The government’s suite of media reforms are a “feeding frenzy” that will hit Foxtel hard while protecting the interests of free-to-air networks says Patrick Delany, the boss of the News Corp-controlled pay television business.

In his most aggressive comments to date, Mr Delany said Australians would be angry at some of the proposed reforms. He has commissioned research to show a lack of support from Australians for the government’s push to legislate “prominence” for local network apps, for example.