Industry body welcomes $17m plan for PacificAus TV, but critics question value
Free TV, the body charged with representing Australia’s free to air commercial networks, has welcomed the Federal Government’s $17m plan to provide some Pacific countries with Australian television content for free.
But critics of the decision have questioned whether it will provide Australia with enough value.
Looking at the people involved in “Supporters of Australian Broadcasting in Asia” (actually renamed “Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative”) … is that a spin-off of ABC Alumni (aka Relevance Deprivation Syndrome Inc)?