RMIT media researchers Ramon Lobato, Alexa Scarlata and Bruno Schivinski write that the government’s planned overhaul of TV prominence rules may change the way we discover content on our smart TVs.
Actors Marta Dusseldorp and Sacha Horler join APRA AMCOS executive director Nicholas Pickard in being appointed to the Screen Australia board for three-year terms.
Nerida O’Loughlin will remain as chair of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) until 2024 after being re-appointed for a two-year term.
Screen Producers Australia and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance have outlined their priorities in relation to the government's National Cultural Policy, with the former reiterating its position on streaming regulation while the latter has called for a wage increase for arts workers and renewed investment in the sector.
The Federal Government has initiated a new process of media regulatory reform, inviting submissions from the industry on whether to update the definition of 'broadcasting service'.
Federal ministers Tony Burke and Michelle Rowland have decried the lack of investment in local programming, particularly children's, among commercial broadcasters following the release of ACMA data.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has welcomed the weekend's election result while emphasising the importance of creating opportunities and certainty for the sector going forward
"The Minister should acknowledge and encourage our home-grown creatives too. The Australians working on local stories and projects, generating IP, creating jobs and running small businesses as they tell our stories; stories that must be told," write Shadow Minister for the Arts and Industrial Relations Tony Burke and Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland.