[LINK] ABC and Shier's NPC speech

[Bill D'Arcy]

Jan
>From Shier's speech
<http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/speeches/spmar0601.htm> "Furthermore,
following the decision of the federal Parliament to grant the ABC
multi-channelling, we will by mid-year launch a second ABC digital
television channel that will begin to better cater for younger children and
youth audiences."
Bill D'Arcy

>The Age has a report on Shier's speech yesterday.
>
>http://theage.com.au/entertainment/2001/03/07/FFXITYPGYJC.html
>Time to put the 'A' back into the ABC:
>                   Shier
>
>The story includes:
>
>"After the decision by Federal Parliament to grant the ABC
>                   multi-channelling, the broadcaster would launch a second
>ABC digital
>                   television channel to cater to young children and youth
>audiences by
>                   mid-year, he said."
>
>Has anyone else heard about this?  Isn't it a bit premature since no one
>can see a second channel?  Talk about waste of resources.....or have I got
>this wrong?
>
>The story title also suggests a distribution of production outside of
>Melbourne and Sydney, with the story stating a 40% redirection by 2003.
>
>Jan
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