Australia
Federal government orders decisive regulation of big internet companies
There is a lot at stake as the government tries to regulate Google, Facebook and the other social media companies.…
New Australian films to watch now
There's never been a better time to catch up with recent, locally-made features, from Miss Fisher to The Invisible Man,…
As COVID-19 bites, industry lobbying pivots to the future
Virus + regulations brawl = frazzled lobbyists, more unity and an emerging blast of imagination.
Film: The Hunt plays a violent game
Billed as America's most controversial film, the Blumhouse social thriller spreads its bile on an equal opportunity basis.
Free expert YouTube workshops when you most need them
Pooled funding and collaborative creative thinking resulted in Victoria’s Digital Creator Program, supporting a next gen of digital makers through…
TV: Bloom Season 2 Ages Well
More diffuse in focus, this season expands the world of its haunted characters, but maintains a tender truth at its…
Live stream your performance: a beginner's guide
NZ author, playwright and poet Dominic Hoey offers a 'live streaming for dummies' guide.
Government gives tax break to commercial TV, less production required
Even at a time of plague, the epidemic of friction about government media policy continues. New updates today.
Screen Australia/ACMA options document sets up battle over TV changes
Bushwhacked by the virus, caught up in the fight about commercial TV quotas, the government releases the Options Paper about…
6 tips for digital critics
With programs, performances and exhibitions all moving online, how do we filter what’s good and what’s not? And how has…