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Report on the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill 1998

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Background
The Committee's inquiry

CHAPTER 2 - ANTI-HOARDING

Introduction
Anti-siphoning
Proposed anti-hoarding amendments
Industry views on proposed anti-hoarding amendments
Committee's views

CHAPTER 3 -SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION PROGRAMMING IN REGIONAL AREAS

Introduction
Amendments
Industry views
Committee's views

CHAPTER 4 - RETRANSMISSION

Introduction
Current legislation and proposed changes
Scope of the legislation
Ownership and control
Pay-TV industry views
Consumer and viewer interests
Future of retransmission
Compensation for underlying rights holders
Remote area exemptions
Enforcement remedies
Definition of retransmission
Committee's views

CHAPTER 5 - RECOMMENDATION

MINORITY REPORT BY SENATORS BISHOP AND BOLKUS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

MINORITY REPORT BY SENATOR ALLISON, AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS

APPENDICES

- Available on in hard copy - contact Secretariat if required.

Appendix A – List of witnesses appearing before the Committee
Appendix B – List of submissions and letters received

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