Our screen industry needs more than ‘quota quickies’

Consultation is forthcoming on content quotas for international streaming services in Australia – that must be meaningful.

Broadcasting content quotas are a form of television industry regulation which mandates the production of local, Australian and children’s content. They have been enforced, in one form or another, on commercial television networks since the 1960s.

Although the arrival of international streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime have changed the television mediascape in Australia, governments have not enforced content quotas on these platforms – until now.

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