The ABC has restated its opposition to being forced to comply with a local content quota or spending obligations, arguing that would undermine its independence.
The ABC should get at least $40 million to commission and produce children’s content each year and SBS $20 million for children’s and youth content, according to the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
Arenamedia and a broad coalition of industry players have called on the Federal Government to create an Innovation Fund to support new and emerging talent and diverse creative voices.
All Australian screen industry guilds, Screen Producers Australia and bodies including Women in Film and Television Australia have made a joint submission to the government’s ‘Supporting Australian Stories on Our Screens’ options reviewr.
Breaking ranks with Screen Producers Australia, the Australian Directors' Guild opposes two of SPA's key policy proposals as well as making the case to rename the Producer Offset as the Creative Offset.
Producers of narrative features and feature documentaries fear that reducing the Producer Offset for films to 30 per cent will have a devastating impact on theatrical releases.
Arguably the most stressed players in the broadcasting sector, Foxtel, the Seven and Nine Networks and Network 10 are calling for the scrapping of local content quota obligations.
Fremantle Australia and CJZ both want the TV Producer Offset to be doubled to 40 per cent and the Offset extended to entertainment shows - but beyond that they have sharply different views on key aspects of media reforms.