The Australian Screen Industry Group has backed Screen Producers Australia's assessment of the Federal Government's proposed Streaming Services Reporting Scheme as "weak", while also warning of damage to the industry from delayed regulation.
Following on from the success of Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum on the ABC and Netflix around the world, Netflix will launch American version Love on the Spectrum U.S May 18.
Penny Smallacombe has joined Netflix ANZ as the manager of its Grow Creative program.
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher has defended the government's proposed Streaming Services Reporting and Investment Scheme amid industry criticism, telling IF it is "an effective model" to increase Australian content being commissioned by the streaming services.
SPA has again taken the Federal Government to task for its proposed Streaming Services Reporting and Investment Scheme, labelling the next steps in the media reform agenda as "weak" and "lacking in a vision or plan".
The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) is continuing to work closely with streaming platforms to build a new path for the kids sector, announcing a new partnership with Netflix that will fund the development of two new original Australian children’s series.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner pulled no punches in his opening address at Screen Forever on Monday, taking aim at the Federal Government for reconfiguring content quotas and providing "slow, protracted and largely ineffective proposals" to ensure global streamers commission Australian titles.
Together with business partner Margaret Tillson, Ben Steel has officially launched Screen Well, a website and social enterprise dedicated to improving mental health outcomes for the screen industry.