Screen Forever 2013: interrogating the Foxtel animal

What happens when Bob Campbell, veteran managing director of Screentime, encounters Richard Freudenstein, the managing director of Foxtel? Beyond the rhetoric, the audience can see the different rule
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What happens when Bob Campbell, veteran managing director of Screentime, encounters Richard Freudenstein, the managing director of Foxtel? Beyond the rhetoric, the audience can see the different rules of the subscription universe. And glimpse a vast vision in which Foxtel plans to deal with fragmentation by owning the lot.

The basic Foxtel strategy is pretty simple: provide compelling content which is EXCLUSIVE. Invest in TECHNOLOGY. Provide excellent CUSTOMER SERVICE. These are the headings on the subscription strategy whiteboard.

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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.