Anti-siphoning
Published
The anti-siphoning scheme aims to give free-to-air broadcasters a chance to show major events included on an anti-siphoning list....
Television
Licensing, Advertising, SBS and ABC
Broadcast and Content Reform...
The Government is putting a comprehensive package of reforms into place that will support Australia's broadcast sector.
National Broadcasters Efficiency...
The Department will undertake an efficiency review of the National Broadcasters prior to 2019–20 Triennium funding.
Regional and Small Publishers...
The Government is investing more than $60 million in quality regional journalism.
ABC and SBS
The vast majority of Australians can access television programs from the national broadcasters—the Australian Broadcasting...
Digital TV
Australia has achieved a historic switchover from analog to digital-only free-to-air TV transmissions. Everyone can now enjoy...
Accessible television
Television captioning and audio description help people who have a hearing or vision impairment access television programs.
Commercial TV
The content of commercial television programs must comply with conditions in the station’s licence, ACMA program standards, and...
Community TV
Community television services currently have temporary access to spectrum to broadcast to three mainland state capitals.
Reception issues
Smaller or more isolated Australian communities can provide their own retransmission equipment to receive and locally...
What's new
Television
The Government is calling for applications for grants to help regional and small publishers stay at the forefront of the...
Television
The Government has announced a review of the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service.
Television
An expert panel is examining whether our national broadcasters are operating in a manner consistent with the general principles...
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Television
Applications are now open for non-executive directors for the ABC and SBS Boards.
We are seeking views on whether Australia’s national broadcasters (ABC and SBS) are operating in line with competitive neutrality principles.