The Federal Government has appointed WildBrain chief operating officer Deirdre Brennan as the successor to Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason, who departs the agency in November.
First Nations media executive Dot West, late writer/director Shirley Barrett, and showrunner, writer, and director Tony Ayres have received honorary degrees from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
Director and screenwriter Khoa Do, producer Emile Sherman, and First Nations actress and director Rachael Maza are among 15 creatives that will help guide the government's National Cultural Policy in the months ahead.
Fox Studios has begun a new era as Disney Studios Australia with the production of the next Planet of the Apes film, 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'.
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.
Federal ministers Tony Burke and Michelle Rowland have decried the lack of investment in local programming, particularly children's, among commercial broadcasters following the release of ACMA data.
While the Federal Government has outlined plans for content obligations on streaming services, the office of Arts Minister Tony Burke has dismissed a media report of a 20 per cent revenue requirement as "totally speculative".
The Federal Government has initiated a new process of media regulatory reform, inviting submissions from the industry on whether to update the definition of 'broadcasting service'.