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.
The Australian Guild of Screen Composers has urged the Federal Government to impose a levy of at least 1 per cent on the combined advertising revenues generated in Australia by the tech giants including Facebook and Google/YouTube.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prospero Productions has responded nimbly and creatively to the coronavirus pandemic with the Discovery commissions 'Outback Truckers' and 'Outback Opal Hunters'.
Paul Fletcher acknowledges the urgency of resolving the COVID-19 insurance risk issue for screen productions and other sectors, and promises to formulate the Federal Government's media reforms as quickly as possible after the consultation period.