FreeTV is the industry body that represents the

Free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

Australian TV networks. It is unique in that it is an industry body that has all the companies in the industry as members. Formerly known as the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS), and Commercial Television Australia (CTVA), the body promotes advertising on

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

, looks after certain engineering standards, handles the classification of advertising (ClearAds), and generally promotes the interest of its members (the free to air commercial networks). The FreeTV also represents the industry's interests with the

Australian Communications and Media Authority The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Aus ...

, which is the governmental body responsible for ensuring that media and communications works for all Australians. The current Chief Executive Officer i
Bridget Fair
In 2009, FreeTV Australia came under criticism regarding the review of the Code of Practice for

commercial television Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship. It was the United States′ first model of radio (a ...

and its proposed changes to the program content/advertising distinctions.

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FreeTV Australia
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