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Tropfest: falls into clutches of SBS2

Abandoning all pretensions to a massive audience, Tropfest opts for the perfect partner instead. SBS2 will do the broadcast honours for the next five years, and provide ramp-up content too.

3 Jun 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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Abandoning all pretensions to a massive audience, Tropfest opts for the perfect partner instead. SBS2 will do the broadcast honours for the next five years, and provide ramp-up content too

Tropfest had a long-standing deal with the Movie Channel, which finished as Foxtel took the sub-network over. As FTA television spokespeople keep saying, the total reach of that deal is only 30% of the Australian television audience.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.