Convergence and Australian content: the importance of access

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Title: Convergence and Australian content: the importance of access
Author(s): Goldsmith, Ben; Cunningham, Stuart; Thomas, Julian
Abstract: In the light of new and complex challenges to media policy and regulation, the Australian government commissioned the Convergence Review in late 2010 to assess the continuing applicability and utility of the principles and objectives that have shaped the policy framework to this point. It proposed a range of options for policy change and identified three enduring priorities for continued media regulation: media ownership and control; content standards; and Australian content production and distribution. The purpose of this article is to highlight an area where we feel there are opportunities for further discussion and research: the question of how the accessibility and visibility of Australian and local content may be assured in the future media policy framework via a combination of regulation and incentives to encourage innovation in content distribution.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. The Swinburne Institute for Social Research
Source: Media International Australia, no. 144 (Aug 2012), pp. 13-18
Publication year: 2012
FOR Code(s): 16 Studies in Human Society; 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing; 20 Language, Communication and Culture
Keyword(s): Australia; Content distribution; Content regulation; Convergence Review; Media policy; Media regulations; Policies
Publisher: School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland
ISSN: 1329-878X
Publisher URL: http://www.uq.edu.au/mia/2012-issues#144
Peer reviewed