Free TV takes aim at election advertising blackout, calling laws ‘outdated’

June 29, 2016 8:38

TV industry lobby group Free TV Australia has taken aim at the “electronic advertising blackout” calling for an end to the regulation which does not apply to pay-TV and internet advertising.

Mitchell: current laws outdated

Free TV chairman, Harold Mitchell, said in a statement:“The so-called electronic media blackout has become a joke.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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