[LINK] Digital television take up and multi-channelling

[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:

> Actually Vic - there is no [free] market when it comes to the media in
> Australia.

True enough, but it makes a nice policy problem: the decision to go 
digital assumed that we would all be avid for the new channels. We're 
not. But with the amount of elbow that was applied to broadcasters to 
"encourage" their investment in digital, there's no backtrack path.

Sometime in 2007 there will be something close to panic in the relevant 
ministry...

RC

>
> The mystical 'choice' for the consumer is restricted.
>
> and on whether this should be the case, I suspect you and Craig might 
> have to agree.
>
> M
> Deus Ex Machina wrote:
>
>> Marghanita da Cruz [marghanita at ramin.com.au] wrote:
>>
>>> Is there any imperative to switch of terrestrial analogue in Australia?
>>>
>>> This is like the concern that people haven't taken up cable 
>>> broadband. Whose concern is it?
>>
>>
>>
>> exactly correct. if the market isnt buying then the proposition isnt
>> good enough.
>>
> <snip>