The Australian government is currently conducting separate inquiries into the future of film and television content in this country, and the market effects of digital platforms. Any decisions we make in these domains could affect social media entertainment, so it’s critically important we understand the industry lest we inadvertently strangle it as it’s just getting started, writes QUT's Stuart Cunningham.
The government needs to address the evidence that the creation of local Australian online video content is booming and that this has happened with very little government regulation or market intervention, writes Stuart Cunningham.