Margaret Simons on Media

Category Archives: television

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 [...]

By Margaret Simons | Also posted in Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Foxtel, Pay Television | Comments (3)

New Business Models for Free to Air Television

January 13, 2009 – 10:02 am

The problem with writing about the future of television is that most people one approaches for comment have overwhelming vested interests, and this is reflected in the “he says, she says” nature of most mainstream media writing on the topic. Freeview types want to talk up the future of Free to Air as against Pay. [...]

By Margaret Simons | Also posted in media futures, Social networking | Comments (3)