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Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO Australian News Channel Pty Ltd, Address to the Melbourne Press Club 1 June 2010

01/06/2010

“Sky News is at heart about journalism – international, national and local in its outlook. We are a quintessential digital media business, delivering our services on TV, online and mobile devices, always with an eye to the future,” says Sky News CEO Angelos Frangopoulos in his speech covering topics ranging from journalism, the current media environment and exciting new developments at Sky News.

Sky News on AUSTAR and FOXTEL delivers 16 news and information channels 24-hours-a-day, across Sky News National; Sky News Business; Sky News Multiview, Sky News Local and APAC.

STV Leads with 3D

31/03/2010

Following on from the success of the billion dollar box office hit Avatar, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that nineteen 3D movies are planned for release in the US in 2010. The popularity of 3D is not just confined to the theatre with the rollout of 3D TV sets across a number of countries, including Australia, indicating that manufacturers and consumers are keen to try new and innovative products and services.

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Minister, The Future is Already Here

18/12/2009

The need for an urgent review of the current communications regulatory regime in Australia has been brought into sharp focus over the past few weeks. Reports of the proposed launch of new services such as the Telstra T-Box, Fetch TV and TriplePlay indicate that business is moving ahead with plans that seek to capitalise on the rollout of the NBN.

In a recent speech the Minister himself highlighted the lack of Australian content requirements related to programming via the internet as one element of uncertainty surrounding existing and planned services in a converged environment.

FOXTEL CEO, Kim Williams (pictured left), recently called on the Government to recognise the urgency surrounding the proposed review of the Broadcasting Services Act in 2011. He said that 2011 was ‘too late’ because ‘change is affecting us now’. Williams suggested that the Productivity Commission should conduct the review as soon as possible.