An overhaul of Australia’s anti-siphoning laws, which grant free-to-air television channels first dibs on broadcasting rights for major sporting events, is set to sail through parliament after a Senate committee probing the proposed legislation gave the Labor reforms the green light. The Senate’s environment and communications committee published its finalContinue Reading

A controversial overhaul of Australia’s anti-siphoning laws, which grant free-to-air television channels first dibs on broadcasting rights for major sporting events, should be amended to allow all free video platforms to negotiate broadcast deals, the NRL says. Fronting a Senate inquiry into new legislation which proposes to stop streaming servicesContinue Reading