Australia - Sky News has approached the federal government with plans to expand Australia's international diplomatic television broadcasting service into a global network. This has sparked a war of words between Sky News chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos and ABC managing director Mark Scott. The international Australia Network is provided for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade under a $20 million contract with the ABC that expires in 2011. Sky News, jointly owned by Rupert Murdoch's … [Read more...] about Call for global network for diplomatic TV service