Streaming platform regulations could be good news for Australia’s screen sector

Today's National Cultural Policy launch has laid the path for greater regulations around Australian content on streaming platforms.
Man watches Netflix on Smart TV. Photo by Mollie Sivaram on Unsplash.

Oliver Eklund, Queensland University of Technology

Streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ will soon face regulations to invest in Australian content, as Australian regulations catch up to other world players.

Nearly eight years since the launch of Netflix in Australia in 2015, redressing the ‘regulatory gap’ between unregulated streaming platforms and regulated traditional television is front-of-mind for Arts Minister Tony Burke.

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