SBS has formally made a pitch for a fully-funded content quota on its primary channel, subject to increased government support.
The ABC has strongly rejected the commercial free-to-air broadcasters’ demands that it restrict its role to providing programming which they cannot or will not provide.
The Australian Directors’ Guild has implored the Federal Government not to dismantle the current local content quotas without having a viable alternative in place.
By creating and distributing live action drama for a teenage audience, Netflix is targeting a demographic that Australian broadcasters have almost entirely abandoned.
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
The Federal Government has unveiled a wide-ranging media reform package, with plans to abolish broadcasting licence fees and conduct a review into Australian and children’s content.
Australian children's TV may have recently picked up an Emmy Kids award for the ABCME animation 'Doodles', but otherwise kids' TV in this country is in a dire state.
ACMA has warned the industry that free-to-air broadcasters are increasingly relying on New Zealand content to bolster their minimum annual Australian content quotas