In 2009, MSN.com, Microsoft’s popular web portal, got a complete overhaul with a clean, new logo and attractive new design. And now, almost 2 years later, ninemsn (Nine Entertainment Co. and Microsoft’s joint venture) will be getting the same treatment. The new logo is the same as it’s American counterpart, but the homepage is rather different, allowing small customisations. For instance, you can add custom links to the top of […]
Seven and Nine have now started playing the catch-up game against Network Ten, and the two public broadcasters (ABC and SBS), as both will bring out new digital video plans that could potentially see your internet download cap dwindle. This comes with news from Network Ten as its MasterChef Australia program has served up 5.2 million views for its full episodes and clips as the competition heats up in its […]
Digital Television is set to dominate our televisions when 2013 finally comes, when the Government will finally switch off the last analogue television signal in the metropolitan cities – but after the switchover, what will happen next? We seem to have never asked ourselves what will happen in the future of television. Will it become non-existent because of the Internet, or will it still play a potential role for news? […]
When the clock struck midnight on New Years Day, it didn’t mean the start of a brand new year, but the start of Australia’s own digital television revolution where the commercial channels were permitted to broadcast a single, standard definition multichannel; to complement the main feed and their own high definition feed. However, even though it has been permitted, it doesn’t mean that the commercial channels have to take up […]
According to a report on What’s On The Tube, all of the major free-to-air television networks (ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten) would be broadcasting ads about the new “FreeView” initiative that will support the take up of free-to-air digital television. This basically means that it is a “roadblock”, meaning that you can’t escape it – unless you have Foxtel. FreeView is expected to launch with 15 channels, and a […]
EDITORIAL: Since the age of digital television, I thought Australia is just way behind. Let’s face it, only the ABC and SBS are allowed to multi channel. But now, I think I might change my mind. Channel Ten and the Seven Network both announced that they will launch their High Definition (HD) multi channels. This comes after the Government lifted multi channelling restrictions. Current laws now state that channels are […]