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This blog accompanies the ARC Linkage research project ‘Outside the Box: Television in 2018′. The research investigates crucial strategic issues looming for Australia. Acknowledging the enormous influence of television and accepting that digital technology challenges content creation, distribution and financing for broadcast TV, we’re investigating the social, economic and cultural repercussions of the new technology.
The project brings together researchers from the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with partners at the Australian Communication and Media Authority and Foxtel and a broad range of individuals working in Australian media industries and institutions.Using scenario planning and narrative analysis the project investigates the future of television in terms of funding, content, technology, people, and governance.