I HATE COMPUTERS - oh and Interview Stuff

Well, it seems the RMIT server is down again, (NOW it's up again grr) and then my spastic computer just deleted the post just as I was almost finished it. I am mad. Can't access email or anything.

Anyhoo, I have to write it again now (at least blogger seems to be reliable) or I won't do it.

I was thinking about the interviews and how we need to organise them very soon in case we have issues contacting people etc. I also think we could work on some questions together to ask the people.

Anyhoo, here is the list and I've added a couple of others that I've come across on my travels:

ACADEMICS

• Allan James Thomas
  Lecturer at RMIT
  Subject Areas - Mobile technology and future of TV


• Grant Roff
  RMIT Lecturer


• Diane Cook
  Previously lectured in Television Cultures
  Based at La Trobe Uni
  Subject Area - ?

LAWYERS

• Michelle Davies
  Solicitor for Southern Cross Broadcasting, Broadcast Lawyer
  Subject Areas - Media Laws


• Carolyn Daffy
  Australian solicitor currently working for BBC in Cambridge, previously worked for Granada Productions in the UK.

PRODUCERS - PEOPLE WHO WORK ON FREE-TO-AIR

• Posie Graeme-Evans
  Co-creator of McLeod's Daughters, Exec. Producer on many Aus Productions like The Alice, Stingers and Hi-5. Based in Sydney.
  Subject Area - Current and Future Direction of Australian Content on TV


• Sue Masters
  Head of Drama at Channel 10, previous Head of Drama at the ABC, experienced TV producer
  Subject Area - Current and Future Direction of Australian Content and Production on TV

COMMUNITY TELEVISION

• Peter Lane
  Chair of Channel 31

RESEARCHERS

• Mark Pesce
  Panelist of ABC show New Inventors, previously lectured at AFTRS in new media.
  Subject Area - New technologies and subsequent issues with Future of Australian TV


• Paul Budde
  Managing director of biggest online telecommunications and media research company. Wrote a report on future of Australian TV which is quoted by government regulatory bodies. Also wrote a report on IPTV versus Online TV.
  Subject Area - General research into future and technological changes to television and impacts

So far, looks as though we have people to speak to about technology, content, media laws - do we need someone from pay TV?

Anyway, maybe if we can either write some questions up here or via email before the end of the week and then divi up who contacts who for interviews etc and work out a suitable time.

Also, we don't really have anyone looking at community TV at all - do we want to look into this, or state that we are just interested in commercial and public broadcasters...

Some basic possible questions:

In your view, what will free-to-air television look like in say 10 years?

The new media ownership laws open the doors to cross-media ownership and foreign ownership. What do you believe will be possible ramifications of this for television?

Are you concerned about the future of Australian television content?

Is it difficult to produce drama in Australia? If so, why and what would help the situation?

Cheers.