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  • Nine Network restructures after tech bosses tune out

    The Nine Network has been forced to create a new top technology job after two senior technology chiefs decided to leave the television broadcaster.

  • SBS becomes iTV broadcaster

    SBS has become the first national Australian broadcaster to be involved with interactive television, announcing it has joined the ranks of ICE Interactive's regional iTV pilot scheme in country New South Wales.

  • ABC's Web TV a hit

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has claimed an instant success with its new internet television platform iView, with 58,000 people visiting the site in its first 24 hours of operation.

  • Make room for digital TV: Budde

    Interactive digital television will only become a sustainable product if it's fully entrenched into broadcasting practices and deregulated by the government, according to veteran telecommunications analyst Paul Budde.

  • ABC unveils new Web TV platform

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation tonight unveiled its new online streaming platform, allowing users to watch TV shows on the internet.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Time to snack on some tech TV?

    While most of the Australian press is going nuts analysing what proposed changes to media ownership laws might mean for their job futures, I want to look at a narrower question: could this pave the way for our first dedicated technology channel on free-to-air TV?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Pizza and Trujillo: The perfect combo

    When Telstra boss Sol Trujillo took up the microphone at the National Press Club in Canberra at lunchtime on Thursday he knew the next hour would be a bumpy ride.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Supernatural offerings

    More Network Ten developments! This afternoon, Ten will begin offering episodes of the American sci-fi series Supernatural for download on its Web site.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Digital TV for the blind (the ones leading the blind)

    Might I suggest that the government, which so far has handled the issue with kid gloves, take a chance for once and reach over and just pull the digital TV plug?

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Are car makers in the mobile TV driving seat?

    Qualcomm has poured money into its broadcast mobile television system, MediaFLO. Now US carrier AT&T is hoping that consumers will do the same, following the launch of a consumer mobile TV offering based on the Qualcomm tech. Good luck with that.

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  • Coming soon: Google TV?

    As more people consume multimedia online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly upping the ante with new search tools for video.

  • I want my iTV

    For all its publicised benefits, why is iTV still having such a hard time making it in Australia?

  • Yang guards Yahoo's gates, but he's no Bill

    Friday's New York Post writes that an independent group of Yahoo board members believes Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang may be letting emotions trump his better judgment; and that's why he's opposed to accepting Microsoft's buyout offer.

  • Photos: Sydney Googleplex Under Construction

    ZDNet.com.au takes you on a tour of Google's new Sydney Googleplex, which is currently under construction. Australian Googlers will work in an environmentally friendly building, next to glamorous Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Star City Casino.

  • Superfast DSL shows its pace

    Today's broadband could be relegated to slowcoach status as next-generation chips get ready to rumble - but only for townies.

Reviews (45)

  • Aust company pushing 3D TV

    Consumers will be able to buy free-standing 3D televisions in the next five years, according to an Australian company bringing out the new product.

  • I want my iTV

    For all its publicised benefits, why is iTV still having such a hard time making it in Australia?

  • First Take: Nokia N92

    Watch TV broadcasts on your mobile with Nokia's N92 3G handset. There's also Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth for connectivity and an external memory card slot for recording your favourite shows. Nokia Australia is yet to announce local availability. Stay tuned to CNET.com.au for more information about Nokia's Nseries.

  • PSX OS test drive: elegant, intuitive

    We get our hands on the new Sony PSX. Come along for a ride and see for yourself what the new OS looks like.

  • A shot in the arm for widescreen

    Sales of widescreen televisions have accelerated rapidly in Australia since January 2001, according to industry supported body Digital Broadcasting Australia (DBA).

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