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‘They shot the lights out and now we’re in the dark’: Writer Cleon Prineas reflects on the children’s TV landscape

Existential threats to the screenwriting profession have been making headlines lately with the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, but Australian writers working in children's television have been facing their own less noisy, but equally momentous, disruption since the scrapping of quotas in October 2020, writes Cleon Prineas.

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Free TV Australia and Netflix express concerns over green paper reforms

Free TV Australia believes the proposals outlined in the Federal Government's media reform green paper will not meet the needs of viewers or the broadcast sector, but says there is "time to get this right".

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Film and documentary producers blast media reforms

Producers of narrative features and feature documentaries fear that reducing the Producer Offset for films to 30 per cent will have a devastating impact on theatrical releases.

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SPA blasts Free TV Australia’s case for deregulation

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has warned that Free TV Australia's proposed voluntary points system for Australian content would have disastrous consequences for the screen sector.

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Federal Government unveils $400 million location incentive fund

The Federal Government has announced a seven-year, $400 million incentive to attract film and television productions to Australia.

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Network 10 launches new channel Shake aimed at under-40s

Network 10 is set to launch a new free-to-air channel, 10 Shake, which by day will air children's content and from 6pm-6am focus on edgier content for adults under 40.

News TV & Streaming

Foxtel, commercial broadcasters plead for deregulation

Arguably the most stressed players in the broadcasting sector, Foxtel, the Seven and Nine Networks and Network 10 are calling for the scrapping of local content quota obligations.

Film News Online TV & Streaming

Spend on local drama production reaches all-time high, foreign spend rises

Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.

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