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book		Advertising time on television : a review of the Advertising Time Standards / Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1987. Call No: 411.236(94) AUS Copy Management: 10/10/2012 Author: Armstrong, Mark -- James Bailey, Julie -- Perry, Russel Source: AT Place: Canberra Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service PubDate: 1987 PhysDes: 199 pages in various pagings : illustrations ; 25 cm Subject: ADVERTISING STANDARDS. AUSTRALIA; ADVERTISING. TV. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: A review on the rules governing advertising on Australian commercial television Contents: Contents -- Abbreviations -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Decision and reasons : A. Public interest objectives -- B. Problems of the current rules -- C. Audience needs and research -- D. Options for reform -- E. Conclusions -- F. The future -- 3. The need for review -- 4. Viewpoints -- 5. The audience and the market -- 6. The commercial environment -- Appendices More info
book		The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal children's television standards report and determination / David Jones, Chairman and Ken Archer, Vice-Chairman...[and four others] [1984]. Call No: 205-053.2(94) AUS Author: Jones, David; Archer, Ken; Weigall, Catharine; Armstrong, Mark; Watterson, Ray; James Bailey, Julie CorpAuthor: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Source: AT PubDate: [1984] PhysDes: 92 leaves : 31 cm Subject: INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; LAW AND TV. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: The report discusses children's television standards, including the amount of time allocated to children's viewing, including pre-school programs, specific time slots for children's programming, requirements for the amount of Australian content and scheduling of programs, restrictions on advertising during children's programs, and the need for quality drama programs for children. The Australian commercial television industry's opposition to the Children's Television Standards and the importance of regulating children's television programming are also covered in the report. Notes: Spiral bound; Includes determination and 3 attachments More info
book		Interfacing with the on-line world : pay TV, broadband, standards and access / by Ross Kelso and Mark Armstrong Melbourne VIC: Media and Telecommunications Policy Group, 1997. Call No: 39(94) KEL Author: Kelso, Ross; Armstrong, Mark Source: AT Place: Melbourne VIC Publisher: Media and Telecommunications Policy Group PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: 62 pages : illustrated ; 30 cm Subject: PAY TV. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; DIGITAL BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT CONTROL, TV. AUSTRALIA; TECHNOLOGY AND TV Summary: "This research report deals with some issues which are vital to the development of our communications system. Networks have been buit to deliver broadband services, and more will be built before the year 2000. The financing and growth of the networks depend on business and domestic consumers, who will use the networks to access information and entertainment or to communicate with others. The underlying question is how conveniently a user can access the on-line world from any device, be it a TV receiver, a computer or a new multimedia device; and at what price." -from the preface. Notes: Spiral bound Contents: Preface; Summary -- Consumer needs: towards a universal interface -- Will the pathways to the consumer converge? -- The role of standards -- Regulation: the access regime -- Competition; The round table -- The transcript -- About the participants; The research paper -- Introduction -- The role of standards -- Government policies affecting competition and access -- Capacity limitations: bandwidth versus technology -- Broad issues -- Appreciating conditional access -- Australian policy development -- Pay TV carrier associate services -- Proposed access regime post-1997 -- Digital terrestrial television broadcasting -- Australian digital video standards for pay TV & other services -- Overseas developments -- European standards and regulations affecting access -- Regulating access in the United Kingdom -- US video dialtone and open video system policies; Figures -- Fig 1 Typical arrangement for conditional access -- Fig 2 Comparison of Optus Vision and Moco (Telstra Multimedia/Foxtel) proposals -- Fig 3 Desirable open access regime for digital terrestrial television broadcasting -- Fig 4 Illustrative compromise underpinning the European digital video broadcasting standards -- Fig 5 Chart of the relationships under the proposed framework for digital terrestrial broadcasting in the UK -- Fig 6 Possible 'level one' gateway configurations More info
book		Media law in Australia / Mark Armstrong, Michael Blakeney, Ray Watterson Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1983. Call No: 43(94) ARM Author: Armstrong, Mark; Blakeney, Michael, 1948; Watterson, Ray Place: Melbourne Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: x, 274 p. ; 21 cm Subject: COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIA; LAW AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; MEDIA. AUSTRALIA Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 0195544447 : $27.00 Aust; 0195544439 (pbk.) : $15.00 Aust LON: 2676762 More info
Yet to catalogue book		Telecommunications law : Australian perspectives / edited by Mark Armstrong Melbourne: Media Arm Pty Ltd with the co-operation of CIRCIT : Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies, 1990. Call No: 432.8(94) TEL Author: Armstrong, Mark CorpAuthor: Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies (South Melbourne, Vic.) Place: Melbourne Publisher: Media Arm Pty Ltd with the co-operation of CIRCIT : Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: xxviii, 435 p. : ill. ; 26 cm Notes: Available from Media Arm Pty Ltd, 32 Wimble St, Parkville Vic 3052; Includes bibliographies and index ISBN: 0731695550 : price unknown LON: abn90115663; 7144536 More info
Yet to catalogue book		Two reflections on Australian broadcasting / by Nicholas Johnson & Mark Armstrong Bundoora, Vic.: Centre for the Study of Educational Communication and Media, La Trobe University, 1977. Call No: 205.1(94) JOH Author: Johnson, Nicholas, 1934; Johnson, Nicholas, 1934- . Reflections on Australian broadcasting; Armstrong, Mark. Reflections of a local lawyer on Australian broadcasting CorpAuthor: La Trobe University. Centre for the Study of Educational Communication and Media Place: Bundoora, Vic. Publisher: Centre for the Study of Educational Communication and Media, La Trobe University PubDate: 1977 PhysDes: 53 p. ; 30 cm Series: Media Centre papers ; 6 Notes: Broadcasting services. Australia (ANB/PRECIS SIN 020319x); Cover title; Includes bibliographies ISBN: 0858161133 : unpriced LON: anb85816113; 1647237 More info

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