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

  • 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.

  • Put your money where the media centre is

    Consumers may be slowly warming to the benefits of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) PCs, but most businesses are still unaware that this steadily growing market promises new potential revenue streams with a relatively small investment.

  • Channel Seven places Engin call

    Australian television broadcaster Seven Network has taken a 33 percent stake in fledgling Internet telephony company Engin in a move heralding the convergence of telecommunications and media assets Down Under.

  • I want my iTV

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

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  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    10 things wrong with Ten's download service

    Last night I visited Ten's Supernatural site in order to test the service. As a result, I can comfortably list 10 things wrong with it.

  • 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 - Jo Best

    O, for a PSP phone and some cheap data

    If you hang around mobile rumour sites then you may have heard the latest Chinese whisper doing the rounds -- Sony is making a PSP mobile phone all of its own.

  • How Seven blew the internet Olympics

    If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

  • 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?

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  • I want my iTV

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

  • 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.

  • Can Yahoo do content?

    The Web portal's plan to become a major Internet content player is treading water, despite its Hollywood credentials.

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

  • Sony's brave Sir Howard

    Sony has been in the news a lot in the last year, but mostly for the wrong reasons.

Reviews (165)

  • I want my iTV

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

  • Hutchison signs new mobile content deal

    Hutchison Telecom has announced new content for customers of its '3' mobile network to satisfy their thirst for financial news.

  • Apple iTunes 7

    iTunes 7 includes some great updates, like gapless playback, games downloads and a better interface, but Australian users so far miss out on the movie downloads available to American users.

  • Apple Mac Mini Core Duo (1.67GHz)

    It looks great, it's easy to use, and it executes the home-theatre PC concept better than perhaps any other vendor's product. The only problem with Apple's Mac Mini Core Duo is that we're not sure there's enough big-screen TV-worthy content available via iTunes to justify the expense.

  • Samsung A551

    As Next G handsets go, the A551 isn't the best, nor is it the worst. Its middle of the road design and feature set is matched by a mid-range price tag.

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