Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 16 April 2010

Inquiry into the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2010

Public hearing - Canberra, Friday 16 April 2010

Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

9.00 am – 3.15 pm

Time

Witness

9.00 am

National Indigenous Television (Submission 1)
Ms Patricia Turner, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Paulo Remati, Deputy CEO/Director of Content
Mr Ian McGarrity, Professional Advisor

9.40 am

Screenrights (Submission 3)
Mr Simon Lake, Chief Executive
Mr James Dickinson, Licensing Executive

10.20 am

Austar (Submission 6)
Ms Rebecca Heap, General Manager, Strategy and Programming

11.00 am

Morning tea

11.15 am

Free TV (Submission 7)
Ms Julie Flynn, Chief Executive Officer

11.55 am

Broadcast Australia (Submission 4)
Mr Stephen Farrugia, Director of Technology
Mr Clive Morton, Engineering and Field Services Director

12.35 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm

Australian Communications and Media Authority (No submission)
Mr Giles Tanner, General Manager, Digital Transition
Mr David Brumfield, Executive Manager, Allocation Coordination and Policy  Branch,
   Digital Transition Division
Mr Christopher Hose, Executive Manager, Technical Planning and Evaluation Branch
Mr Alastair Gellatly, Manager, Television Planning
Mr Anthony George, Manager, Digital Television Regulatory Analysis, Allocation
   Coordination and Policy Branch, Digital Transition Division

2.15 pm

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
(No submission)

Mr Andrew Townend, Deputy Secretary, Broadcasting and Digital Switchover Division
Dr Simon Pelling, First Assistant Secretary, Broadcasting and Digital Switchover Division
Ms Ann Campton, Assistant Secretary, Broadcasting and Switchover Policy Branch

3.15 pm approx

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: eca.sen@aph.gov.au