Television changed completely this morning with the announcement of a subscription Hulu service. With Hulu unavailable in Australia, we’ll see minimal effect of its launch. The launch of Hulu Plus in the dominant US television market signifies a radical change in television distribution. Hulu Plus will cost subscribers $9.95 in the US and is available [...]
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TV Diary – 30 June 2010
TV Spotlight Crash Course (Go!, 7:30pm), Knight Rider (7Two, 8:30pm), Reaper (7Two, 9:30pm), He Loves Me, He Loves me Not (SBS2, 11:30pm) Fresh Downloadables Louie (*New series starring Louis CK*), Rescue Me, Hawthorne, Law & Order: Criminal Intent Assigned Readings Larry King has announced his resignation from CNN, which is unsurprising considering the ratings issues [...]
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Mildura Farewells Analogue
Finally, it begins. Today at 9am, the analogue television system will be shut off permanently in the Sunraysia region. This serves as the first region to take part in the systematic shut down of analogue TV broadcast systems across Australia. By Dec 31 2013, Australia should be an entirely digital TV nation. By Dec 13 [...]
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TV Diary – 29 June 2010
Broadcast TV Spotlight The Amazing Race (7Two, 6pm), Murphy Brown (7Two, 7pm), Why do we talk? (SBS1, 7:30pm), Teachers (ABC2, 10:30pm) Fresh Downloadables Lie To Me, Make It Or Break It, The 37th Daytime Emmy Awards. Assigned Readings Are Marvel Entertainment launching a TV division? Deadline Hollywood thinks so. Teen Wolf creator Jeph Loeb is [...]
READ MORETodays TV Diary – 28 June 2010
TV Spotlight Community (Go!, 8:30pm), Hung (Ch 7, 9:30pm), and The Prisoner (7Two, 11:15pm) Fresh Downloadables True Blood, Leverage, Hung, Top Gear UK, and the series return of Entourage. Assigned readings The Australian reports on the switch to digital only television broadcasts in Mildura. This is the first location in Australia to have the analog [...]
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Todays TV Diary – 25 June 2010
TV Spotlight Being Human (ABC2, 8:30pm), Fearless (Go!, 1:30am) Fresh Downloadables Burn Notice, Fifth Gear, Penn & Teller: Bullshit, Royal Pains Assigned Readings The Australian reports on the ASTRA Awards winners from last night. Robin Hood: The Complete Series has been announced for a DVD release by the BBC. But, no Bluray? Weak. David X [...]
READ MORETodays TV Diary – 24 June 2010
TV Spotlight Churchill’s Darkest Hour (ABC1, 8:30pm), The Supersizers Eat (SBS1, 8:30pm), and From Russia With love (7Two, 9pm). Fresh Downloadables Memphis Beat, In Plain Sight Assigned Readings Fox have shelved plans for a reality-based Glee spin-off. Thank the lord. The Academy Awards may get moved to January. TV set miniatures. Have they built one [...]
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Review: The Hard Times of RJ Berger
With this review of The Hard Times of RJ Berger following Mondays review of Hung, it is possible that it is ‘Large Penis Single Camera Comedy Week’ here at White Noise. It’s noteworthy that after a decade of female-empowerment action/adventure shows and female-orientated dramas, the last 18 months has seen several shows hit the air [...]
READ MORETodays TV Diary – 23 June 2010
TV Spotlight James May’s Big Ideas (7:30pm, SBS1), Chuck (Go!, 10:30pm), The Black Donnellys (11:30pm, 7Two) Downloadables The Phantom (Syfy mini-series), Hawthorne, Persons Unknown. And the return of Futurama. Assigned Readings Joe Biden announces new plan to tackle piracy. Does this put him at odds with Ashton Kutcher? The untalented Tim Kring looks to his [...]
READ MORETodays TV Diary – June 22, 2010
Todays TV Spotlight 24 (7Two, 8:30pm), Santo, Sam, and Ed’s World Cup Fever! (SBS1, 10pm), Schadenfreude (31 Digital Brisbane, 10:30pm). Downloadables Lie To me, Saving Grace, Secret life of The American Teenager, Treme. Assigned Readings HBO have renewed True Blood for a fourth season. This is news that will surprise no one. PopCrunch have taken [...]
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