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.
Around 200 Australian actors have rallied in protest outside the Sydney offices of the Screen Producers' Association of Australia (SPAA).
After protracted negotiations a collective agreement for performers working in Australian TV productions is being finalised.
After 10 years as president of Actors Equity Australia, Simon Burke has stepped down from that post.
APN announced it intends to sell its Australian Regional Media arm after the company reported a seven percent slide in profit. The regional media division consists of twelve daily newspapers, sixty community and non-weekly publications and thirty regional
Renowned stage and screen performer Camilla Ah Kin, known for 'Here Come the Habibs' and 'Holding the Man', has died following a long battle with illness. She was 58.
The MEAA seems confident it will win the battle to thwart the deregulation of the process of approving visas for imported actors and crews.
Screen Producers Australia is striving to simplify the often cumbersome process of arranging contracts for screen productions.