Original article by Dominic White, Jared Lynch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 17-Mar-15
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull insists that Australians have the right to watch major sporting events on free-to-air TV. His declaration, made on 16 March 2015, was not well received by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who wrote on Twitter that Turnbull was motivated by the desire to protect the interests of his "buddies" at Nine Entertainment Company. Turnbull’s most important recommendation is the abolition of the "reach rule", which prevents metropolitan TV broadcasters from merging with regional TV stations
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