Archive for the 'Television' Category
A threat to democracy?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Fine Gael’s Dr. James Reilly has demanded that RTÉ tell all about the decision to drop Dr. James Crown from last Friday’s Late Late Show which is shaping up to be the story of the week.
Crown is an outspoken critic of the Government’s cancer care policy and was stopped from appearing on the programme after […]
British digital switchover proper set to begin
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007In just a few hours time Britain’s Whitehaven & Copeland TV region will become the first in the country to switch off its analogue TV signal and go digital. This event will mark the start of a five-year process that will see the UK go entirely digital just in time for the quasi-deadline of 2012, […]
Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007If you’re the type of person that flicks around the TV, producing a slightly louder and more depressed sigh as each funographic programme manifests itself in front of your very eyes, then Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe is for you.
It’s on BBC4 tonight at 10pm and can only be described as one man’s cynical commentary on what […]
TV3’s new current affairs programme
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Having long provided the bare minimum of current affairs coverage as obliged under its broadcasting contract, TV3 surprised many with its recent announcement of a revamped nightly news programme which will be hosted by Vincent Browne. But is this the channel’s first real attempt to develop a name for itself in the world of news, […]
TV3 Reporter Vs. Idiot
Saturday, July 28th, 2007This happened on the 13th of July on TV3 News, but a youtube clip of it has only come online in the last few days.
Jerome Hughes was doing a live report for the station after an inquest had ruled that Terence Wheelock had committed suicide; a verdict his family rejected.
Towards the end of the clip […]
Revolting American journalists
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Mika Brzezinski, an anchor on MSNBC’s morning show (actually called ‘Morning Joe’), recently had enough of Paris Hilton and decided let everyone know about it.
Her producers figured Hilton’s release from prison was top-story material, to which Brzezinski disagreed.
It’s really too-little, too-late, however it’s still good to see someone in US news be so clearly agitated […]
The N Word
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Today sees the beginning of a fresh racism row stemming from Channel 4’s Big Brother, and the media coverage has so far been very interesting to watch.
The story goes that a Big Brother contestant has been evicted for directing the term ‘nigger’ at a housemate - the exact context of the use isn’t clear (although […]
The challenge of utilising online media, rather than just using it
Friday, June 1st, 2007As the Irish media approaches a tipping point in terms of blogging and podcasting, the question is no longer why it should embrace new media, but how?
As The Irish Times’ blogs have shown recently, the uses of blogs for the print media are quite apparent. Good blogs by working journalists, as shown by the BBC, […]
Finally got a DTT box
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Having written about it numerous times in recent months I’ve finally had the chance to check out Ireland’s DTT trial for myself today.
I got in touch with the DCMNR - as I said to them, I’ve been watching developments in it so closely it’d be nice to try it out for myself - who kindly […]
Media buyers still doubt Channel 6 (SBP - 13th May 2007)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007An article of mine from the latest Sunday Business Post which analyses the performance of Channel 6 now that it’s one year old:
Channel 6’s presence on Sky’s digital platform has caused a slight improvement in its performance, but it is clear from the entertainment channel’s aborted attempt to attract the lowest common denominator by introducing […]
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