Comments on: Fourth network could be worth $1B http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/fourth-network-could-be-worth-1b.html Australia's leading TV blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TelevisionAU http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/fourth-network-could-be-worth-1b.html/comment-page-1#comment-21840 TelevisionAU Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/fourth-network-could-be-worth-1b.html#comment-21840 perhaps the government can use some of the **$1BILLION** it expects from the sale of ex-analogue spectrum to fund the conversion of community TV to digital. <br/><br/>So far the government (both previous and current) have offered nothing but vague promises that community TV will get a ticket on the digital train while they've been happy to let ABC, SBS and the commercial sector all have concession fares (eg. free digital spectrum, and other discounts) to hop on.. ! perhaps the government can use some of the **$1BILLION** it expects from the sale of ex-analogue spectrum to fund the conversion of community TV to digital.

So far the government (both previous and current) have offered nothing but vague promises that community TV will get a ticket on the digital train while they’ve been happy to let ABC, SBS and the commercial sector all have concession fares (eg. free digital spectrum, and other discounts) to hop on.. !

]]> By: Matt Whitehorn http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/fourth-network-could-be-worth-1b.html/comment-page-1#comment-21809 Matt Whitehorn Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/fourth-network-could-be-worth-1b.html#comment-21809 I'd be fine with there being no anti-siphoning legislation if there was genuine competition and a level playing field in the Pay TV market. All the non-Foxtel aligned Pay TV companies don't stand a chance while Foxtel are able to have a practical monopoly on channels. <br/><br/>Foxtel's power in the Pay TV market makes it unfair for consumers for it to be on a level playing field with FTA channels. I’d be fine with there being no anti-siphoning legislation if there was genuine competition and a level playing field in the Pay TV market. All the non-Foxtel aligned Pay TV companies don’t stand a chance while Foxtel are able to have a practical monopoly on channels.

Foxtel’s power in the Pay TV market makes it unfair for consumers for it to be on a level playing field with FTA channels.

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