Seven West Media welcomed the statement from the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, following the first meeting of the Future of Broadcasting Working Group.
The Minister highlighted the importance of the issue of “prominence” of Australian content on smart TVs and other connected devices, which is a priority area of the Working Group.
Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said:
“Seven commends the Government and Minister Fletcher in taking this step to ensure that Australians continue to get free to air services on all their TVs wherever they are in Australia.
“Today’s workshop showed the commitment the Government and Minister Fletcher has to an enduring and thriving Australian TV industry.
“It’s time for the TV manufacturers to commit to ensuring free prominence on all TV sets and not wait for government regulation. This will ensure Australian content remains freely available to all Australians.”
