As I result on…

When Sky started running six minute breaks I finally gave up in disgust, and cancelled.

Sorry, but am I the only person who hits the mute button and does something else (six minutes is long enough to make a cup of tea and go to the loo) – or, considering…

Yeah, right. That explains why Sky runs ads does it? You pay for subscriber TV but they…

There are moments when I regret my puritan "no TV" lifestyle.

Isn't there some (highly illegal) system out there that lets you view broadcast TV streams over the net?

Slarty has mentioned torrents. You might also be thinking of a system where someone streams their tv straight to a feed. I've never tried it, and I can't give you a name,…

To be honest the only reason I do it is to avoid the ad's. I wouldn't even mind if the advertising…

probably a good excuse to remind you that you can also sign up for the daily email heads-up from Public Address

That reminds me – why does the footer in those emails say "You received this email because you have given bFM your email address"? I'm pretty sure I never…

__I had a spring clean, replaced the bulb in the oven, cleaned the glass door. Then I road tested it with a potato. A while later I happened to walk past, spotted it out the corner of my…

SBS is an example of a news service that offers great, informative, non-'mainstream' news. it's snappy, interesting, and wide-ranging.

Sob, sob, how I miss SBS. If anyone offers that on satellite TV they'd have our business the very next day.

Freeview is very un-free to hook into at the moment.…

Yes, the Freeview decoders seem awfully expensive for the number of channels you get with it. In the UK I particularly enjoyed the + 1 Hour delayed channels eg TV1+1 Hour ie the 6pm News screens at 7pm and so on.

They are expensive. I think the Freeview consortium (ie:…

Onya.

I think there may be a culture of fear amongst local broadcasters that if they waver from the current *cough-successful-cough* model they will alienate viewers.

Whereas I reckon the first one to take the brave step of delivering a more objective and…

Yes, the Freeview decoders seem awfully expensive for the number of channels you get with it.

I understand there's some sort of monopoly for the first year on these decoders. Or... there's a limited number of providers of them.

After that first year, I'd expect the price to drop a…

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And there would be more if a) the charter actually delivered quality, and b) there was more hard-edged journalism in the political arena.

Well, I guess then we'd have a Charter that would consist of one sentence: THOU SHALT NOT MAKE SHIT. The problem is that even the BBC -…

At our place it's dial up internet and free-to-air…

I feel that 'infotainment' is the horse that's bolted and its going to be very difficult to shut the barn door now.

sure. i agree. but... does every single channel have to offer it?

SBS is an example of a news service that offers great, informative, non-'mainstream' news. it's snappy,…

And, finally, I can see why Kate Moss still likes Pete Doherty

Not any more she does ..
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/kate-gives-pete-the-flick/2007/07/06/1183351412253.html

I totally agree. The game of who's winning is, fair enough, an issue in its own right – though not a particularly important one this far out from an election – but…

WTF is up with this one?

What does an elephant have to do with anything?

It's the symbol of the Republican party. The Democrats have a donkey. One can't help feeling that both PR teams were off their game that day.

And there would be more if a) the charter actually delivered quality, and b) there was more hard-edged journalism in the political arena. I really do feel that the MSM in NZ fail to fulfill their potential as the fourth estate. Ask more questions and demand more answers.

I'd actually…

And there would be more if a) the charter actually delivered quality, and b) there was more hard-edged journalism in the political arena. I really do feel that the MSM…

What does an elephant have to do with anything?

but... part of me thinks there are still many km sq. in the burbs where people continue to passively consume pushTV.