WIN playing hard ball on content deal

Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 : 20-Jun-16

The Tasmanian Digital Television joint venture between WIN Corporation and Southern Cross Media Group. TDT will broadcast the Ten Network’s programs until mid-2016, when the affiliation agreement between Ten and Southern Cross ends. Southern Cross’s switch to Nine Entertainment Company’s content in key regional markets in some mainland states means the future of Nine’s content in Tasmania is uncertain. WIN is believed to be reluctant to pay to broadcast Nine’s content in Tasmania as TDT is not profitable.

CORPORATES
TASMANIAN DIGITAL TELEVISION PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT

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