The NAB made a submission on the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act and the Performers Protection Act which would amount to the introduction of ‘needletime’ – a levy payable by broadcasters to performers and producers of music

On 4 May 1999 the Independent Broadcasting Authority (the Authority) released a Discussion Paper on Satellite Broadcasting (the Discussion Paper) to solicit input from the role players in the broadcasting industry and the public at large on how satellite broadcasting should be regulated