In 2004 when this project was first planned, it had already been apparent for some time that what we knew as ‘television’ was undergoing substantial change. It was also apparent that a period of further and even greater transformation lay ahead. In Australia, as around the world, individual producers, businesses and regulators were struggling to...

We are living in a converged world. We can at last put behind us the debate over whether convergence is about one device, multiple devices or multiple distribution channels. And thankfully television is not dead. However, while convergence offers flexibility and convenience, we may have in the process of getting to convergence reduced our ability...

While Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterpiece 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' is frequently admired as a paradigm of the Impressionist period, it also highlights how technology can change society. In the upper left hand corner of the painting, obscured by the awning, is a subtle rendering of the Chatou railroad bridge. Completed by the French government in...

Today, Australia is five years from digital switchover, and the United States is fewer than five months away. In Australia, decisions regarding the magnitude and disposition of the so-called 'digital dividend' have yet to be finalized but are under intense discussion and debate. It is therefore timely to examine how the United States has found...

This discussion paper identifies existing arrangements for access by people with a hearing and or vision impairment to electronic media, such as the availability of captioning and audio description for free-to-air television, subscription television and film, outlines arrangements in some overseas jurisdictions, and invites comments on a number of key issues.