THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING SPECTRUM Julie Flynn, CEO

1)THE ONGOING IMPORTANCE OF FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION 2)THE CONSTRAINTS OF CURRENT BROADCASTING SPECTRUM 3)EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT 4)GUIDING PRINCIPLES

▌ HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF NEWS, SPORT, DRAMA, ENTERTAINMENT EVERY WEEK ▌ $1.36 BILLION INVESTED IN LOCAL CONTENT IN 12/13 ▌ OVER 15,000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS ▌ MAJOR UNDERWRITERS OF LOCAL PRODUCTION SECTOR

▌ TERRESTRIAL LINEAR TV WILL BE WITH US FOR A LONG TIME: ▌ WE SPEND OVER 3 HOURS A DAY WATCHING TV ON A TV SET ▌ OVER 90% OF VIEWING IS OF THE LIVE BROADCAST ▌ JUST 23 MINS A DAY IS SPENT WATCHING VIDEO ON OTHER DEVICES

▌ PRECIOUS 7MHZ EACH ▌ CURRENTLY MEANS 1 HD CHANNEL AND 4 SD CHANNELS

▌ BROADCASTERS CAN’T SHOW PRIMARY CHANNEL IN HD ▌ LISTED SPORTS MUST BE ON A PRIMARY CHANNEL

▌ THE ‘BIG SCREEN’ AT HOME WILL REMAIN DOMINANT ▌ BROADCASTING SPECTRUM BELOW 700MHZ MUST BE SAFEGUARDED UNTIL AT LEAST 2030 ▌ DTT AND WIRELESS BROADBAND TO COEXIST FOR A LONG TIME ▌ CAPACITY GAINS WILL OFF-SET INCREASING SPECTRUM DEMAND FROM HD AND UHD WTOFlickr

▌ WE NEED FEWER REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS AND A PATHWAY TO THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES: MPEG 4 DVBT-2HEVCUHDTV

BROADCASTERS NEED CERTAINTY OF ACCESS AND CONTROL TO: ▌ MEET THE CHALLENGES OF AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT ▌ ENABLE US TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSITION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES

THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING SPECTRUM Julie Flynn, CEO