ABC dismisses claims China content deal is just ‘standard content agreement’

June 5, 2014 1:04

Lynley Marshall

The ABC has dismissed criticism of its deal with China’s Shanghai Media Group (SMG) after the two organisations signed an agreement to establish an online portal for its content in China that will allow a range of Australian content and services to be offered and presented to partner Chinese media organisations.

The agreement was signed yesterday in Sydney by chairman of the ABC James Spigelman and executive vice president of SMG, Wang Jianjun in front of a high-level Chinese delegation headed by the Party Secretary for the City of Shanghai, Han Zheng, a member of China’s national Politburo.

“This agreement with the Shanghai Media Group marks the moment when ABC and SMG can move forward with our joint plans to expand content and program sharing between the two organisations,” said Spigelman, in a statement.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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1 COMMENTS

harry 5 Jun 14

Lynley Marshall is absolutely right about the importance of this deal. And Shanghai Media Corp have led these relationships as opposed to other regions in China. Credit where it is due. Well done.

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