Netflix has nabbed worldwide rights to a satirical comedy which will star Brad Pitt as a controversial US military general, directed by David Michôd.
Netflix's rocketing growth in Australia has turbo-charged Fetch TV, which provides a range of IPTV services to Optus, iiNet and Dodo.
Screen Australia will be forced to cut its funding programs after the federal budget reduced its allocation by $3.6 million over the next four years, to the chagrin of producers and directors.
The goods and services tax to be imposed on Netflix will not slow its rapid growth given its market leadership, wealth of original content and unmetered deals with telcos.
Australian guilds are worried about the threat to Australian drama on free-to-air television as audiences continue to migrate to on-demand services.
Streaming services and pay TV platforms are set to grow exponentially in the next few years while free-to-air broadcasters continue to lose viewers, albeit at a modest rate.
Netflix has ordered a 13-episode season of a multi-camera comedy from Warner Horizon Television, Miller-Boyett Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions.
Netflix has acquired exclusive subscription VOD rights in multiple territories to two series of an observational documentary that follows three Aussies on road trips through the US.