David Tiley
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Documentary: guidelines debate in the face of a nasty future
Will the new Screen Australia guidelines be radically revised? In the face of a looming budget crisis? Do we plod…

Cathy Henkel: to run WASA
WASA gets a new director, and Cathy Henkel moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean.

Ratings: Monday, 14 July 2014
This is a once-in-four-years moment for SBS. The World Cup Final gave it 1.145m viewers. Before breakfast.

The Screen Industry Future: if we can only make it through the night
What if we have to abandon the territorial and time license system in a globalised business? Stop screaming, it doesn't…

Ratings: Sunday, 13th July 2014
Seven's floor is shinier than Nine's is shinier than Ten's while the ABC does overseas drama and SBS rides like…

AFTRS: new degree for a new generation
The Australian Film Television and Radio School is now offering a three year undergraduate degree, starting in 2015.

NZ and Australian TV stats: counting punters, measuring pirates
Ask the right question, get a fascinating answer. A game now played with TV audiences in both New Zealand and…

Ratings: Thursday, 10th July 2014
The bikes still work for SBS, now with a 5.9% share. The carnage on the wet cobbles has some value.

Ratings: Wednesday, 9th July 2014
Between the World Cup, a Tour full of wounded heroes and the State of Origin, the couch potatoes are in…

Melbourne International Film Festival 2014: the scale is the thing
The MIFF launch: screen sector, festival politics, the deep passions of the city in the fake glam of the club…