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.
The commercial free-to-air broadcasters have called on the government to reform the process of granting visas to foreign actors and crew to work in Australia screen productions.
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.
When Bridget Fair, the CEO of Free TV Australia, appeared before Senators on the Inquiry into Australian Content on Broadcast, Radio and Streaming Services in Sydney last week there was no deviation from the commercial broadcasters’ long held position that children’s television quotas should be scrapped.
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters have asked the government for sweeping changes to local content regulations.
Free TV Australia has called on the Senate to block moves to allow SBS to double its advertising in prime-time.
Australian TV drama expenditure has reached a record high of $376 million.