Federal government floats Pacific scheme for commercial TV networks

November 9, 2018 4:27

The Prime Minister has proposed a new Pacific broadcasting initiative to provide commercial Australian TV content to the region, an idea that may hit a legislative snag.

On Thursday, the government detailed plans to beef up relations with the region which included working “with our commercial media operators to ensure the Pacific can connect to quality Australian media content.”

The ABC currently broadcasts to the Pacific region through ABC Australia

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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Marc 10 Nov 18

Would love to see an opinion piece on what this actually means. Is it just to sell ads to a few extra eyeballs or is there a different benefit for the networks?

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Federal government floats Pacific scheme for commercial TV networks

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