On Boxing Day I went to the movies…. Bad idea – so crowded it wasn't even worth queuing up to get a ticket. So went home… The day after, went to the movies again. This time left with enough time that I could get tickets and then stand in line waiting for the show to [...]
It is an unstated fact of life that women provide the nurturing for the men that bring home the bacon. Therefore any potential male suitor needs to know exactly what the bacon is. Guys, a hint, it’s not a 1979 Holden Monaro with mag wheels and a 400 decibel stereo anymore. It’s [...]
Media barons and some of the anointed (think glitterati, freemasons or whichever other conspiracy theory you subscribe to this week); spend a lot of time gnashing teeth these days…. In the inimitable voice of Peter Sellers, “ Oh dearie dearie me, we have let de cat out of de bag”, – how the hell [...]
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It looks like online games might be about to change the way media and advertising companies interact with the Internet. Believe it or not, the most expensive real estate in the world is a little red barn. Nearly 40,000,000 million Farmville players have purchased one. It uses up exactly 3 squares of virtual [...]
BIG BROTHER 11″ SOARS TO NEW RATINGS HIGH Was the headline on TV by the numbers….. The brief article expounded the tremendous ratings boost for the series. Compared to last week, BIG BROTHER 11 THURSDAY was up 16% in households (from 4.3/08), +18% in both adults 25-54 (from 2.8/09) and adults 18-34 [...]
Updated 3:14 am 29 August 2009 As Paul Hogan would tell you – “it's all in the eyes”. To control a wild buffalo or the humble sheep, just stare the animal down. Even the media industry understands it. Owning the eyes means access to the soul. Access to the soul equals money, votes, power. So [...]
It seems the Big studios have finally recognised the value of YouTube as an identifier of valuable new talent. After all it isn’t every day that someone can show casting agents and producers a “pre-approved” Showreel. Pre-approved? Well, viewed, by millions; thereby suggesting “Star Quality in relation to the actors, performers and possibly “No.1 [...]
Tomorrow is the end of the world. For Foxtel at least. Well, as far as having me as their number one unpaid critic. You would think that with all the coverage I was giving them, they would have given me a “comped” account. But no, they ignored me – mostly. Apart from when they took [...]
I spent part of my day yesterday with an industrial behavioral Psychologist. Nope, he was not psyching me, but he was making interesting observational commentary. “It amazes me that when I take the train, walk through the station, or even around the streets of Sydney, everyone appears to be totally immersed in their [phone] [...]