Community TV acquires historic funding in wake of Albanese Government’s multi-million media strategy announcement

December 16, 2024 2:48

Hours after the Albanese Government confirmed that it would be supporting local broadcasting and media institutions via a $180.5 million media strategy, community television (CTV) revealed that it would be receiving a historic piece of the commitment.

In an announcement on Monday, CTV said that it would be receiving $3 million from the government, marking the the funding as “the largest financial support in its history”.

Moving forward, the investment is believed to make CTV’s future more sustainable, allowing its stations to continue providing platforms for local talent and sharing local stories.

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Matthew Leong

Matthew is the editorial assistant at Mumbrella. He joined the company at the end of September 2023.

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Albanese Government Channel 31 Channel 44 Dr Tom Young Joseph Matina Michelle Rowland news map News Media Assistance Program

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Anonymous 9 Jan 25

It works like this – blatantly use your platform to heckle the Liberal government then get your rewards when Labor is back on board. Nice work!

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