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Coronavirus TV 'support' package leaves screen writers and directors even less certain than before

  • Written by Kay Nankervis, Lecturer in Theatre, Media and Creative Practice., Charles Sturt University
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Federal Communications Minister Paul Fletcher announced three measures last week to help commercial TV broadcasters deal with COVID-19 financial stress.

First, the spectrum tax broadcasters pay the government for access to audiences will be waived for 12 months.

Second, the government has released an options paper on...

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