SPA has again taken the Federal Government to task for its proposed Streaming Services Reporting and Investment Scheme, labelling the next steps in the media reform agenda as "weak" and "lacking in a vision or plan".
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AACTA's decision to introduce an award to recognise online video and series is indicative of a changing mindset about digital content, according to director Luke Eve.
Crispin Tristram, chief marketing and digital officer of Hoyts, will leave the company following the decision to shelve the Video-on-Demand service which he had been developing for more than two years.
YouTube has launched a program to give preferred users the chance to make money by making content. Inside Film speaks with the man behind hughsnews, one of the most subscribed channels in Australia, about what this all means.
VTV is the story of "a TV executive and his quest to drive his successful station into the ground."
Dendy Cinemas will launch its Video-on-Demand service on August 6, initially providing 800-1,000 films to rent or buy online.
The BBC has acquired the Stan-commissioned 'Romper Stomper', which will premiere early this year on the youth-skewing BBC3.