The ABC has been earmarked as the future ‘Australian Town Square’ for the NBN digital revolution and a place where all Australians can come to speak, listen, be heard and learn from each other.
After receiving a very healthy $136.4 million in funding from the 2009-10 Budget, ABC managing director ‘Mark Scott’ stated that the increase was a vote of confidence for the future role of the ABC in Australia’s digital revolution.
The handout, which is expected to be delivered to the ABC over the next three years, will assist in the development of a new advertising free digital children’s channel that will broadcast high quality educational content.
An additional $15.3 million, using the Rural and Regional National Broadband Network Initiative, will also be used to implement more than 50 ABC Broadband Hubs which expected to aid the development of community websites and portals.
ABC receives $136.4 million funding for Digital Broadband Revolution
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