Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) The ABC has broadcast the following hours of the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) in each of the following financial years:

(2) The ABC negotiates sporting contracts on a regular basis. The ABC is presently in negotiation with WAFL with regard to the coverage of the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

(3) Please see response to (2) above.

(4) Please see response to (2) above.

(5) Please see response to (2) above.

(6) The ABC has recently televised the following events played in WA:

(7) Please see responses at (2), (4) and (6) above.

(8) Total amount of programming hours produced in WA in each financial year and the corresponding cost to the ABC was as follows:

Television Production Plans - Produced in WA - Forecast (including facilities)

Financial Year Total Hrs Total Forecast (Cash + Labour + Facilities - Revenue)

(9) The ABC is presently in negotiations with WAFL with regard to the coverage of the 2012 and 2013 seasons. ABC TV expects to commission a similar level of program hours across other genres as per 2011.