David Tiley
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How the Oscars mess up your viewing pleasure
As the Oscars clump the best films early in the year, March may be a wasteland with little more than…
Oscars 2016 - all the entrails are now on the table
Don't bet the house on Fury Road, though the odds will now be tempting. Is it possible that Room could…
Box Office 15 Feb 2016 - Here come the Oscar littlies
Image: Deadpool. Star Wars: the Force Awakens, has just become the highest grossing film ever, with over US$2b at the…
Controversial SBS Chair Nihal Gupta leaves plum job
The strange, shadowy story of Nihal Gupta's appointment as Chair of SBS takes another turn, as he resigns abruptly for…
Shock loss of senior women in ABC TV as enticing power jobs become available
Carole Sklan and Deirdre Brennan leave the ABC, while ACMI and Screen Australia offer tasty, tasty jobs.
Industry hunts answers at Senate Estimates
Mark Scott digs at SBS, while Senator Ludlum just misses the jugular on screen financing policy.
Box Office 8 Feb 2016 - seeking room for grace
Looking for Grace hangs on while odd little contender for the Oscars, Room, is a hit in relation to its…
Are pirates trusted more than the Murdoch press?
New figures compare the trust levels across Australian media and look at downloads for free. Who should be ashamed?
Observational documentary, reality TV and the death of independence
What happens to the gentle, mysterious craft of observational documentary when it is absorbed into mainstream television and turned into…
Monetising the web for documentaries
Where are we at with monetising factual footage on the net? Bring your own happy pills because the answer is…