"This process has been slower than we would have liked. However, we have reiterated our commitment to implementing an Australian content obligation on streaming platforms," says Arts Minister Tony Burke ahead of this weekend's election.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner didn't mince words at Tuesday's public hearing into the National Cultural Policy in Canberra, telling a Senate Committee that some streaming businesses had been promoting misleading information about the policy to Parliament.
Looming decisions from the Federal Government about the shape of content obligations for SVOD services have given the country's free-to-air broadcasters plenty of food for thought as they attempt to maintain momentum in an increasingly competitive market.
Arts Minister Tony Burke was given a hero's welcome at St Kilda's Hotel Esplanade on Monday morning as he introduced the government's long-awaited National Cultural Policy.