By the end of the year, Australia’s cinema industry will no longer be a film industry. Jock Given looks at what this means for storytelling on the big screen
30 Apr 13 Comments (2)Fletch, Muscles and the Rocket
Three players, three hard slogs. Jock Given on the golden age of Australian tennis
26 Feb 13 Comments (0)
Trade block
With global trade negotiations stalled, Australia is attempting to navigate between the competing demands of two giants, writes Jock Given
18 Oct 12 Comments (1)Measuring the internet
Digital media users may be easy to track but they can be very hard to follow, writes Jock Given
16 Aug 12 Comments (0)No such thing as a sold-out show
Jock Given gets slightly hot under the collar about the company that dominates ticket sales
14 Jun 12 Comments (1)Quiet, please
FROM THE ARCHIVE | Are we so impressed by the power of collaboration that we’ve come to overvalue working in groups, asks Jock Given
10 Apr 12 Comments (0)Mobile fortunes
Denis O’Brien’s story helps explain what went wrong for the Celtic Tiger, writes Jock Given
16 Feb 12 Comments (0)“A limit to this right of overlooking”
FROM THE ARCHIVE | Australians are likely to get a statutory right of privacy. Though it needs careful crafting, it’s high time, writes Jock Given
29 Jul 11 Comments (0)Trading culture
Officials from Australia and eight other Pacific countries meet in Auckland on 6 December to begin their fourth round of negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement. Jock Given looks at the potential impact on culture and information industries
18 Nov 10 Comments (1)All fibre, all the way!
At the Imperial Palace, Human Nature is gearing up for two more years of “Celebration of Motown.” But further along The Strip it’s fibre-to-the-home that’s generating the excitement. And Australia’s NBN is one of the stars, writes Jock Given in Las Vegas
23 Sep 10 Comments (1)We’re all tech heads now
Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there’s not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given
23 Aug 10 Comments (0)When Marconi’s magic came to Queenscliff…
The Coalition thinks wireless is the answer for Australian broadband. Jock Given remembers an earlier moment when wires-without-wires had their day.
12 Aug 10 Comments (3)Large questions about a big corporation
BOOKS | “If it stays humble and moves with the swiftness of a fox, it will be difficult to catch.” Jock Given reviews Ken Auletta’s Googled
07 Jul 10 Comments (0)
Shelving books
The iPad goes on sale in Australia tomorrow. Jock Given reads two books about books and wonders what to do with the rest.
27 May 10 Comments (3)Inside Conroy’s Implement
What does $25 million worth of consultancy conclude about the national broadband network, asks Jock Given
16 May 10 Comments (2)This time it’s serious
Digital TV is already here, and it means Roger Federer might be replaced by blank screens in Mildura’s analogue households next year, writes Jock Given
16 Jul 09 Comments (3)Has radio’s future passed?
Fifteen years after it was first proposed, digital radio is almost here. Has it come too late, asks Jock Given in this interview with Peter Clarke
05 May 09 Comments (0)Kevin Rudd’s partner
Fresh back from overseas, a prime minister makes a stunning telecommunications announcement. And the historical parallels don’t end there, writes Jock Given
07 Apr 09 Comments (4)
