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The digitization of Australian television is situated in a context of emerging contemporary digital technologies. Traditional free-to-air television services in Australia in the early phases of digitization at the start of the 21st century have involved controversial and costly developments especially for transmission infrastructure and digital reception devices.
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Dowd, C. (2004). Whispers from a Discourse. In: Linger, H., et al. Constructing the Infrastructure for the Knowledge Economy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4852-9_47
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