Anonymous
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I submit that the ABC needs to focus more on supporting new media in particular online, without advertising.
IView is a very valuable service that provides access to programming that is otherwise not available during convenient times.
The ABC should focus on delivery of local made content, children education and broadcast of Australian sports. Sheepdog trials were an outstanding example.
I submit that the ABC should not be joined with SBS, they are for different audiences and SBS would lose its identity and ability to reflect the migrant community.
The ABC should fully commit to alernative channels such as ABC2 and expand to include a 24 hour news channel, Kids channel and the broadcast of parliament on one channel live using the parliamentary broadcast network feed.
ABC radio should move away from competition for audience with the commercial stations and focus on delivery of high quality reporting as demonstrated by news radio and radio national.
Advertising should not be allowed.
