THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING SPECTRUM

Julie Flynn, CEO

1) THE ONGOING IMPORTANCE OF FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION

2) THE CONSTRAINTS OF CURRENT BROADCASTING SPECTRUM

3) EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT

4) GUIDING PRINCIPLES

▌ HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF NEWS, SPORT, DRAMA, ENTERTAINMENTEVERY WEEK

▌ $1.36 BILLION INVESTED IN LOCAL CONTENT IN 12/13

▌ OVER 15,000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS

▌ MAJOR UNDERWRITERS OF LOCAL PRODUCTION SECTOR

▌ TERRESTRIAL LINEAR TV WILL BE WITH US FOR A LONG TIME:

▌ WE SPEND OVER 3 HOURS A DAY WATCHING TV ON A TV SET

▌ OVER 90% OF VIEWING IS OF THE LIVE BROADCAST

▌ JUST 23 MINS A DAY IS SPENT WATCHING VIDEO ON OTHER DEVICES

▌ PRECIOUS 7MHZ EACH

▌ CURRENTLY MEANS 1 HD CHANNEL AND 4 SD CHANNELS

▌ BROADCASTERS CAN’T SHOW PRIMARY CHANNEL IN HD

▌ LISTED SPORTS MUST BE ON A PRIMARY CHANNEL

▌ THE ‘BIG SCREEN’ AT HOME WILL REMAIN DOMINANT

▌ BROADCASTING SPECTRUM BELOW 700MHZ MUST BE SAFEGUARDEDUNTIL AT LEAST 2030

▌ DTT AND WIRELESS BROADBAND TO COEXIST FOR A LONG TIME

▌ CAPACITY GAINS WILL OFF-SET INCREASING SPECTRUM DEMANDFROM HD AND UHD

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▌ WE NEED FEWER REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS AND A PATHWAYTO THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES:

MPEG 4

DVBT-2

HEVC

UHDTV

BROADCASTERS NEED CERTAINTY OF ACCESS AND CONTROL TO:

▌ MEET THE CHALLENGES OF AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

▌ ENABLE US TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSITION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES

THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING SPECTRUM

Julie Flynn, CEO