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Commercial television is the home of Australian content, showing more than any other platform, making us the backbone of the local television production industry.
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.
$1.63 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
84.5% 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
Our Members
Free TV Australia proudly represents all of Australia’s commercial free-to-air television broadcasters in metropolitan, regional and remote licence areas.
Free TV members employ more than 15K people and contribute $2.8 billion to the Australian economy
Recent News
Free TV Welcomes Michelle Rowland as Minister
for Communications
Free TV members from metro, regional and rural areas have today welcomed the Government’sannouncement of Michelle Rowland as Minister for Communications. Bridget Fair, Free TV CEO, said, “I have valued…
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News Media Bargaining Code Pushes Digital Platforms To Pay A Fair Price For Australian Journalism
The News Media Bargaining Code, introduced just over 12 months ago, has been broadly successful in driving commercial negotiations, however further improvements could be made, according to Free TV Australia’s…
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