[LINK] Analogue TV shutdown may be delayed

Howard Lowndes lannet at lannet.com.au
Wed Sep 28 12:07:59 EST 2005



Robert Hart wrote:
> David Boxall wrote:
> 
>> Senator Coonan says it is important to develop an action plan to 
>> increase the number of people watching digital television and to end 
>> expensive simulcasting.
> 
> 
> Adding some value might make it more attractive. Why would people buy a 
> set top box when all they get is what they already get on their analogue 
> sets?

Different days and different times though.

> 
> Interestingly it appears that the ABC is just starting to provide some 
> material on ABC2 that will not appear on the analogue broadcast - at 
> least that's what I understand by a promo they showed last night and 
> ABC1...but I might be wrong.
> 

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