Calls by the Seven, Nine and Ten networks to scrap the quotas for children’s and pre-school programming have been roundly condemned by key screen industry groups and guilds.
Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks has set a lofty target for Stan once the streaming service is fully owned by the merged NEC/Fairfax Media.
There is increasing variation between Netflix, Stan and Amazon Prime Video in terms of the kind, age, and genre mix of Australian-made material they carry.
Nine Entertainment expects to save spending on drama and children's programming as part of a radical plan to slash costs by $266 million this year.
Former Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks and Endemol Shine Australia co-founder Carl Fennessy have launched a full-service production and distribution studio with the backing of Endeavor Content.