Senate Estimates, Feb 2012: ABC reruns Hobart hearing, is learning that the digital hub is a seriou

February is a special time for senior executives of government broadcasters and the National Broadband Network, when they front the Senate Estimates Committee for Broadband, Communications and the Dig
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February is a special time for senior executives of government broadcasters and the National Broadband Network, when they front the Senate Estimates Committee for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Mark Scott was first up on a tetchy day.

ABC supremo Mark Scott had a particularly galling time, from the moment he didn’t make any opening remarks and the pettifoggers on the Senate bench fell on him to justify minute and minutely strange readings of single lines from news broadcasts.

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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.