I don’t think so playout moved to Media Hub in 2016, then somewhere else in recent years (can’t remember the name).
Could the Spectrum used for MDT, Redeployed for 5G Reception?
No, it’s in the VHF band there, which is of no use for 5G.
it has been avoided, up until now, under the current system. And there were reasons it wasn’t done in 1992
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I thought It was only WIN & ABC that use Mediahub.
Be very interesting to see what the ACMA will do with the available spectrum they have been very quiet so far, I guess they are scrambling on what to do.
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Prime used MediaHub for sometime after moving playout from it’s Canberra HQ. Seven also used Media Hub for 7Flix prior to moving to NPC.
Imparja still uses MediaHub for playout.
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The Government doesn’t need to ask ACMA to do anything, the federal Government make & change the broadcasting laws, then ACMA implements & polices them. ACMA don’t make any laws or rules, never have. Any & all changes to save TEN in Mildura & any other location lays solely at the feet of the federal Government & the communications Minister.
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My question: what watermark would be run when one of the other channels takes a 10 sport broadcast or some other programming?
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Probably the 10 watermark, it would probably only happen occasionally, and not worth the effort for a small market like Mildura.
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Well neither of the channels would have access to 10’s content, so I would presume that Mildura would miss out. Only major sport that 10 has is the odd Socceroos or Matildas match, and the Australian Grand Prix.
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Too bad for WIN. If WIN doesn’t want to be part of the venture that’s WIN’s problem. I would be happy for SCA to have a go in delivering services to the Mildura area as well as WA.
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Then it’s up to the minister to include Mildura in the regional Victorian TV market. It’s simple. It doesn’t need to be put in the too hard basket.
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I don’t think SCA will be though 
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Does not mean SCA will step in either if the AMD (Victoria) aggregated market was expanded to include Mildura. Don’t discount either WIN and or SEVEN and or SCA fighting in court against ACMA for such a variation either, WIN are well known for this. SCA may be given the licence to operate as part of the wider aggregated AMD market to include Mildura, but will have no obligation to switch on a transmitter. Case in point, there are several translator frequencies that the former NRTV were allocated on the NSW Central Coast when aggregation started, but were never installed with transmitters, even to this day when SCA and now WIN took over. Yes, these are in areas where TEN Sydney can be mostly received, but proves that a broadcaster need not commence a service with a frequency allocation. I can not see SCA wanting the boat anchor that is Mildura at all. The only short term hope is for a self-help relay of CDT if WIN, SEVEN, TEN, SCA and Imparja do not object. But who would pay the transmission costs? That is the nub of this issue. Long term, national TV1 licences for 7,9 and 10 is what is required to retire the mess that is aggregation and with it the regional TV businesses that have no long-term outlook of being viable in a world that in increasing going on-line. A national footprint can better cross-subsidise transmission in revenue negative areas which the independently owned regionals are in no position to do so presently.
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Ok, then there would be no takers for TEN services in the likes of TAS, NT and possibly WA and SA leaving those states/territories with SEVEN and NINE only. The only solution is national licences, same as what ABC and SBS have now.
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Too many different owners for that to work as it is, Ten have said that they are not interested in buying regional licences.
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If the Federal Govt legislate that, not TEN’s call to object.
The 1950’s era hodgepodge of separate TV1 licence areas, albeit mostly aggregated, is what is contributing to the current mess that is regional TV. These current licence areas are not suited to today’s TV business environment. They only suited the by-gone era of when all stations were independently owned, operated and branded, even across metro markets. Remember the old 2 station ownership rule that prohibited even common ownership of more than 2 stations, which also applied in metro markets? Hence why only ATN/BTQ were commonly owned, along with TCN/GTV and TEN/ATV. That era is long gone when licence ownership restrictions were relaxed and now totally abolished except for the one station ownership per market rule. But the current licence regime has not kept up with the times. The Fed Govt is as much to blame as to what is occurring in Mildura, but should not be liable to step in to pay with taxpayer funds to continue transmission of TEN into Mildura.
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Too hard to change once established eg. who should have to sell up or give up if it should be changed.
Govt can abolish with a legislative instrument at any time, and pay ‘fair’ compensation. Which at the moment would be very cheap.