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.
While the Federal Government has outlined plans for content obligations on streaming services, the office of Arts Minister Tony Burke has dismissed a media report of a 20 per cent revenue requirement as "totally speculative".
ACMA data showing five of the major SVODs – Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Paramount+, and Stan – spent $335.1 million in 2021/22 on Australian programming demonstrates the viability of 20 per cent local content obligation for streamers, SPA says.
Australian Children's Television Foundation CEO Jenny Buckland has paid tribute to chair Janet Holmes à Court after it was revealed the businesswoman and philanthropist would be stepping down from her position after nearly four decades.
The games industry in Australia is entering a new era, with the Digital Games Tax Offset and increased
direct investment in games from Screen Australia and state screen agencies. IF examines how the support will stretch beyond developers alone to benefit visual effects and post-production companies and creatives who have traditionally worked in film and television.
IF is back from the holiday break and ready to report on all things screen for 2023. Here's the news that led us into the new year.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner didn't mince words at Tuesday's public hearing into the National Cultural Policy in Canberra, telling a Senate Committee that some streaming businesses had been promoting misleading information about the policy to Parliament.
Screen Producers Australia may be submitting its feedback to the government about the proposed models of streaming regulation this week, but it was far from the only focus for CEO Matthew Deaner as he opened the 37th Screen Forever conference on Wednesday.