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Freeview is the brand name of the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia intended to bring all of free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters onto a consistent marketing platform, to compete against subscription television, in particular Foxtel. The strategy coincided with the expansion to 3 digital channels for each FTA network and the ...
Digital Broadcasting Australia was established in late 2000 to help make the transition to digital television as seamless for consumers as possible. It included representatives from free-to-air broadcasters, manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers and was intended to provide information about commencement dates, coverage, and the functionality ...
In areas not covered by terrestrial transmissions, the digital channels are provided by the free-to-view VAST satellite platform. The television channels on this platform are all encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is included in the VAST broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures.
Australian digital terrestrial television, branded as Freeview, is provided by a number of free-to-air channels in Australia, including that provided by the national broadcaster, on ABC Television. VAST, a free-to-view satellite television service that provides a service to remote areas, which replaced Optus Aurora.
Internet television in Australia is the digital distribution of movies and television content via the Internet. In Australia , internet television is provided by a number of generalist, subscription-based streaming service providers, in addition to several niche providers that focus on specific genres.
There is a frequency offset for many DTV channels between Australia and NZ, because of historical reasons relating to the introduction of PAL. Both Australia and New Zealand use 7 MHz channel spacing (for PAL B) on VHF, but the frequencies and channel numbers differ substantially because of Australia revising its VHF TV band usage.
Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001, in the country's five most populous cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Digital services using DVB-T standards are available nationwide. Analogue transmissions were phased out between mid-2010 and December 2013.
Freeview may refer to: Freeview (Australia) , the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia Freeview (New Zealand) , a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand