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ABA AND BROADCASTING INFORMATION
ABA POLICIES
BROADCASTING PLANNING Digital technology Inquiry into the future use of the sixth television channel
LICENCES
ON-LINE SERVICES
OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
RESEARCH
TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAM CONTENT Australia content
Protected free-to-air (anti-siphoning)
Pay TV
Children's television
Industry codes and classifications
Compliance to industry codes and the Broadcasting Services Act

ABA AND BROADCASTING INFORMATION

1 December - ABA Chairman warns of costs of proposed NSW contempt law (125/97)

28 November - ABA Chairman calls on the media to improve the public's understanding of the Wik debate (123/97)

23 October - The media should be free to inform the people (106/97)

16 October - Media should be free to inform the people, says new ABA chairman (103/97)

30 September - ABA international relations program (97/97)

11 June - ABA attends inaugural meeting of the regulatory roundtable for Asia and the Pacific (57/97)

24 April - ABA establishes formal ties with Candian and French regulators (46/97)

6 March - Tim O'Keefe to resign from the ABA (28/97)

20 February - ABA hosts broadscasting planning seminar (18/97)


ABA POLICIES

12 November - ABA service charter launched (113/97)


BROADCASTING PLANNING

22 December - New radio services proposed for New England region (131/97)

18 December - ABA invites applications for a new community radio licence to serve Dubbo, NSW (130/97)

12 December - ABA invites applications for six new community radio licences in central Victoria and central Murray (128/97)

4 December - Four new radio services for Atherton/Mareeba (127/97)

3 December - New community radio licence for Albany (126/97)

1 December - ABA invites applications for regional WA TV licence (124/97)

27 November - New radio services proposed for the Hunter region (121/97)

21 November - ABA expects temporary community radio licences in up to a hundred markets (119/97)

18 November - New radio services for Innisfail (117/97)

17 November - New radio services proposed for mid north coast of NSW (116/97)

14 November - High power FM radio channels for Perth (115/97)

14 November - New radio services proposed for Darling Downs (114/97)

6 November - Eighteen new radio services for North Queensland (110/97)

23 October - Five new radio services for Cairns (105/97)

3 October - New radio services proposed for Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Emerald and Maryborough (100/97)

21 september - New radio services for Albury, Deniliquin, Shepparton and Wangaratta (93/97)

29 August - New community radio licences for Halls Creek, Western Australia and Torres Strait Island , Queensland (82/97)

14 August - New radio services for Bendigo (80/97)

14 August - New radio services for Ballarat (79/97)

5 August - New radio services proposed for Cairns, Atherton and Innisfail (74/97)

24 July - New radio services proposed for Townsville and Mackay (72/97)

30 June - New radioservices for Mudgee and Kandos (62/97)

27 June - New radio licences for Swan Hill (61/97)

27 June - new radio services proposed for Albury, Deniliquin, Shepparton and Wangaratta (60/97)

6 June - New radio services for Orange and Dubbo (56/97)

20 May - New radio services for Bathurst, Lithgow and Parkes (50/97)

3 April - ABA proposes new radio licences for central Victoria and central Murray (36/97)

25 March - New propsals for community and open narrowcasting radio in central NSW (34/97)

24 February - New television licence for regional Western Australia (21/97)

Digital technology

13 August - High definition digital television essential for long term viability of free to air networks (78/97)

22 July - ABA backs introduction of digital television (70/97)

24 February - Introduction of digital televison and radio will require careful planning, says ABA chairman (23/97)

5 February - Broadcasters looking at large investiment for digital televion (13/97)

30 January - Wde screen high definition television on the way (7/97)

28 January - ABA to release report on digital terrestrial television broadcasting (5/97)

Inquiry into the future use of the sixth television channel

18 June - Community television trial on the sixth channel to be continued (58/97)

3 March - Sixth channel should be used for community access TV (27/97)

5 February - ABA develops model for use of the sixth television channel (14/97)


LICENCES

27 November - ABA allocates pay TV licences to Selectra Pty Ltd (122/97)

20 November - ABA radio auction raises over nine million dollars (118/97)

11 November - ABA invites applications for temporary community radio stations across Australia (112/97)

6 November - ABA to auction radio licences (111/97)

27 October - ABA allocates temporary licences togroups in Barham, Cobar, Deepwater and Newcastle, New South Wales; Ballarat, Mansfield, and Wangaratta, Victoria; Beaudesert and Yeppoon, Queensland; and Tanunda, South Australia. (107/97)

