posted on 2006-01-01, 00:00authored byNiranjala Weerakkody
Webcasting in Australia is currently the domain of national broadcasters, independent and community radio stations and the two leading football codes. This paper reports on the findings of a content analysis of 20 leading webcasters as to the content and genres they provide. In examining the factors affecting the 'slow' adoption of webcasting in Australia such as the absence ofa high speed broadband infrastructure, the paper analyses and how its various discourses were framed by the parties concerned, and how the clash of conflicting agendas shaped the negotiations between the main stakeholders, taking on the characteristics of a 'horse trade '. Thereafter, the paper critically examines how other technologies such as mobile phones and Pay TV has begun to take on webcasting, instead of waitingfor the major commercial broadcasters to do so or a new broadband network and a national broadband strategy to be implemented.
History
Journal
International journal of learning
Volume
13
Pagination
45 - 60
Location
Altona, Vic.
Open access
Yes
ISSN
1447-9494
eISSN
1447-9540
Language
eng
Notes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.