ASTRA appoints Simon Curtis
Subscription TV body ASTRA has drafted Simon Curtis as its manager for policy and regulatory affairs.
The announcement:
The Australian subscription television industry body, ASTRA, has announced the appointment of Simon Curtis to a one year contract position as Manager, Policy & Regulatory Affairs.
Simon joins the organisation with an extensive background in public policy and regulatory affairs having worked most recently on digital television policy for The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Simon has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of NSW and began his career in government as Policy Officer with the then Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, having previously been Senior Research Officer at the Communications Law Centre, UNSW.
‘We are thrilled to add Simon to the team to assist in our regulatory and policy agenda for 2011. Simon’s wealth of experience in legislation development and managing legislative processes will further inform our activities and assist us as we work to improve the regulatory environment for our industry.” said ASTRA CEO Petra Buchanan.
In his new role, Simon will work to influence policy and regulatory strategy for the subscription television industry and work with industry bodies and external groups, supporting the needs of ASTRA members.
“I’m excited to join ASTRA at such a critical time for broadcasting in Australia. Subscription television has led the way in providing programming choice, technology and service innovation. I look forward to representing the industry on regulatory and policy issues as we move into a converged media environment.”
Source: ASTRA press release
