Review of multi-channels

On 3 June 2010, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, released the report, 'Content and Access: The future of program standards and captioning requirements on digital television multi-channels'.

The report presents findings from the public submissions to the review. Copies of the report, discussion paper and submissions are available via the links below.

Report

• Content and Access: The future of program standards and captioning requirements on digital television multi-channels (PDF, 239 KB)
• Content and Access: The future of program standards and captioning requirements on digital television multi-channels (RTF, 2.8 MB)

Discussion paper and issues for comment

• Content and Access: The future of program standards and captioning requirements on digital television multi-channels (PDF, 320 KB)
• Content and Access: The future of program standards and captioning requirements on digital television multi-channels (RTF, 2 MB)

Submissions

Twenty-one publishable submissions were received, including two supplementary submissions, and are available to view below in PDF format.

• Alliance of Industries (PDF, 185 KB)
• Alliance of Industries supplement (PDF, 156 KB)
• Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) (PDF, 142 KB)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (PDF, 305 KB)
• Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) (PDF, 55 KB)
• Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (PDF, 38 KB)
• Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) (PDF, 158 KB)
• Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) (PDF, 230 KB)
• Blind Citizens Australia (PDF, 36 KB)
• Deaf Australia (PDF, 49 KB)
• Deafness Forum of Australia (PDF, 163 KB)
• Family Voice Australia (PDF, 65 KB)
• Family Voice Australia supplement (PDF, 86 KB)
• Free TV Australia (PDF, 92 KB)
• Media Access Australia (PDF, 120 KB)
• Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) (PDF, 509 KB)
• Michael Lockrey (PDF, 61 KB)
• Music Council of Australia (PDF, 53 KB)
• National Indigenous Television (NITV) (PDF, 1.045 MB)
• Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) (PDF, 1.078 MB)
• Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (PDF, 124 KB)
  

Contact information

If you require a copy of any of the documents presented above in an alternative format, please contact the Department via email at switchover@dbcde.gov.au or on 1800 20 10 13.