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Golden days of regional television quickly losing shine

More than 60,000 rural Australians have lost access to a free-to-air channel as regional broadcasters struggle, and experts say it's a sign of things to come.

AAP · Jul 20, 2024

Free TV streaming push for anti-siphoning laws

The industry's peak body has urged for laws guaranteeing free TV first rights for major sporting events to also include online streaming run by the channels.

AAP · Feb 8, 2024

Free-to-air group rubbishes claims Australian government wants to ‘control your TV’

Industry feud flares over proposed smart TV laws that will likely mean free local apps feature more prominently than paid services

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023

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Australian-made children’s TV content found to have collapsed between 2019 and 2022

Acma report shows locally made children’s television content shrank from 605 hours to just 95

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2023

Gambling ads should be banned in three years: report

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended cracking down on online gambling ads, accusing the industry of manipulating impressionable audiences.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

Australian TV broadcasters claim more gambling ad restrictions could cut free sport coverage

Free TV Australia has rejected calls for further restrictions, telling inquiry the current regime is poorly understood by the community

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Federal government calls on AFL to keep matches free to watch

The federal government has weighed in on the AFL’s intensifying broadcast negotiations, asking the governing body to keep games available to watch on free-to-air TV

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2022

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