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The TV networks holding back the future

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The TV networks holding back the futureThe Nine and Seven playout centre at Frenchs Forest in Sydney.NPC Media

If I offered you money for something, an offer you didn’t have to accept, would you call it a grab?

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