Industry guilds and the free-to-air broadcasters alike have expressed dismay over the Federal Government's move late last week to extend the Post, Digital and Visual (PDV) and Location Offsets to online platforms, arguing the government has missed an opportunity to introduce further policies that could benefit the local industry.
A Senate committee has recommended the government temporarily raise the copyright cap on documentaries and work to strengthen Australia's PDV sector as part of its offset reform.
Create NSW will now offer a 10 per cent tax incentive for post, digital and visual effects (PDV), which can be combined with the federal PDV offset, bringing the state's offering in line with South Australia and Queensland.
The Federal Government has confirmed that Australian shows commissioned by Netflix, Stan and other streaming services will immediately qualify for the Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) and Location Offsets.
The Federal Government has released its draft amendments to the Australian Screen Production Incentive - i.e. the offsets, inviting public comment until the end of this month.
The Department of Communications and the Arts, Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have launched a consultation paper inviting industry input towards the Australian and Children’s Screen Content Review.
The annual drama report, encompassing film and TV, has been released by the government agency
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.