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Category Archives: Foxtel

Mark Scott’s More Testy Tweets for the ABC

March 6, 2009 – 10:16 am

Just last night I commented on ABC Managing Director Mark Scott’s new Twitter presence, and indicated that so far he was a relatively bland Twitterer. Well that has changed. This morning he tweeted thus: “Only the ABC can deliver what we are offering in new channels” and linked to this article from today’s Australian, in [...]

By Margaret Simons | Also posted in Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Comments (0)

A-Pac Launch

January 20, 2009 – 9:27 am

The launch of Foxtel’s public affairs channel today means there is a fresh need to make the case for government funded public broadcasting.The ABC and pay television are going head to head in a battle for access to what is perhaps our most valuable natural resource – the broadcasting spectrum. Read more in the Crikey [...]

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