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ARTICLE · 05 NOVEMBER 2006

Legal Issues Arising From IPTV

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
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“Good evening and welcome to television” were the immortal words of Australia’s first television broadcast. Now almost 50 years on television programs are capable of being delivered by a number of different platforms including the Internet Welcome to Internet Protocol TV (IPTV).

AustraliaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Nick Abrahams
Nick Abrahams
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Nick Abrahams and Glenda Stubbs provide an overview of the regulatory issues associated with Internet Protocol TV

Introduction

“Good evening and welcome to television” were the immortal words of Australia’s first television broadcast. Now almost 50 years on television programs are capable of being delivered by a number of different platforms including the Internet Welcome to Internet Protocol TV (IPTV).

IPTV is a reality. In the United States one of the major telcos, SBC Communications, is spending $4 billion on an IPTV rollout. In Hong Kong, Richard Li’s PCCW operates the largest IPTV operation in the world with over 450,000 subscribers and 40 channels. The PCCW operation is close to eclipsing its cable-based pay TV competition and has exclusive rights to premium channels such as HBO, Channel V and ESPN.

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