with the AFL (on the home of AFL ), most likely not with the 2008 Olympics, but more importantly, the HD that they are showing is in the lowest spec that they can possibly get away with, what jerks!!!

And, then, as I read on, I’m told that the stations are now allowed to multi-cast, show more than one show on the different channels, which then makes me think, why didn’t ‘Hair on Fire 9′ when it was not showing us the cricket, and make us watch ‘Some Advertising Affair’ not just say, switch over to Channel 91 to watch the Cricket? All I can see is TWO advertising streams, and ALL the viewers are happy (excluding those without a HD or SD Set Top Box!). It certainly makes sense to me, but what little hair I have isn’t on fire!

So, in true Boxcutter’s Style, F&^k YOU Channel 7 for not promoting HD and for showing the lowest quality HD you can get away with, and F*&K YOU Channel 9 for not just stiffing us on the cricket, but actually having the ability to show both programs at once and not doing so!

The Australian Article that got me started.

Reported in the Age today, PBL has brought Ch. 9 – the W.A. Flavour.

“The acquisition of Channel Nine Perth is a good strategic fit with the Nine Network Australia…”

I suppose when your hair is on fire, buying anything that starts with ‘Channel 9′ would be a good fit!

PBL buys Channel Nine Perth (via The Age)

(This is my first go at this, so be gentle!)

Having listened to the Radio Show/Podcast, I thought, how about we start a post with some Tv Song related music.

I’m sure there are enough out there for the summer-fill.

my first two are:

1. Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy – Television, the Drug of the Nation

2. The “A” Team Theme (because it would be fun to hear) – it’s on the Napolean Dynamite Soundtrack

add more…….