"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 CEO Matthew Deaner has warned that Australia's screen industry risks going forward as a "service provider for Hollywood productions" instead of growing its own storytelling capabilities after legislation to boost the Location Offset passed through parliament last week with still no update government's plan for streaming quotas.
Actors Marta Dusseldorp and Sacha Horler join APRA AMCOS executive director Nicholas Pickard in being appointed to the Screen Australia board for three-year terms.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the creative industries have been neglected by the major parties in the lead up to the election.
Labor has attacked the federal government for five and a half years of inaction over screen sector reforms while the Australian Greens have advocated a suite of measures to support the industry
The Senate inquiry into the economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast TV, streaming services and radio is motivated partly by fears the government could ditch local content quotas without parliament’s approval.
The Australian screen industry can brace itself for yet another Canberra-led inquiry, this time from the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications.