Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says he recognises that the digital ambitions of the ABC have been constrained by funding.
Speaking at a subscription television conference in Sydney, Senator Conroy said pay TV had led the way in delivering new technology and innovation in digital TV.
The planned April launch of children’s channel ABC3 was put on hold after a Howard government election pledge to fund it was not matched by Labor.
Senator Conroy says the Government will concentrate on honouring its election promises in the May Budget, with the ABC’s three-year funding next up for consideration in 2009.
“The triennial funding for the ABC is in next year’s Budget, so there’ll be negotiations in the next 12 months I would imagine,” he said.
“The ABC will, I’m sure, present a very strong case about why their triennial funding envelope should be increased.”
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