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Software
1:51PM Nick Broughall | This is pretty cool – so long as you enjoy tennis, I guess. Channel 7 is using Windows 7’s Snap feature to show two video streams side by side during the telecast of the Australian Open. More »
Channel 7 Using Windows 7 Snap During Australian Open Coverage
1:51PM Nick Broughall | This is pretty cool – so long as you enjoy tennis, I guess. Channel 7 is using Windows 7’s Snap feature to show two video streams side by side during the telecast of the Australian Open. More » 
Entertainment
1:00PM Nick Broughall | If you’re an Aussie living in regional areas waiting to get some extra digital FTA TV action, TV Tonight is reporting that Prime will be launching 7Two tomorrow morning at 9am. More »
Prime Launching 7Two From 9am Tomorrow
1:00PM Nick Broughall | If you’re an Aussie living in regional areas waiting to get some extra digital FTA TV action, TV Tonight is reporting that Prime will be launching 7Two tomorrow morning at 9am. More »
Entertainment
2:30PM Nick Broughall | According to a story on Mumbrella this morning, Channel 7 is apparently planning on revamping its online service from January, dramatically increasing the quantity of content you’ll be able to watch for free* on their Yahoo!7 portal. It may not be a local Hulu, but it’s a start… More »
Seven Planning To Improve Its Online TV Service
2:30PM Nick Broughall | According to a story on Mumbrella this morning, Channel 7 is apparently planning on revamping its online service from January, dramatically increasing the quantity of content you’ll be able to watch for free* on their Yahoo!7 portal. It may not be a local Hulu, but it’s a start… More »
Entertainment
3:39PM Nick Broughall | Praise the Gods! It looks like the rumour that Channel 7 was planning on calling their second digital channel “Channel Mate” was just that – a rumour. Today they confirmed that the second channel will be called 7Two, will be broadcast on channel 72 (of course) and will commence airing on November 1 from noon. More »
Phew! Channel 7 Names Second SD Channel ‘7Two’
3:39PM Nick Broughall | Praise the Gods! It looks like the rumour that Channel 7 was planning on calling their second digital channel “Channel Mate” was just that – a rumour. Today they confirmed that the second channel will be called 7Two, will be broadcast on channel 72 (of course) and will commence airing on November 1 from noon. More »
Entertainment
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If this trademark application from Channel 7 is actually the name of their upcoming second SD digital channel, then I weep for free-to-air TV. Mediaspy has uncovered a heap of trademark applications from the network, which includes a number of images which all contain the words ‘Mate’ or ‘Channel Mate’. More »
Channel 7’s Second Digital Channel To Be Called ‘Mate’?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If this trademark application from Channel 7 is actually the name of their upcoming second SD digital channel, then I weep for free-to-air TV. Mediaspy has uncovered a heap of trademark applications from the network, which includes a number of images which all contain the words ‘Mate’ or ‘Channel Mate’. More »
Entertainment
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Well, this could be a very interesting proposition. According to Lara Sinclair over at The Australian, TiVo is shacking up with Internode to offer their own broadband plan in which TiVo downloads will be unmetered, meaning you can download and watch as many movies as you want without having to pay for bandwidth. More »
TiVo Hopping Into Bed With Internode For Unmetered Movie Downloads
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Well, this could be a very interesting proposition. According to Lara Sinclair over at The Australian, TiVo is shacking up with Internode to offer their own broadband plan in which TiVo downloads will be unmetered, meaning you can download and watch as many movies as you want without having to pay for bandwidth. More »
Entertainment
3:16PM Nick Broughall | Maybe it’s just me, but if I were a TV network executive with a whole HD channel at my disposal, I’d make sure to fill it with HD content. After all, that ‘HD’ in the channel’s name does mean ‘High Definition’, not standard definition.
What I would not do is broadcast the exact same SD content on the HD channel, even if it was the Australian Open. But that’s exactly what Channel 7 are doing, starting today. Why? Because they hate you. More »
Channel 7’s HD Channel Playing The Australian Open In SD
3:16PM Nick Broughall | Maybe it’s just me, but if I were a TV network executive with a whole HD channel at my disposal, I’d make sure to fill it with HD content. After all, that ‘HD’ in the channel’s name does mean ‘High Definition’, not standard definition.
