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Viewing report
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Australia - Free-to-Air TV - Broadcasters
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Feb 2012, Pages: 15
The broadcast industry has experienced inordinate change over the past decade, and most significantly over the last year with the formation of Free TV and Freeview. Since 2001 all of the Free-to-Air broadcasters have been simulcasting their primary channels in both analogue and digital – however eventually the analogue transmission will be switched off.
The switch-off will be phased throughout Australia, as it commenced in the first half of 2010 and continues through until 2013 when analogue TV broadcasts will have ceased.
Digital transmission first commenced back in 2001 and in 2011 celebrated 10 years of operation, with more Australians now enjoying the extra features and channels that are available.
Between 2009-2011 all the broadcasters launched additional free-to-view digital channels on the Freeview platform, with the latest one being the launch of digital channel 11 in 2011 by the Ten network.
This report provides an extensive overview of Australia’s Free-to-Air broadcasting market. Market rationalisation together with merger and acquisitions over the last few years have seen some minor changes to the market. Included in the report are overviews of all the major commercial and public broadcasters – Nine Network, Seven Network, Network Ten, ABC, SBS, and the regional players, as well as an overview of community and indigenous broadcasting.
Companies mentioned in this report include – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Seven, Nine Entertainment, TEN, Southern Cross, Prime Media, NBN, WIN, Indigenous Broadcasting, Southern Cross Austereo.
Hot topics and technologies mentioned in this report include – commercial FTA broadcasting, digital TV, broadcasting funding.
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