From Thursday, 5 October, Tasmanian viewers will more easily be able to watch their local news, entertainment and drama programming and live and free sport all in high-definition as the…
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Senior TV executives from the ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten are in Canberra over the next two days to demonstrate how urgent action is needed to ensure Australians can…
Free TV today welcomed the ACMA’s release of 2022 Australian content quota compliance data, which highlights the huge and ongoing commitment of commercial television broadcasters to delivering great Australian content. …
Free TV Australia today called for a balanced approach to the imposition of streaming quotas, responding to comments by Bryan Brown AM in his address to the National Press Club….
Free TV today called for a measured response to the recommendations of the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs in their inquiry into online gambling, and warned…
Free TV today welcomed the ACMA’s release of 2021 Australian content quota compliance and FY22 content expenditure data, showing the massive commitment of commercial television broadcasters to great Australian content. …
Imparja Television has today welcomed the Albanese Government’s commitment to provide immediate additional funding to keep broadcasting services on-air in the bush. The Budget handed down last night included additional…
Free TV today welcomed the announcement from Minister Rowland to extend funding of the VAST satellite service until 2031. Free TV CEO, Bridget Fair said “This announcement is fantastic news…
No Voice Without Pictures – urgent action needed to address the crisis facing remote TV broadcasting
Four out of five Indigenous households won’t be following this week’s televised broadcasts on a voice to parliament as remote areas remain deprived of basic television services. That’s the blunt…
Free TV has called for TV manufacturers to be required to give Australians easy access to free local TV services under a clear plan submitted today to the Albanese Government….
Free TV Australia today released its plan for the modernisation of the anti-siphoning rules to ensure that all Australians can watch live and free sport on TV. Free TV CEO,…
Free TV Australia has welcomed the release of Treasury’s report on the operation of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which finds that the Code has been…
Free TV Australia today welcomed the release of the ACCC’s Digital Platform Service Inquiry Regulatory Reform Report that recommends new codes of conduct to address the competition issues that arise…
Free TV Australia today welcomed the Albanese Government’s commencement of the review of the anti-siphoning scheme to ensure that all Australians can continue to access nationally significant sports events on…
A new report reveals the industry’s vital role in job creation, local content production, social cohesion and trusted news Australian commercial TV contributes $2.5 billion to the nation’s GDP and…
Free TV acknowledges Minister Michelle Rowland’s statement today on the need for socially and culturally significant sporting events to remain live and free on the televisions of all Australians. Free…
Free TV today welcomed Minister Rowland’s prioritisation of a legislated prominence regime, with the Future of Broadcasting Working Group to contribute to this process. Free TV CEO, Bridget Fair said…
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…
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…
Free TV has called the Federal Opposition’s commitment to keeping free sport on TV and ensuring that free television services are prominent on Smart TVs a major win for Australian…