What I would not do is broadcast the exact same SD content on the HD channel, even if it was the Australian Open. But that’s exactly what Channel 7 are doing, starting today. Why? Because they hate you. More »
Entertainment
11:55AM Nick Broughall | Yesterday may have been the first day of 2009, but it was also the first day the Australian free-to-air TV networks could legally begin broadcasting a second digital SD channel. But here we are, 1.5 days into the new year, and none of the FTA networks have actually made good on their chance to launch a second channel and according to the Australian, aren’t likely to for several more months.
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Where Are Our Extra FTA Digital Channels?
11:55AM Nick Broughall | Yesterday may have been the first day of 2009, but it was also the first day the Australian free-to-air TV networks could legally begin broadcasting a second digital SD channel. But here we are, 1.5 days into the new year, and none of the FTA networks have actually made good on their chance to launch a second channel and according to the Australian, aren’t likely to for several more months.
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Online
10:34AM Nick Broughall | The Olympics start tomorrow, and if you’re not yet excited by the idea of athletes pushing themselves to the limit in a country where the cabs are bugged and the towns are filled with gadget refuse, then you never will be.
Because of the similarity in time zones between China and Australia, there are going to be a lot of people wasting their work day watching the games. Telstra have an agreement with Channel 7 to show Olympic coverage over their NextG mobiles, Yahoo7 will also have online video streaming of the games.
If, however, you got excited by the Reuters article detailing the IOCs decision to showcase games highlights on YouTube, you’re destined for disappointment – the YouTube channel isn’t available to Australians, thanks to the Yahoo!7 deal.
Let’s just hope that Yahoo!7 doesn’t drop the ball when it comes to their Olympic video coverage – Channel 7 have never been known for their willingness to offer users what they want, when they want it…
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YouTube’s Beijing Channel Not Available In Australia
10:34AM Nick Broughall | The Olympics start tomorrow, and if you’re not yet excited by the idea of athletes pushing themselves to the limit in a country where the cabs are bugged and the towns are filled with gadget refuse, then you never will be.
Because of the similarity in time zones between China and Australia, there are going to be a lot of people wasting their work day watching the games. Telstra have an agreement with Channel 7 to show Olympic coverage over their NextG mobiles, Yahoo7 will also have online video streaming of the games.
If, however, you got excited by the Reuters article detailing the IOCs decision to showcase games highlights on YouTube, you’re destined for disappointment – the YouTube channel isn’t available to Australians, thanks to the Yahoo!7 deal.
Let’s just hope that Yahoo!7 doesn’t drop the ball when it comes to their Olympic video coverage – Channel 7 have never been known for their willingness to offer users what they want, when they want it…
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Online
12:51PM Nick Broughall | Just a little over a week since the ABC launched their iView service for video on demand, executives from Hulu, the NBC/News Corp video streaming service from the US, have flown into Australia to meet with all the Australian networks to try and launch Hulu down under.
According to the SMH, all three free-to-air networks have met with Hulu, and seem to be fairly optimistic about the proposition, although whether or not we see an Australian version could come down to what kind of business deals are offered to the local networks.
But most interesting is the fact that network executives are also considering using the ABC’s iView to do the same thing – act as a central content hub for programming from all the Australian networks.
Hulu Coming To Australia?
12:51PM Nick Broughall | Just a little over a week since the ABC launched their iView service for video on demand, executives from Hulu, the NBC/News Corp video streaming service from the US, have flown into Australia to meet with all the Australian networks to try and launch Hulu down under.
According to the SMH, all three free-to-air networks have met with Hulu, and seem to be fairly optimistic about the proposition, although whether or not we see an Australian version could come down to what kind of business deals are offered to the local networks.
But most interesting is the fact that network executives are also considering using the ABC’s iView to do the same thing – act as a central content hub for programming from all the Australian networks. 
