Original article by Darren Davidson, Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Nov-15
The focus of the Australian Government’s upcoming media reforms were tipped to be the so-called "reach rule". However, it is believed to be planning to also abolish the "two-out-of-three rule" in a reform package that is expected to be unveiled in late November 2015. Australian media groups are concerned that failure to fully abolish cross-media laws would provide rivals such as video-on-demand providers with a competitive advantage. The Government’s media reforms are likely to be dependent on the support of cross-bench senators.
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