Digital resources tagged with ‘technological change’

Channel 9 and cricket

Self-confessed cricket lover Tim Bowden remembers when Channel 9 took over the cricket broadcasts from the ABC.

Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Finches

Professor Richard Dawkins explains the significance of the finches collected during the Beagle's visit to the Galapagos Islands, and how this iconic moment represents a failure rather than a triumph of Darwin’s scientific method.

Convergence

Trevor Barr talks about convergence and the partnership between media broadcasters and Internet service providers.

Digitalisation

Stuart Cunningham on the technologies of the future.

Effects of TV on radio

Tim Bowden describes how radio continued to prosper after the launch of television. John Safran reveals what attracts him to television production rather than radio. Corinne Grant talks about the link between the soap box and talkback radio.

End of Cinema Newsreel

The ultimate decline of cinema newsreels occurred with the coming of colour television.

Indymedia

Stuart Cunningham talks about how and why Australian content has changed over the last 40 years.

Intellectual Property & Digital Rights

Intellectual property and digital rights in the post-broadcast era.

Lighthouse Keepers and Their Families

Three lighthouse keepers and their families are the only residents on remote and windswept Maatsuyke Island, off the south-west coast of Tasmania.

New technologies create new TV formats

John Safran talks about the unique techniques, structure and ideas of reality TV.

Online Communities

ALTOS - an online chat community based in Germany - provided a 'world without borders' for its members.

Questioning Tradition

Tonga's constitutional monarchy is undergoing change.

Race Around the World

Technology has revolutionised the nature of 'guerrilla filmmaking'.

Royal Exhibition Building

During the 19th century, Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building was an architectural masterpiece which showcased Australia’s arrival on the world stage as an economic powerhouse.

Royal Tongan Celebration

The people of Tonga prepare to mark their King's birthday and 25th anniversary of his reign.

Song for the King -- Vika and Linda Bull interview

Vika and Linda Bull talk about the importance of their heritage and connection to Tonga.

Sport - a spectacular television event

Behind the scenes of a transmission from Wembley Stadium, seen on Australian television.

The Digital Divide

Trevor Barr reminds us that more than half of the world's population does not have access to the Internet. Stephen Mayne shares his belief that the digital divide will prevent Internet broadcasts from reaching entire populations in the way that television or radio broadcasts can.

The Digital Realm

Christina Spurgeon talks about crossing the digital divide.

The Photographer and the Painter

Artists working in different media have created a visual time capsule showing Melbourne in the late 1800s.

The Tyranny of Distance

Behind the scenes with the people who work to provide land-line telephone services.

Video cassettes and Colour TV

Tim Bowden recalls the technical difficulties of getting programs to air in the early days of news and current affairs.

Web & Pod Casting

Scott Goodings describes the experience of watching TV via webcasts over the internet.