Streaming giants push back on federal government's new Australian content rules
1 year, 10 months ago

Streaming giants push back on federal government's new Australian content rules

ABC  

Some of the country's most popular streaming services are preparing to negotiate or push back altogether on plans to force new Australian content rules upon them. Key points: Major streaming services will be required to invest revenue into producing local content from mid-2024 Australian production companies want the threshold set at 20 per cent Some streaming platforms are arguing they should be exempt from the changes On Monday the federal government unveiled its new National Cultural Policy, including an intention to legislate local content rules for streaming platforms. "As the Foxtel Group is already subject to an Australian content obligation, we ask that the Foxtel Group is excluded from any new Australian content regime," it said in its submission. The major streaming platforms have all pointed to the Australian shows they are already producing as evidence the new rules are largely unnecessary, as the industry is "buoyant".

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Kids' TV content 'in grave danger' as government stalls on Australian content requirements for streamers
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Kids' TV content 'in grave danger' as government stalls on Australian content requirements for streamers

ABC  

Do we still need Australian kids' TV, or can we make do with PAW Patrol and Peppa Pig? But Dr Burke says, "Quotas provide that assurance that even if we are gravitating towards global streaming services as audiences, there's a place for local within those global platforms". Senior media studies lecturer Dr McIntyre agrees, adding that while local children's TV …

Federal government quietly shelves plans for local content requirements
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Federal government quietly shelves plans for local content requirements

ABC  

The federal government has quietly delayed plans to introduce local content requirements for major streaming platforms, with no indication of when it might return to work on the policy. Advocates for local content rules have accused the streaming platforms of seeking to "weaponise" the trade deal to block changes. Arts Minister Tony Burke told Labor's caucus on Tuesday that the …

ABC chair Kim Williams says investment and regulation needed to fund Australian stories
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ABC chair Kim Williams says investment and regulation needed to fund Australian stories

ABC  

ABC chair Kim Williams says investment is needed to fund the production of Australian stories, as he also calls for the ABC to be "aggressively, consciously ambitious" in its storytelling. The ABC's role Williams flagged two ways to increase investment in Australian screen culture: direct government investment and the creation of incentives to encourage private investment. "If you cast forward …

Streaming giants to be required to make Australian films and TV under major rules shake-up
1 year, 10 months ago

Streaming giants to be required to make Australian films and TV under major rules shake-up

ABC  

Streaming giants — such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime — will be required to invest in making local Australian content under new rules set to be imposed on the industry. Key points: Major streaming services will be required to invest revenue into producing local content from mid-2024 The film and TV sector has previously argued for 20 per cent …

Can Netflix help support Australia's film and television industry?
1 year, 11 months ago

Can Netflix help support Australia's film and television industry?

ABC  

Australia's film and television industry is changing. Yet some academics, like Queensland University of Technology's Dr Amanda Lotz, say the upside of the emergence of these overseas players, particularly Netflix, could usher in a new wave of Australian content. Dr Lotz says that, while there is competition between big budget programs, Netflix has given many "low budget shows" a platform, …

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content

News 18  

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other countries. Subsequent amendments to the bill included giving the government the discretion to release Facebook or Google from the arbitration process if they prove they …

Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws

The Hindu  

Australia's lawmakers on Tuesday inched closer to passing landmark laws that would force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pay news outlets for content and could set a precedent for tighter regulation in other nations. The country is on course to become the first to introduce laws that challenge big technology firms' dominance in the news content market, with …

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes

Live Mint  

Social media giant Facebook Inc. said it will restore news pages in Australia after reaching an agreement with the government. Restrictions on news sharing on Facebook’s Australian platform should be lifted “in the coming days," William Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia, said in a statement Tuesday. Facebook blocked news pages in Australia last week in opposition to a planned …

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block

The Hindu  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the BigTech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook have …

Australia won’t change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia won’t change planned content laws despite Facebook block

Live Mint  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the Big Tech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook …

Australian government slams Facebook after media ban over payment
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian government slams Facebook after media ban over payment

Daily Mail  

Facebook has been blasted by the Australian Government for making it easier for paedophiles to get away with sharing child abuse material on the platform - on the same day as the company's 'disgraceful' decision to block Australian news. Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young slammed Facebook's move - calling it 'Fakebook' Health Minister Greg Hunt said blasted the social media …

Australia slams 'heavy-handed' Facebook news blackout
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia slams 'heavy-handed' Facebook news blackout

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's government said Thursday that Facebook was "heavy-handed" and "wrong" for introducing an unprecedented local ban on sharing news in response to pending legislation that would force the social media giant to pay for content. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the US firm gave no notice it would revoke users' ability to post links to news articles or view the …

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform

Firstpost  

Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences. Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences, the US-based company said in a statement. Frydenberg said after weekend talks with Facebook CEO Mark …

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law
3 years, 10 months ago

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law

The Hindu  

Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary. Google said on Friday in a statement it looked forward to striking agreements with more Australian publishers, whose position has …

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why
4 years ago

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Australia is set to introduce a contentious bill into the parliament on Wednesday which could prompt Facebook to block news from being shared on its platforms Down Under. The government has come up with a new code after Australia’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, said in a report that tech giants like Google and Facebook are more …

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it would stop Australians sharing news content on its platforms if a proposal to make it pay local media outlets for their content becomes law, escalating tension with the Australian government. “Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook …

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