The Federal Government is evaluating more than than 300 submissions to the options paper review, which is designed to lead to a platform-neutral regulatory framework.
One of the major but less recognised benefits of continuing to fund children's television in Australia is the long tail of overseas sales for multiple series, according to Jenny Buckland.
Stan has warned the Federal Government that mandating minimum levels of spending on Australian content would undermine the streaming industry’s ability to generate the revenues needed to invest in high-quality Australian productions.
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.
SPA has called on the Federal Government to set a growth target for the Australian screen industry - one that would see the production of Australian content, rate of employment and size of the industry double within five years.
Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to Northern Pictures' 'Love on the Spectrum', the ABC-commissioned docuseries which follows seven young adults on the autism spectrum as take their first steps into the world of dating.
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.
The Producer Offset for Australian live action children's drama should be raised to 40 per cent and all platforms including streaming services be mandated to produce or co-fund children’s
content, according to the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.