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liii, 272 pages, 68 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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Draft report / Productivity Commission |
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Draft report (Australia. Productivity Commission)
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| Contents |
Appendix A. Conduct of the inquiry -- Appendix B. Licence condition and fees: National broadcasting services -- Commercial television and radio broadcasting licences -- Community television and radio broadcasting licences -- Subscription television broadcasting licences -- Class licences for subscription broadcasting and narrowcasting -- Other broadcasting services -- Appendix C. The Indigenous broadcasting sector: Dr Michael Meadows Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy -- Introduction -- Scope of current scholarship -- Analytical and methodological frameworks for evaluating Indigenous media -- Existing policy: history, objectives, implementation and achievement -- Implications of technological change -- Relevant international models -- Policy options -- Selected annotated bibliography -- Appendix D. Digital radio: Development of digital radio -- Digital technology -- Overseas experience -- Appendix E. Cross-ownership and control rules in other countries -- Appendix F. Anti-siphoning list (summary) -- Appendix G. Content regulation in other countries -- Appendix H. Historical development of television content regulation |
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Chapter 1. Reviewing broadcasting regulation -- 1.1. This inquiry -- 1.2. The Commission's approach -- 1.3. The licensing system -- 1.4. Why regulate broadcasting? -- ch. 2. The structure of Australian broadcasting -- 2.1. Consumption of media services -- 2.2. Sectors of the broadcasting industry -- 2.3. Financial structure of broadcasting services -- 2.4. Profitability of broadcasting -- 2.5. Key features of broadcasting regulations -- ch. 3. Convergence -- 3.1. The nature of convergence -- 3.2. Convergence: a closer look -- ch. 4. Broadcasting licences and spectrum allocation -- 4.1. The role of broadcasting licences -- 4.2. Licensing broadcasting spectrum -- 4.3. Pricing commercial broadcasting spectrum -- 4.4. Allocating broadcast spectrum -- 4.5. Licensing broadcasting spectrum -- 4.6. Implementation issues |
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ch. 5. Australia's diverse broadcasting services -- 5.1. Structural diversity -- 5.2. National broadcasters -- 5.3. Community broadcasting -- 5.4. Indigenous broadcasting -- 5.5. Narrowcasting -- ch. 6. The road to digital television -- 6.1. What is digital television? -- 6.2. Australia's digital television plan -- 6.3. Consequences of mandating high definition transmission - 6.4. Restrictions on digital services -- 6.5. The simulcast period and competition - 6.6. The end of analog television - 6.7. A better path to digital television -- ch. 7. Regulatory restriction on entry into broadcasting -- 7.1. Regulatory restrictions on entry -- 7.2. Why are there restrictions on entry into commercial television broadcasting? -- 7.3. Costs of restrictions on entry -- 7.4. Conclusions and recommendations |
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ch. 8. Ownership and control-- 8.1. Summary of legislation on ownership and control -- 8.2. Concentration and the importance of diversity of ownership and control -- 8.3. Foreign ownership rules -- 8.4. Cross-media rules -- 8.5. Audience reach and regional operators -- 8.6. Limits on the number of licences -- 8.7. Access to essential services -- 8.8. Conclusions -- ch. 9. Content regulation, consumers and competition -- 9.1. The market for audiovisual programs -- 9.2. Content regulation for analog broadcasting -- 9.3. Compliance with current content regulations -- 9.4. Social and cultural effects of content regulation -- 9.5. Assistance to the Australian production industry -- 9.6. Consumer access to sports programs -- 9.7. Adapting content regulation to the digital broadcasting environment -- ch. 10. Codes of practice and compliance -- 10.1. Managing the influence of broadcasters -- 10.2. The BSA and co-regulation -- 10.3. Consultation -- 10.4. Complaints -- 10.5. Enforcement -- 10.6. Regulation of online content |
| Analysis |
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES AND TV |
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BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA |
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DIGITAL BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA |
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GOVERNMENT CONTROL. AUSTRALIA |
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INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA |
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LICENCES. AUSTRALIA |
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OWNERSHIP. AUSTRALIA |
| Notes |
"October 1999" |
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Includes bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Previously also available via the Internet at: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/broadcst/draftreport/index.html |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1999 |
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Broadcasting policy -- Australia.
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Competition -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Radio broadcasting policy -- Australia.
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Television broadcasting policy -- Australia.
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| Author |
Australia. Productivity Commission.
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