Broadcasters
ABC
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmits its free-to-air television services, ABC1, ABC2 and ABC3, as digital services (ABC2 and ABC3 are only available in digital). See also the Introduction to Digital TV on the ABC website.
SBS
The Special Broadcasting Service launched their digital channel SBS TWO on 1 June 2009. SBS TWO's programs include world film and drama, documentaries, international news and sport. SBS TWO will also screen some shows from SBS ONE at different times.
Seven Network
Channel 7HD is a whole channel broadcast in High Definition. Seven Network launched free-to-air digital channel 7TWO in November 2009.
Nine Network
Channel Nine currently broadcasts digital to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and the Gold Coast. Nine introduced GO! a digital-only channel in August 2009.
Network TEN
Network Ten launched their digital High Definition channel, ONE, in March 2009. The new channel broadcast a number of sports programs, including prime-time AFL matches. The new ONE channel is also available in Standard Definition.
Prime Television Network
Prime HD was launched early January 2008. The Prime Network includes Golden West Network (Western Australia). Its licensed viewing area covers the regional locations of Northern and Southern New South Wales, Victoria, the Gold Coast area of eastern Queensland and all of regional Western Australia. In the eastern states of Australia the broadcast signal is branded as PRIME. In Western Australia the broadcast signal is known as GWN.
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting is one of Australia's leading cross media companies. The group's television services broadcast throughout the regional areas of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Northern Territory.
WIN Television Network
WIN Television is the world's largest privately owned regional television network reaching more than 5.2 million viewers across Australia.
GWN
Golden West Network (GWN) is a subsidiary of Prime Television Limited. It covers the regional locations of Western Australia.
NBN Television
NBN’s market stretches from Central Coast in the south to the Gold Coast, Queensland in the north and west to Moree and Narrabri.
Imparja Television
Imparja Television offers satellite services to regional locations across Australia and currently reaches approximately 454,000 viewers
National Indigenous Television (NITV)
NITV is a 24 hour, 7 day a week service that reaches around 220,000 Australians through 150 terrestrial transmitters in the remote areas and free-to-air satellite from the Aurora satellite platform. It is also available on digital free-to-air Channel 40 in Sydney and the basic tier of all subscription TV services. It began transmissions in July 2007.
FOXTEL
FOXTEL is one of Australia's subscription television providers. On 1 February 2007, FOXTEL announced that it was 100% digital.
AUSTAR
AUSTAR is one of Australia's subscription television providers. All of the channels on AUSTAR are broadcast in digital.
Community TV broadcasters
The licensed Community TV channels are represented by the Australian Community Television Alliance (ACTA). For information about Community TV please refer to the channel in your area. The Community Television channels currently operating are Adelaide (www.c31.com.au), Brisbane (www.31.com.au), Melbourne (www.c31.org.au), and Sydney (www.tvs.org.au).
Useful Links
Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy
DBCDE is the Commonwealth department responsible for setting policy and legislation regulating radio and television broadcasting and Internet services, including research, guidelines and reviews.
Australian Communications and Media Authority
ACMA is the statutory authority responsible for implementing and enforcing the rules about digital television.
CHOICE
CHOICE The Australian Consumers' Association is a not-for-profit company and the largest consumer organisation in Australia. CHOICE magazine contains information on consumer products including TV sets, PVRs and digital tuners.