WIN Television pulls out of Freeview

The Australian is reporting today that regional Nine affiliate WIN Television has withdrawn from digital television industry body Freeview in a move that may be the beginning of the end of the alliance that was set up to represent all free to air and public broadcasters.

WIN’s withdrawl of support comes after a failed plan to fold Freeview into the peak industry body for commercial broadcasters, Free TV, and Regional Broadcasting Australia (RBA) creating a super industry body.

WIN reaches 42% of Australian homes in 27 different markets, including the Adelaide and Perth metropolitan markets, Southern NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, SA and WA regional markets.

Read more here from Channel News.

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