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		<title><![CDATA[Action heats up on interactive TV.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200211/ai_n17811925]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nov 18, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX)    Australian interactive and digital TV will receive a boost from a  pay-TV content sharing deal. The approval of a deal between Foxtel and  Singtel Optus by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission  ACCC means Foxtel...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rival gives Foxtel nod for restructure.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200209/ai_n17675272]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sep 30, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX)    Neighbourhood Cable has endorsed the content sharing pay television  deal proposed by Foxtel and Singtel Optus. Neighbourhood Cable is a  regional Victorian pay television and high-speed Internet service  provider. CEO, Fred Grossman, in reversing a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foxtel still has elbow room.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200209/ai_n17633181]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sep 08, 2002 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX)    Telstra, Foxtel's 50 per cent owner, has indicated it could  improve its pay television anti-monopoly undertakings. Foxtel has  undertaken to provide third party access to have the Australian  competition regulator, the Australian Competition...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fels hoses down expectations for Foxtel-Optus merger.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200207/ai_n17598474]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jul 31, 2002 The Age     ABIX via COMTEX -- Regulatory approval is by no means assured for  Foxtel's revised proposal for program sharing with Singtel Optus.  On 31 July 2002, the chairman of the Australian Competition &  Consumer Commission ACCC, Allan Fels, said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chisholm v Fels.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200206/ai_n17689586]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABIX via COMTEX) -- Legendary Australian media executive, Sam  Chisholm, has had dealings with the competition regulator, Allan Fels,  before. Known for his ability to negotiate deals behind the scene,  Chisholm was called back to help News Corporation's proposed merger  with Australis Media in 1996. On...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foxtel to fight for pay-TV merger.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200206/ai_n17692397]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian pay television group, Foxtel,  will work to give media companies access to its cable. Foxtel's  CEO, Kim Williams, said the central issue in winning approval for a  $A1.3bn content-sharing deal with pay television rival Singtel Optus is  a transparent and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No surprises in watchdog's vigilant stand.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200206/ai_n17692452]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian investors reacted mildly to news on  21 June 2002 that the Foxtel-Singtel Optus alliance had been rejected.  According to UBS Warburg's media analyst, Nola Hodgson, no-one had  expected the competition regulator to approve the deal. Shares in  Optus's parent, Singapore Telecommunications,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fairfax opposes Foxtel deal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200206/ai_n17683049]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jun 04, 2002 The Age     ABIX via COMTEX -- John Fairfax Holdings has lodged a complaint  with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. This concerns a  proposed content-sharing deal between Foxtel and Singtel Optus, which  Fairfax says will cause wholesale and retail prices...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alston's multi-TV plan.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200204/ai_n17727652]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 29, 2002 The Australian Financial Review    ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's free-to-air television  stations may be able to broadcast extra channels. The Australian  Government is considering approving the arrangement in order to overcome  the competition problems associated with Foxtel's proposed pay  television...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pay-TV alliance may breach regulations.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200204/ai_n17643074]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 21, 2002 The Australian Financial Review     ABIX via COMTEX -- There are new doubts about a proposed pay  television strategic alliance between Foxtel and Singtel Optus. The two  companies are said to have admitted that some aspects of the deal are in ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foxtel plan hit by record opposition.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200204/ai_n17625726]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 11, 2002 The Australian Financial Review    ABIX via COMTEX -- The proposed Foxtel and SingTel Optus pay  television alliance in Australia has sparked widespread opposition.  Allan Fels, chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer  Commission ACCC, said on 11 April 2002 that a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The pay master.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17841588]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 14, 2002 The Australian     ABIX via COMTEX -- Kim Williams was appointed chief executive  officer of Foxtel at the end of 2001 after serving as the Australian  head of Fox Studios for six years. Williams has expressed approval of  the pay television...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foxtel takes pay TV deal to regulator.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17850018]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 13, 2002 The Sydney Morning Herald    ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian pay television TV operator,  Foxtel, has taken its deal with Singtel Optus to the competition  regulator. On 12 March 2002, Foxtel, which is owned by Telstra,  Publishing & Broadcasting and News Corporation,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fels talks tough over pay-TV shake-up.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17844356]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 11, 2002 The Australian Financial Review    ABIX via COMTEX -- Concerns about access to Telstra's  broadband cable networks have been renewed. According to the Australian  Film Commission, local content television producers and smaller pay  television operators such as Neighbourhood Cable have expressed concerns...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The rebirth of pay TV.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17848182]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 9, 2002 (The Courier-Mail    ABIX via COMTEX) -- A new deal in Australia may ensure that pay  television TV finally makes money. In early March 2002, a historic  deal was organised between pay TV providers Foxtel and Singtel Optus.  The deal could stop...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foxtel grabs the pay TV crown.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17848450]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 9, 2002 The Age    ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's 1.5 million pay television  subscribers are in for a better deal. A planned content-sharing  arrangement between Foxtel and Singtel Optus will increase program and  channel options. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  ACCC...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why we can't afford a 20th century Foxtel.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17848506]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 9, 2002 The Australian    ABIX via COMTEX -- The cost of keeping non-viable businesses in  operation has been seen in the cases of Australis and Ansett Australia.  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC has a record  of intervention in the pay television...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Networks the losers in the pay-TV war.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17848510]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 9, 2002 The Australian    ABIX via COMTEX -- The future of pay television services will be  determined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC.  The proposed merger between Foxtel and Singtel Optus faces scrutiny by  the regulator and if the competition policy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watchdog wary of Foxtel deal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17752475]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 7, 2002 The Australian    ABIX via COMTEX -- A proposal about pay television TV in  Australia will attract regulatory scrutiny. The deal between Foxtel and  Singtel Optus, announced on 6 March 2002, has attracted criticism that  it will essentially give Foxtel a monopoly....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investors back fledgling deal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200203/ai_n17752727]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mar 7, 2002 The Australian Financial Review    ABIX via COMTEX -- In Australia on 6 March 2002, investors  supported pay television group, Foxtel, in its new alliance with SingTel  Optus. The deal is aimed at rationalising the under-performing  Australian pay TV sector. Foxtel is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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