Report on the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill 1998


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