News calls for holistic media reform package

Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 22-Mar-16

News Corporation’s submission to a Senate inquiry into changes to cross-media ownership laws has supported the proposed reforms but called for them to be more extensive. The Federal Government wants to abolish the "reach rule" and the "two-out-of-three rule", but News Corp says an additional three media ownership rules should be scrapped. Regional broadcasters WIN Corporation and Southern Cross Media Group have also supported the bill, while Foxtel has argued for changes to the anti-siphoning list for the broadcasting of sports.

CORPORATES
NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

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