Echoes of Screen & Streaming | Part 1 of a two-part series Last week, I met Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters at the company’s Sydney office during a small media roundtable with three other Australian journalists. The discussion covered live sports, AI, gaming, advertising, personalisation, interactivity, fandom, and physical experiences. There was no single announcement or…
The NRL’s record broadcast agreement appears to preserve Australia’s established sporting order. Look more closely, however, and it reveals how thoroughly that order has already changed. Part one of a two-part series on the changing sports-media landscape. When the NRL announced its new seven-year, $5.3 billion media rights agreement, the obvious story was the deal’s…
Throughout much of television history, sporting events served as communal experiences. Millions of viewers would tune in to the same broadcast, observe identical camera angles, listen to the same commentary, and follow a unified narrative created by the production team. Regardless of whether viewers were in a city or a regional area, their experience was…
As Melbourne gears up to host the Australian Grand Prix, the familiar rhythms of the Formula One season are making a return. Teams arrive in the city, Albert Park transforms into a temporary circuit, and fans start debating which drivers and teams might dominate the season ahead. Meanwhile, the latest season of Formula 1: Drive…
