Kim Williams

Balancing act to safeguard homegrown content

WHEN the history of digital television is written, it may be that two days last week are seen as the pivotal moment in the emergence of a brave new world of media. The head of Foxtel, Kim Williams, speaking at a Network...

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The Battle of the Kims: Williams v Dalton

In television land, they’re calling it the battle of the Kims — but the umpire is minister for communications Stephen Conroy, and he is about to give the nod to one side. Yesterday, Foxtel chief Kim Williams made a stirring...

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Telstra ends sport rort

Chance late shower or thunderstorm. Telstra TV ends the sport rort TELSTRA'S much-vaunted television launch via its T-Box set-top box must surely ring alarm bells in Communication Minister Stephen Conroy's head: the time has...

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Scientologists' volcanic reply

The attack on the Church of Scientology as a ''criminal organisation'' by the South Australian senator Nick Xenophon this week has sent the anti-Scientology movement into a spin but not for the obvious reason. Apart from...

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Foxtel makes pitch for public funds

FOXTEL chief executive Kim Williams has argued that the federal government should allow private companies to compete with the ABC for the funding of some public broadcasting as part of broader changes to media and...

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OpenTV Powers FOXTEL Next Generation

Monday, November 16th, 2009 Australian Pay-TV Leader Launches New Platform and Services using OpenTV Middleware SAN FRANCISCO — OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading software and technology provider of advanced digital...

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HOG heaven revs up

Riders are revved up for Sunday's 'Thunder Run'. (ABC News: Jacqui Street) The roar of a thousand motorbikes has been echoing through Tasmanian streets. Harley Davidson owners have descended on Launceston for a major rally. The...

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CASBAA Convention Kicks Off in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Nov 5, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - The CASBAA Convention 2009, organized by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), officially kicked off with a keynote address from John Tsang, Financial...

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Brain Storm

MCA and MPACT give some thought to Memphis' creative class. by Mary Cashiola Area native Mark Dinstuhl says he can go to Nashville, walk down the street, and run into at least two people who went to his Memphis high school....

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Giant croc eats shark … Foxtel faux pas

The Nt News rightly splashes its front page with the yarn today: Foxtel faux pas. In a favourable profile of Foxtel’s successful CEO Kim Williams in the Fairfax broadsheets, Williams said this. ”For example, The Contender is...

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