17 October - Applications invited for community radio licences in central west of New South Wales (104/97)

10 October - ABA invites applications for new open narrowcasting licences (102/97)

3 October - Full time licences for temporary community radio stations (101/97)

30 September - ABA invites applications for new commercial radio licences (96/97)

22 September - More temporary community radio stations (94/97)

21 September - New metropolition radio licences likely by end of 1998, says outgoing ABA chairman (92/97)

16 September - ABA renews licence for Sydney community radio service 2000FM with condition (89/97)

9 September - ABA allocates Pay TV licence to continential century (87/97)

1 September - Major rollouts of temporary community radio stations (84/97)

1 September - ABA invites comment on Albany community radio applicants (85/97)

14 August - ABA seeks comment on propsed licence condition for new TV licences in remote Western Australia (81/97)

13 August - New community radio broadcasting licence for Broome (77/97)

29 July - Discussion paper on temporary community licences (73/97)

22 July - Extension of 3HOT community radio services to Ouyen (71/97)

3 July - ABA invites comment on Torres Strait community radio applicant (66/97)

30 June - ABA urges merger of Albany community radio applicants (63/97)

23 June - New community radio licence for Kangaroo Island (59/97)

23 May - ABA invites comment on broome community radio applicant (54/97)

21 May - Auctions for Alice Springs, Broome, Katherine and Mildura narrowcasting licences (51/97)

15 May - ABA allocates community radio licences for Fitzroy Crossing and York, Western Australia (49/97)

11 April - Comments on Mt Isa community radio applications (40/97)

8 April - Applications for Albany community radio (39/97)

3 April - ABA invites applications for open narrowcasting licences (37/97)

21 March - ABA invites comment on Kangeroo Island community radio applicant (33/97)

17 March - ABA invites comment on York community radio applicant (32/97)

27 February - Eight per cent rise in commercial TV profits (26/97)

26 February - New commercial radio licence for Coffs Harbour (25/97)

25 February - Commercial radio profits up 25 per cent (24/97)

24 February - Channels for Community-funded retransmission in Perth (22/97)

21 Feburuary - New community radio licence for Ceduna (19/97)

12 February - ABA tests of Bunbury FM channels are successful (17/97)

6 February - ABA gives all clear for One FM sale (16/97)

5 February - New commercial radio licence for Grafton (12/97)

3 February - Community radio application for Fitzroy Crossing (8/97)

3 February - ABA allocates new TV licence for Darwin (9/97)

3 February - ABA invites applications for a new community radio licence for Meekatharra (10/97)

29 January - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Kangaroo Island, South Australia (6/97)

9 January - ABA collects $165M in TV and Radio licence fees (3/97)

8 January - ABA allocates new commercial telvision broadcasting licence for Mildura to Prime Television (1/97)

8 January - ABA invites applications for a new community radio licence for York, Western Australia (2/97)


ON-LINE SERVICES

1 October - ABA/UNESCO study on Internet regulation in four countries (98/97)

9 September - ABA welcomes on-line direction from Minister (86/97)

17 July - ABA Chairman welcomes White House announcement in Internet (69/97)

14 July - ABA joins international group on interest content rating (68/97)

23 April - ABA seeks international partners for on-line research (45/97)

25 March - Parents need assistance in setting house rules for children on-line (35/97)

11 March - ABA presents paper on Internet regulation at UNESCO conference (29/97)

4 February - ABA discusses Internet regulation with European Commission (11/97)

21 January - UNESCO invites ABA to carry out Internet research (4/97)


OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

15 December - Publishing and broadcasting Ltd/Fairfax Trust (129/97)

2 October - ABA grants extension of time to CanWest (99/97)

8 August - ABA welcomes courts decision on CanWest (76/97)

21 May - Return to previous position by CanWest may not be sufficent to satisfy ABA, says ABA chairman (52/97)

4 April - ABA finds CanWest in control of Network Ten (38/97)


RESEARCH

7 August - Level of concern about television remains stable (75/97)

30 June - Youth and Music in Australia - review of research (64/97)

6 May - ABA research on youth and music (47/97)

22 April - International research forum on television and children (44/97)

20 April - 'Youth and the Media, Tommorrow' conference (42/97)


TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAM CONTENT

Australian content

26 November - Protection of Australian content (120/97)

12 May - More Australian drama likely for pay TV (48/97)

12 March - Australian film industry stands to gain from pay TV (30/97)

21 February - ABA consults with producers in Western Australia (20/97)

6 February - Pay TV industry meets Australian drama requirements (15/97)

Anti-siphoning

29 August - ABA finds Australis has been providing Super League pay TV without a licence (83/97)

Children's television

1 July - Agro's Cartoon Connection in breach of television code of practice (65/97)

Industry codes and classifications

5 November - Broadcasting services act has been a success (109/97)

17 September - ABA registers codes of practice for narrowcasting services (91/97)

27 March - Logan city narrowcaster asked to change its service (55/97)

Compliance to industry codes and the Broadcasting Services Act

29 October - Investigation into program matters (108/97)

15 September - Australian content and children's programs on commercial TV in 1996 (88/97)

10 July - 'Beverly Hills 90210' breaches television code of practice (67/97)

14 March - ABA finds segment of 'Sex/life' in breach (31/97)


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