Communications Minister Mitch Fifield concedes media reform bill won’t be voted on until next year
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has conceded media ownership reforms probably won’t by voted on by parliament until next year.
Speaking with media in Canberra this morning, Fifield said: “Because of the number of limited number of sitting days left…it may well be and probably will be next year before we can conclude that legislation.”
Mitch Fifield has conceded media reform won’t pass parliament before the end of the year
The comments follow on from the Labor party deciding to oppose the plans to remove regulation from legacy media companies in Australia as they vie to stay competitive with the likes of Google and Facebook.
There was a fee reduction in November… https://staging.mumbrella.com.au/trumps-victory-good-day-bury-news-like-governments-40m-sweetener-tv-networks-407652
Hi Dave,
there certainly was, we’ve updated the story to reflect that, and the fact many broadcasters would like to see more reductions.
Cheers,
Alex – editor, Mumbrella
Given the current trend in network licence fee reductions it will only be a few years before they start pushing for a household TV viewing licence a la the UK model with all the money going to them.