Discussion on Australian media legislation

The main points of discussion of the Implications of Australian Media Legislation participant panel were:

* The chances of Communications Minister Helen Coonan's proposed Media Reform Package getting through the Senate
* The two most difficult Senators: National's Barnaby Joyce and Steve Fielding of the Family First Party
* Difficulty with take up of Digital and the cost to the Government of simulcasting of analogue and digital on ABC and SBS
* The possible uses of the Spare Spectrum for mobile TV and digital services
* Explanation of multichannelling and the success of Freeview in the UK
* The need for separation of content and carrier for datacasting and telecommunications

Panel convened by Peter Cox: http://www.coxmedia.com.au/