Archive for the ‘tyranny of digital distance’ Category

Links for April 17th 2008

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Interesting links for April 17th 2008: TV takes the online challenge [The Age] - '"The reason people are illegally using P2P [peer-to-peer] networks is simply because content isn't available elsewhere," says Ten's general manager, Digital Media, Damian Smith.' (So give me a legal way to download Battlestar Galactica today and I ...

Links for April 14th 2008

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Interesting links for April 14th 2008: The new digital paparazzi [On Line Opinion - 14/4/2008] - Peter Black discusses "the new digital paparazzi" which are more likely friends, family, or even ourselves, posting photos online with little concern for personal privacy. Black argues that this is evident of a shift ...

Beyond Broadcasting: ‘Watching Battlestar Galactica in Australia and the Tyranny of Digital Distance’

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I'm very pleased that the 'Beyond Broadcasting' issue of Media International Australia is out, not only because it features some excellent articles asking some great questions about the future of television in the era of digital communication, but also because it features an article of mine that I've been thinking ...

The WGA Strike: Making Writers Visible (starring Ron Moore with a special guest appearance by Daily Show writers)

Monday, November 19th, 2007

The WGA Writer's Strike is now in its third week, so I thought I should finally get around to blogging a few thoughts.  First off, I have to say, it's fantastic to see the issue of online content finally being taken seriously - as more and more material hits the web, I completely agree ...

It’s Going to be a BIG September!

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

I'm attending four conferences or symposia across the next four weeks.  In a perfect world, each will come with details blogging; however, if I don't get around to writing much for a few weeks, here's why ... [X] Learning Futures Symposium - 10 & 11 September, Canberra - This is a ...

“We’re sorry, but the clip you selected isn’t available from your location:” Watching Battlestar Galactica in Australia and the Tyranny of Digital Distance

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

I just submitted an abstract for the Media International Australia special issue 'Beyond Broadcasting: TV for the Twenty-first Century'. Here it is: “We’re sorry, but the clip you selected isn’t available from your location:” Watching Battlestar Galactica in Australia and the Tyranny of Digital Distance [Figure 1. Screen-capture from http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/, 11 September ...

Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

As part of their ever-expanding interaction with the fan community, the producers of Battlestar Galactica have announced a competition allowing fans access to selected BSG clips, sounds and music which they can mix with their own footage to create new videos. As their instructions explain: Be a part of ...

Alex Malik on TV downloading in Australia

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The Age has a revealing article on work done by Alex Malik which concludes that the delay between the US/UK and Australia release dates for television are one of the primary reasons what people turn to bittorrent: Huge delays in airing overseas TV shows locally are turning Australians into pirates, says ...