In the wake of Foxtel’s warning to a Balmain pub over its public screenings of HBO’s Game of Thrones, UOW Unibar Venue Manager Nathan Stratton has assured that the Unibar, also a Foxtel customer, won’t be facing the same kind of trouble any time soon. Nor will they risk bringing the fate of the Iron Throne to students. “You can’t even watch it. Commercial boxes have only got the sporting channels and Channel V, that kind of stuff. So it’s pretty clear that it’s just like watching a DVD, you’ve got to have a licence to do those sorts of…
Author: Matthew Starr
A report published today by the Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education has found all but one club in the NRL and AFL receive direct corporate sponsorship from alcohol brands. The Melbourne Storm and the Western Bulldogs were the only two across the 34 clubs examined that received no direct payment from alcohol companies. The Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE) analysed the specifics of both codes’ club sponsors to determine a ranking based on the extent to which they receive money from the alcohol industry. Among the Alcohol Industry Advertising Partnerships With AFL And NRL Teams 2019 report’s…
‘Dota 2’ player John Finlayson has his sights set on turning his video-gaming hobby into an e-sports career. He tells his story to Matthew Starr. Five hours before I arrived to interview John Finlayson he offered to make me a coffee. You see, he’d only recently learnt the ins and outs of how to use his housemate’s endlessly complicated espresso machine, and subsequently figured out the exact process of making what he assured me was a perfect cup of coffee. It was the first hint at an aspect of John’s personality – his fascination with and devotion to processes.…