The Senate inquiry into the economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast TV, streaming services and radio is motivated partly by fears the government could ditch local content quotas without parliament’s approval.
The MEAA will ask the new Communications and Arts Minister Mitch Fifield to guarantee the ABC and SBS's funding and independence and to restore arts funding.
The government has argued the bill would simplify the copyright framework for the disability, education, library and archive sectors while still respecting the interests of copyright holders.
ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie today fiercely defended the public broadcaster and rejected calls to privatise the organisation.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
Minister for Communications and the Arts Mitch Fifield has announced a range of new appointments to the boards of both the ABC and SBS.
In a shock move ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie departed after the directors decided it was not in the public broadcaster's best interests for her to continue to lead the organisation.
Following on from a trading halt on the ASX, the beleaguered Ten Network has been placed into voluntary administration.