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iiNet Makes TiVo Downloads Unmetered

6:54PM Angus Kidman | iiNet already has a pretty generous suite of unmetered content — including iView, iTunes and a bunch of streaming video and audio channels — and it just got a little larger with the addition of TiVo to the list. More »
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Net Viewing For The Weekend

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Whether you want sport, sci-fi or general entertainment, there’s a bunch of interesting online TV options worth considering for the weekend More »
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Aussies Watching Less TV Than Ever

3:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s hardly likely to be news to the hordes of Channel BT-loving Lifehacker readers, but even Australians without the benefit of strained download limits are watching less television than they used to. More »
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Local ABC Disappears For Some Austar Viewers

10:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s often tempting to assume Australia has five national networks, but we’re frequently reminded that regional viewers have a quite different experience to people in capital cities. In the latest incident, Austar viewers have lost access to their regional ABC stations. More »
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Community TV Gets Digital TV Spectrum Allocation

11:00AM Angus Kidman | It might not be news to you that Australia is switching to digital television, but it’s something of a disgrace that community TV wasn’t allocated any digital spectrum when the plans were first announced back in 2001. Fortunately, that’s been fixed this week. More »
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Do You Skip Television Commercials Or Let Them Roll?

3:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | Nielsen has recently reported that 46 per cent of viewers aren’t skipping commercials in shows recorded on their personal video recorders (PVRs). That number seemed ridiculously high to us, so we’re asking you: Do you watch, skip, or run to the kitchen on commercials? More »
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Top Apps That Boost Your Media Centre

3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Streaming video, digital DVD backups, DVR recording—it’s all possible from your TV-connected media centre, and you don’t need a system administrator to pull it off. These apps make filling and controlling your media centre PC even easier. More »
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Turbo Charge Your New XBMC Installation

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We give a lot of attention to XBMC here, and with just cause. It’s an open-source, cross-platform, highly-customisable media centre solution that outperforms just about every commercial option out there. Here’s how you can make it even better. More »
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Big Weekend For TV Updates

6:35PM Angus Kidman | There’s a fair bit happening in your TV/DVR/media centre this weekend. Seven is rolling out its 7Two channel on Saturday — so you may need to retune your TV to detect the new channel. Foxtel will also start rolling out software updates for iQ owners, ahead of the November 15 launch of its Next Generation channels. (iQ2 owners should have already received the upgrade.)
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Apple TV Upgrades To 3.0

10:30AM Angus Kidman | The Apple TV hasn’t set the media world alight in the manner of the iPod, but Apple keeps plugging away. A new update to the onboard software claims a simplified interface and support for some other recent Apple innovations, including iTunes LP playback and Genius playlists.. More »