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| 04|Jul|10 |
| ACMA: IPTV for beginners, Radio content shock |
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a report called IPTV and internet video delivery models: Video content services over IP in Australia.
Bit of a misnomer really - the report is basically a survey of existing methods of screen content distribution with IPTV lumped in with FTA, Subscription and so on.
I can't find anything on the really vital issues - Australian content, impact of the NBN on distribution and so on.
Still, if you are looking for a straightforward survey of what's there, it's worth a look.
The other news from ACMA is a bombshell- digital radio will be exempt from Australian content regulations, temporarily, at least.
ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman said
‘In these early days of digital radio, licensees should be afforded the opportunity to experiment with programming formats, including the programming of niche services such as ‘event channels’ like Pink Radio and Radio GaGa’.
Pink Radio, in case you're wondering, is a channel featuring the music of Pink and artists she likes.
Recording industry people I have spoken to are shocked and worried.
ACMA has said very little about content levels on IPTV - this could be a nasty precedent.
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| More: Read the Report (42 pages) |
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