Tony Abbott to meet TV bosses
David Gyngell, Tim Worner and Hamish McLennan will head to Canberra on Thursday.
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Fairfax is reporting Prime Minister Tony Abbott will meet privately with the Seven, Nine and TEN CEOs to hear their views on possible changes to media reform.
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who is not expected to attend, has recommended the government abolish the “reach rule” preventing networks from broadcasting to more than 75 per cent of the population and the “two out of three rule” preventing media companies from owning a TV station, radio network and newspaper in the same market.
Nine Network CEO David Gyngell, Seven Network CEO Tim Worner and TEN CEO Hamish McLennan are expected to attend, alongside Free TV Australia chairman Harold Mitchell.
A separate meeting is booked with regional broadcasters Prime, WIN and Southern Cross.
But while Nine is strongly in favour of scrapping two out of three rule, Seven has been opposed.
However networks are agreed on a reduction in their annual licence fees and oppose major changes to the anti-siphoning list, which Subscription TV wants amended.
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The PM is so threatened by Malcolm Turnbull he is even leaking against him. Meeting the Network chiefs without the Communications minister is a particularly incendiary move.
I find that this is another example of what is wrong…..Communications issues and the Minister not even there……..ridiculous.
A reminder that aggregated stories usually provide original links. The one above indicates Minister is overseas.
It does seem a little unusual that the PM himself is meeting with the TV network CEO’s without his Communications Minister. Hmmm….
Does this show that Tony has no confidence in his own Communications Minister?
Did Tony meet with Community TV owners before Malcolm announced that they were losing their licenses?
very good point re: Community TV who were left in the dark completely until Turnbull issued a press release