broadcasting

The ALRC review of the national classification system

mcummins — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:34:28 +1000

On 24 March 2011, Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to inquire and report on the framework for the classification of media content in Australia.

Firm strategy and innovation in the creative industries

A data picture of Australia’s Arts and Entertainment Sector 2010

ccook — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:23:11 +1100

Australia’s Arts and Entertainment Sector underpins cultural and social innovation, improves the quality of community life, is essential to maintaining our cities as world class attractors of talent and investment, and helps create ‘Brand Australia’ in the global marketplace of ideas (QUT Creative Industries Faculty 2010). The sector makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy. So what is the size and nature of this contribution?

Business of Creativity

The Media and Communications in Australia, 3rd edition

alawrence — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:56 +1100

A fully revised edition of the leading Australian introductory text on media studies, incorporating extensive analysis of the impact of communications.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

Who will pay for online news?

alawrence — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:30:34 +1000

With the revenue downturn for Fairfax Media being announced on Monday, I got the call from Ashley Hall at the ABC’s PM program to give my opinion. At 2.45pm I may not have been sure that I had an opinion, but the nature of the relationship between news journalists and academics is that it would be good for all concerned if you could get an opinion, and give that to us to put on air. With Crikey publisher Eric Beecher and former ACCC head Allan Fels also offering their opinions, I was in good company on the PM program.

Creative Labour: Emancipation or Honey-Trap?

coconnor — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:47:15 +1000

Faculty Seminar Series

Professor Justin O’Connor, Research Capacity Building Professor Tuesday 28th April 12pm-1pm The Hall (Z2-226) CI Precinct QUT Kelvin Grove

Creative labour: emancipation or honey-trap?

Creative digital industries mapping

Public broadcasting looks for a future

ccook — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:46:32 +1100

The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes Margaret Simons

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

The ABC - and SBS - of social innovation

alawrence — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:56:59 +1100

Public service broadcasting was one of the great 20th century social innovations in media. The aim of public service broadcasters (PSBs) was to seek to harness the new mass media towards social purposes. These included nation-building, mass education, strengthening the information base of democracies, and broadly-based cultural improvement, particularly in areas such as documentaries, news and current affairs, and children’s programming.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

Social innovation, user-created content and the future of the ABC and SBS as public service media

alawrence — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:32:54 +1100

Submission to the ABC and SBS Review, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

The Uses of Multimedia

Copyright as an instrument of information flow and dissemination: the case of ICE TV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd

alawrence — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:07:10 +1100

This article outlines and critically evaluates the case of Ice TV v National Nine Network. This case which is being heard before the High Court of Australia in October 2008 considers the boundaries of copyright protection for compilations.

Creative Commons and Open Content Licensing

Maintaining relevance: cultural diversity and the case for public service broadcasting

alawrence — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:26:05 +1000

Download paper: Maintaining relevance

SBS has been the subject of some heated debates about funding models, commercial activity, perceived 'populism' and the continued relevance of publicly funded media. These debates and challenges are not unique to SBS or to Australia. Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) in many contexts is facing a 'crisis of legitimacy' as it struggles to retain audiences in the face of new technologies, rapidly globalising media, and the rejection of traditional patterns of media usage, particularly among younger generations.