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Qantas signs ABC deal

ABC News bulletins replace SKY News on Qantas flights and in airport lounges.

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Qantas has inked a new deal with ABC for News bulletins to screen on Qantas flights and in airport lounges.

The arrangement means SKY News Australia will no longer be screened in the airline’s lounges.

Guardian Australia reports as of yesterday passengers on Qantas domestic and international flights will see two bespoke bulletins every day, including business, sport, weather and entertainment reports.

The Australian also reports SKY News will continue to offer news services to travellers through other commercial partnerships, such as on-board cruise ships.

Qantas is also understood to be in negotiations with a major streaming platform to offer on-board entertainment services to passengers.

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  1. I can’t understand why Alan Joyce ever allowed Sky News to be broadcast by Qantas in the first place. Its opposition to same-sex marriage should have ruled them out of contention as too their racism. It is not the first time Sky News and their rabid right wing propaganda has cost a major contract. I pulled out one of my old diaries and I had written about how Sky News was in contention to take over the Australia TV contract to broadcast by satellite outside of Australia but they were ruled out because their right wing bias and programming would have been an embarrassment and made us an international laughing stock. Perhaps if they moved the station to the centre they wouldn’t be losing so much business.

  2. You’re on a Qantas flight then all of a sudden, these screens pop down and you’ve got news and politics. It makes no difference what network it is. Thankfully the windows are there on most rows of seats.

    Not sure if this is some sort of cost cutting measure. No reason for the change is mentioned.

      1. Thanks. On further reading, it looks like a marketing or perception issue. On the plane it was just the bulletin shown and not the opinion programs. Though it could’ve been the full broadcasts in the lounges.

        I don’t see any official statement as to the actual reasons in The Guardian article beyond the conclusions of the journalist, and am unable to read The Australian article behind the paywall since ending subscription.

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