Free TV Australia Code Review

Free TV Australia, the peak industry body for Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters, is reviewing the Code of Practice that regulates content on commercial TV.

Have your say on the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice.

Submissions close 11 November 2024.

Click HERE for more information.

Commercial television is the home of Australian content, showing more than any other platform, making us the backbone of the local television production industry.

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As the peak industry body for Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters, Free TV Australia advances the interests of our members in national policy debates, positions the industry for the future in technology and innovation and highlights the important contribution commercial free-to-air television makes to Australia’s culture and economy.

$1.67 billion spent on Australian local content

More than 25,000 hours of Australian content shown on commercial television every year

432 hours of first run Australian drama shown in 2018

87% of all programming expenditure is spent on Australian content

13 million Australians watch Free TV every day

6 out of every 10 dollars spent on Australian television content comes from Free TV

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Free TV Australia proudly represents all of Australia’s commercial free-to-air television broadcasters in metropolitan, regional and remote licence areas.

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Free TV members employ more than 15K people and contribute $2.8 billion to the Australian economy

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