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Take note anyone planning to purchase an 8K television in the near future: Australians may have difficulty accessing image quality that will match the screen's potential.
It made for brilliant viewing, but Channel 4's Brexit drama missed out on some important details.
People who use an appliance a lot save more from an energy efficient model. With the right app, they could easily get a sense of their own potential savings when they shop.
This year, The Conversation celebrated the 50th anniversary of 1968 with its first podcast, 'Heat and Light.' These are some of the most interesting stories we uncovered – ones that still resonate in 2018.
Some say the hysteria over screen time echoes parents' worries that their kids were watching too much TV in the 1980s. But new studies show there's nothing overblown about parents' growing concern.
Writing Apu out of The Simpsons is a simplistic solution to the issue of diversity in media. Instead, we need to support programming created by people of colour.
Children exposed to scenes of violence may develop a view that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.
Even the Voyager spacecraft are controlled remotely, 20 billion kilometres away. It takes 20 hours for instructions to travel from Earth to the spacecraft but we can do it -- using a remote.
As their kids get older, should parents should be more – not less – vigilant?
If you disagree with the political slant of the network, it might color your views of others in the room – and change your behavior.
The next time you watch a duel on television or in a film, it might be worth recalling the history and meaning of this very serious rite of honour.
Fifty years ago, an insurance agent named Paul Simpson was convinced of rampant bias on the evening news. So he embarked on a project to record each broadcast and store them at Vanderbilt University.
Fans have shown they're willing to watch major sporting events on devices other than traditional TVs, but the technology is letting them down.
When covering Africa, Bourdain rejected the monolithic way media outlets have historically depicted the continent's diverse cultures and populations.
'Will & Grace,' 'The X-Files,' 'Fuller House,' 'Arrested Development' – the list goes on. If we're in the midst of a TV renaissance, why are networks and their viewers looking to the past?
The decision to cancel the series – and remove it from air in Australia – demonstrates there is a clear line that even money can’t cross.
The reclusive country’s media is tightly controlled and choreographed. But a close look at the tone and focus of the coverage can shed light on the regime’s priorities and resolve.
The flat screened babysitter is part of growing up.
Wentworth is a reimagining of the revolutionary Australian soap opera Prisoner. Both of these influential TV shows demonstrate how the system so often fails those who fall between the cracks.
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
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