Free TV Australia is deeply saddened by the passing of Wayne Goss, former Premier of Queensland and a distinguished Australian who made a valuable and lasting contribution to Australian public life and especially to his community in Queensland.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters have asked the government for sweeping changes to local content regulations.
Australian TV drama expenditure has reached a record high of $376 million.
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.