Industry guilds and the free-to-air broadcasters alike have expressed dismay over the Federal Government's move late last week to extend the Post, Digital and Visual (PDV) and Location Offsets to online platforms, arguing the government has missed an opportunity to introduce further policies that could benefit the local industry.
The report is expected to address the Location Offset, children’s TV quotas and imposing local content obligations on Netflix and other streaming services.
Some producers are dismayed at the Australian networks’ preference for short-run dramas while others believe broadcasters still have an appetite for returning series.
SBS has formally made a pitch for a fully-funded content quota on its primary channel, subject to increased government support.
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has commissioned a short film from Ludo Studio to further its campaign to protect children’s content.
Since 2014 the Federal Government has made numerous policy decisions that benefited sectional interests such as commercial free-to-air broadcasters, the US studios and local service businesses, while neglecting screen producers.