Today’s High Court decision that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has the power to determine whether or not a broadcaster has committed a criminal offence and therefore breached its licence condition, highlights a serious flaw in
Audiences are seeking out more and more of their entertainment online, new research has revealed.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Cybersmart program tomorrow premieres its cybersafety videos, #GameOn, simultaneously across classrooms Australia-wide.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd breached factual accuracy clauses of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2010 in a story and promotion broadcast by ATN Sydney on the Today Tonig
Screen Producers Australia has accused the primary free-to-air commercial channels of screening "significantly less" first-run Australian drama, documentaries and children's programs.
All metropolitan commercial television broadcasting licensees reported meeting main channel (55 per cent) and multi-channel (730 hours) transmission quotas for Australian content in 2013.
Despite all the talk about audience fragmentation, mobile devices and online viewing, the vast majority of Australians continue to watch free-to-air television, overwhelmingly live.
Australian commercial free-to-air broadcasters are unhappy with the costs of complying with the Code of Practice and claim the classification zones prevent them from satisfying viewers' appetite for more PG and M-rated content.