Not only is Netflix creaming Stan and Presto, the US streaming giant's Australian service is causing a decline in the legitimate downloads of movies and TV shows.
Australian producers and distributors who feared the home entertainment business may be in freefall can take heart: the industry is proving to be remarkably resilient.
The Video-on-Demand market in Australia is growing steadily but apart from the US majors and the larger independents, almost no one is making serious money from that sector.
The rental of DVDs and Blu-rays will continue to fall sharply over the next five years as consumers migrate to online platforms and pay-TV, a new report predicts.
The most popular film or TV title bought online in Australia last year was also the most widely pirated: season three of Game of Thrones.
Internet Service Providers would be required to issue warnings to subscribers who are suspected of illegally downloading copyright material in a measure being considered by the federal government.
Major and independent film distributors and exhibitors are urging the federal government to adopt a new PG13 classification which they say would benefit family friendly Australian and international films that get M ratings.
Australian home entertainment distributors have rejected a new report which forecasts the demise of online purchases of DVDs and Blu-rays as well as CDs.