7 November 2016
© Commonwealth of Australia 2016 ISBN 978-1-76010-459-7
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Overview of the bill Inquiry conducted during the 44th Parliament Conduct of this inquiry Scope and structure of this report Background information on media ownership and control regulation
Developments in the media sector and calls for reform of the ownership and control framework Schedules 1 and 2: Proposed repeal of two media ownership and control rules Schedule 3: Local programming requirements Committee view
Diversity of ownership and control still matters Australia needs a competitive media sector Australia's media ownership is heavily concentrated Traditional media still dominates Diversity potential of new media is yet to be realised Digital divide undermines diversity in regional areas Removal of the 2 out of 3 rule not justified Conclusion
Committee SecretarySenate Standing Committees on Environment and CommunicationsPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3526ec.sen@aph.gov.au
The bill proposes to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to repeal the ’75 per cent audience reach rule’ and the ‘2 out of 3 rule cross-media control rule’. The bill would also amend and introduce some additional local programming obligations for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees, where, as a result of a change in control, their licences become part of a group of commercial television licences whose combined licence area populations exceed 75 per cent of the Australian population.
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