Free TV Australia

14/11/2025

Yesterday the Government began consultation on the News Bargaining Incentive – a mechanism designed to ensure global technology companies pay for Australian journalism that delivers significant value to their platforms.

Free TV CEO Bridget Fair said: "Global tech platforms enjoy enormous market power and reap massive benefits from Australian news content—it's time they paid their fair share. This consultation is our opportunity to get the settings right and ensure this scheme delivers real support for the trusted news services Australians rely on every day."

Read Bridget Fair’s full quote in our media release here: https://www.freetv.com.au/free-tv-backs-consultation-to-make-global-tech-platforms-pay-for-journalism/

13/11/2025

Free TV backs consultation to make global tech platforms pay for journalism

Read our media release here: https://www.freetv.com.au/free-tv-backs-consultation-to-make-global-tech-platforms-pay-for-journalism/

06/09/2025

Free TV's Parliamentary Showcase concerns validated as streaming giant secures exclusive cricket rights

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Free TV’s Parliamentary Showcase concerns validated as streaming giant secures exclusive cricket rights Free TV Australia says today’s announcement that Amazon Prime Video has secured exclusive rights to the ICC...

04/09/2025

We had such an incredible time at the Free TV Showcase: ‘Shaping a Nation’ at Parliament House. This event brought together industry leaders, parliamentarians, and our star-studded cast of network talent – led by Ally Langdon (A Current Affair, Channel 9), Matt Shirvington (Sunrise, Channel 7) and Julia Morris (I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Australia, Channel 10) who hosted the evening’s proceedings.

A huge thank you to our hosts and featured network talent – including Seven’s Michael Usher, Johanna Griggs, and Karina Carvalho; Nine’s James Bracey, Sylvia Jeffreys, Scotty Cam, and Tara Brown; Ten’s Sandra Sully and Andy Allen; WIN News Canberra’s Caitlyn Chalmers; and Football Australia’s Michelle Heyman, for championing the industry and reminding us of how free TV brings Australian families together.

03/09/2025

03/09/2025

We’re proud to extend our partnership with Football Australia to be able to deliver free Australian international and domestic football matches to Pacific broadcast partners, demonstrating our commitment to deepening relationships across the Pacific.

Football Australia and Free TV Australia have extended their partnership to distribute matches acr

03/09/2025

Last night brought together the commercial television networks to celebrate the Free TV Showcase ‘Shaping a Nation’. Channel 7’s Jeff Howard, Channel 9’s Matthew Stanton, Channel 10’s Beverley McGarvey, and WIN News Canberra/WIN News Illawarra’s Andrew Lancaster, and Free TV Australia's Bridget Fair joined to recognise the national impact of Free TV and demonstrate its place as the nation’s trusted news source and cultural unifier.

While in Canberra, the CEOs met with several members of parliament to talk about the issues facing this industry including abolition of the Commercial Broadcasting Tax, closing the digital rights loophole in the anti-siphoning scheme, urgent support for regional television, ensuring balanced advertising restrictions, and a news production offset.

The future success of commercial TV depends on a policy framework that supports a strong and sustainable Australian media sector.

02/09/2025

Free TV CEO Bridget Fair spoke with Tim Burrows and Zoe Samios on ABC RN’s Medialand about the importance of free TV to the fabric of Australian society. With nearly 20 million Australians tuning in every week, and more than $1.62 billion invested in 25,000+ hours of Australian content a year, getting the regulatory settings right is essential.
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Free to air television is at a tipping point as Australians flock to international streamers. The commercial television broadcasters are heading to Canberra next week to lobby the returned government to change the rules they're under. But is it the government's job to support commercial media? Is on...

02/09/2025

With 20 million Australians watching weekly, commercial free TV is democratic infrastructure worth backing. Free TV CEO, Bridget Fair, features in the Australian Financial Review today. Read the full article here: https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/free-tv-s-not-dying-it-s-part-of-our-democratic-infrastructure-20250827-p5mq9s

01/09/2025

The CEOs of Australia’s major TV networks, Seven, Nine, Ten, and WIN, join tonight for the Free TV Showcase featuring the biggest names in media and politics – shaping the stories that shape us.

01/09/2025

Australia’s leading commercial television networks will unite at Parliament House in Canberra tonight to demonstrate their critical role as the nation’s trusted news source and cultural unifier, at a time when free TV broadcasters face outdated regulatory frameworks and mounting competitive pressures.

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Australia’s leading commercial television networks will unite at Parliament House in Canberra tonight to demonstrate their critical role as the nation’s trusted news source and cultural unifier, at a time...

14/08/2025

Free TV Australia welcomed today's ACMA report showing commercial television continues to lead the industry in Australian content delivery, with no other platform matching this extraordinary investment in local stories.

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Free TV Australia welcomed today’s ACMA report showing commercial television continues to lead the industry in Australian content delivery, with no other platform matching this extraordinary investment in local stories....