Some of these are a bit outdated, but they all have some interesting info that maybe we could use.....
‘Stop tiptoeing around TV's future’
Jock Given
September 28, 2006
About Australian Digital TV, and how our conversion from analogue to digital hasn’t been as successful as hoped.
‘Media Futures’
The Media Report- ABC Radio National Transcript
12 May 2005
Talks about how the introduction of technologies like the internet have affected and will affect commercial television (also talks about how it affects newspapers).
‘Fight for sore eyes’
October 8, 2004
Not very recent, but has some interesting info.
Talks about the huge amount of content needed to fill all the TV channels we have now with the introduction all so many channels on Foxtel, and where it is all coming from, e.g endless repeats, timeshift channels.
Back in 2004, there were plans to introduce another free-to-air channel. Advertising executive John Singleton had plans at the time for an ‘Australian Only’ channel with 100% local content. He didn’t get much support on the idea, as it would cost too much to produce that many shows to a high enough standard that people would actually watch, and the channel would be profitable.
‘Australia must make its own films and TV’
November 21, 2003
Talks about the Australian film and TV industry in relation to free trade agreements.
‘Let's not throw in the towel on media diversity’
June 24 2003
Talks about cross-ownership laws
‘Pay TV futures, the morning after the launch of Optus Vision’
The Media Report- ABC Radio National Transcript
Thursday 21st September 1995
Really old article, so not sure how relevant it is, but interesting to see how cable was launched in Australia, and the kind of press coverage it got, and what people thought of cable back then.
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