1991 Cabinet Discussion Paper into Pay TV

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=31750774&isAv=N

This gives some interesting insight into allowing Subscription TV into Australia, including what should compose the anti-siphoning list

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Link results in a ‘session timed out’ error message

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try this one - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=31750774&T=PDF

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And Cabinet subsequently agreeing to lift the moratorium - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=31750797&T=PDF

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Prior to the moratorium being lifted there were licenced Community Television Aerial Systems (CATV) that were prohibited from providing original content, they could only redistribute the local broadcast channels.

ABCB Annual Report 1970/71

ABCB Annual Report 1975/76

And the ABT Annual Report 1986/87, showing the embryo of Kerry Packer’s unsuccessful 1980s attempt at cable television in Palm Beach.

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