Congratulations to ABC for  its professional and entertaining coverage of the Asian Cup. The highlights packages were well constructed, and panel discussions were informed and incisive. The measured use of animated graphics, and a complete absence of silly and superfluous tweets was also appreciated (Seven's AFL production team, please take note).
Bruce Watson, Belgrave

Great stuff

Black Comedy (which screened on ABC after the Asian Cup final 31/1) was hilarious. Sharp, daring, double-edged, it had us veering from open-mouthed shock to rip-roaring laughter and back again.
Sonia Stratton, North Fitzroy

Painful commentary

While it was great to watch live the exciting Asian Cup Final between Australia and South Korea, it became painful to listen to the commentary of the ABC commentators. By the second half they stopped describing the game and became a blubbering cheer squad for Australia. At one stage they even made a disparaging remark about the national background of the referee.
Piergiorgio Moro, Coburg 

Stick to the game

ABC's coverage of the Asian Cup Final (31/1) had too much emphasis on refereeing decisions and too little on the shape of the game and the rules of the code.It was a fast, hard fought game which was exciting to the last minute.
Geoffrey Blakemore, Berwick

Missing flags

I have had some difficulty explaining to my children while watching the Australian Open (Seven) that there are only two countries in the world: Australia and the "black flag country". Why can't other countries be represented and have a flag showing the nationality of all players?
Andrew Chincarini, Brimpaen

Keep looking

Re Elizabeth Cooper's letter about Channel Nine's coverage of the Tour Down Under, if she had gone to Gem, she would have found coverage of the race during the week. Gem and some of the other "incidental" channels frequently have interesting programmes but you have to search to find them.
Heather Howards (The Bicycle Show,  94.7 The Pulse), Newcomb

Spare the animals

The ACCTA awards (Ten, 29/1) enhanced our cultural pride with achievements in film and television. That is, until the camel was brought in. Vacuous reassurances about the camel being "trained" to cope with a noisy, possibly drunken audience, harnessed and forced to stand before them as the butt of B-grade jokes, just didn't cut it. Come on, performers of Australia, accept your well-earned place in the global arts community without the need for demeaning displays of animal exploitation.
Rheya Linden,  Fitzroy

Enough of the murders

The promos for Winter and Hiding have been more than enough for me to look for something else in their timeslots. I am all murdered, serial killered and dodgy drug dealed out.
Des Files, Brunswick 

Thank-you

Thanks, ABC, for listening to your viewers and screening the conclusion of Labyrinth albeit in the late timeslot. Although the end was somewhat confusing, it certainly beat watching tedious repeats of Midsomer Murders, QI and the like.
Loraine Anderson, Mornington

Not impressed 

So, Eggheads (ABC) has been moved to 11.30am on weekdays. This new arrangement has caused much consternation due to the fact that we were not informed of any change, that we are not at home watching television at that time,  and that we simply don't know what to do with ourselves now at 6pm on weekdays.
Liz Danenberg, Mildura

Rein in game show

Why does the Ten Network insist on simultaneously telecasting across its three channels an inane game show called Family Feud at prime time? Surely,  it could dedicate two of  its popular channels to alternative informative or, at least entertaining TV. It wouldn't hurt the fans of FF but it may attract more viewers.
Russell Roy Davis, Bentleigh East

Where are the captions?

My wife is deaf and needs captions to enjoy television. The main channels and their subsidiaries use this brilliant technique but 7Two is stuck in the '60s. Captions dubbed during initial production are deleted which deprives a broad spectrum in an ageing population. When subtitles are used, a wider audience benefits the station and its advertisers. 7Two should utilise modern technology and gain more viewers.
John Cobb, Doncaster

Big improvement, Jane

I would like to congratulate the stylist who now dresses Jane Bunn (Seven News). Jane is presented with style and taste which allows us to appreciate her weather knowledge. Gone are the days when she was on regional television and farmers ogled her while their wives cringed at the tasteless and cheap dressing. You are proving to be a class act, Jane.
Margaret Croke, Naringaningalook

Losing all balance

I have been sorry to see two of my favourite programs, 360 documentaries and Hindsight, axed from the new Radio National schedule. Back in November, manager Deborah Leavitt assured us that the type of content these programs provided would not be lost to Radio National but would instead be fitted into other more general programs. I had hoped that Between the Lines might have helped in this regard until I heard this week's program entitled "Does Australia punch above its weight in world affairs?" But having listened to three like minds, Tom Switzer, Greg Sheridan and James Curran, in furious agreement presenting a skewed, right-wing view of this issue, I realised that this program barely even pretends to provide a balanced discussion. If this is an attempt to appease the Abbott Government with a view to forestalling further cuts, it's a sad day for the ABC.
Peter Lynch, Kew

It's the content we want

Thanks, Mark Scott. You have given us lots of different platforms to listen to on Radio National, but unfortunately all you serve up is a rehash or repeats of other programs. RN Afternoon, for example, is a waste of Michael MacKenzie's talents in introducing or presenting snippets of other RN programs. Please, Mark,  fewer "platforms" and more content on RN.
Robert Parker, Prahran

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