Terms of reference
The first step in the Review process was a consultation on the Terms of Reference, which ended in January.
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DBCDE, Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy
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Government announces the Terms of Reference for the Convergence Review
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Convergence refers to the “development of digital broadcasting, data compression and internet-based technologies, coupled with improved infrastructure capability, [which] means that content and services that were previously constrained to one delivery channel can now be delivered over many different platforms”. Examples of convergent media include online TV catch-up services and smartphones, which have phone and Internet capabilities.
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Subscription TV
In June 2012, the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) (BSA) was amended to include caption quotas for subscription television for the first time.
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Free to air TV
Two acts of Parliament, the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) (BSA) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) have driven the growth of captioning on Australian television.
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