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Foxtel Wants Competition?
The chief of Foxtel, Kim Williams, would like the Government to issue a fourth digital free-to-air license. Kim has been quoted in the AustralianIT saying that new players should have the opportunity to provide new networks over terrestrial and satellite – he says why not if a good business case exists?
Correct me if I’m wrong (seriously), but could this be an attempt to overcome the anti-siphoning laws, for example…
Foxtel’s FTA channel would have first pick for sporting events – like the other FTAs. However, Foxtel a company that’s cash rich (i.e. Newscorp) has a good chance to negotiate great contracts with the possibility of exclusive deals.
So, great (exclusive) content, high advertising revenue = a good business case?
Then, what’s to stop them rebroadcasting on the Foxtel platform with a few extra bells and whistles in terms of extra content and interactive features.
Let’s face it, they need to do something about TEN’s channel ONE, TiVO, FreeView etc etc. Can this be one approach?
Don’t know, just thinking out loud.
Any thoughts?
