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Free TV Calls For Balance In Streaming Quota Debate

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Published on: 13th July 2023 at 8:16 AM
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Free TV Australia has called for a balanced approach to the imposition of streaming quotas, responding to comments by the Australian actor Bryan Brown in his address to the National Press  Club.

Bridget Fair (lead image), CEO of Free TV Australia said, “We agree that Australians love Australian stories, which is why we invest $1.5 billion every year in Australian content. But if the Government is going to impose content quotas on streaming services, it needs to carefully consider the impact this will have on the Australian public who rely on free services from our local broadcasters.

“The Australian screen sector is booming. With independent data from Screen Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that there is more production in this country right now than ever before, the Government needs to be very clear on what problem it is trying to solve.

“Simply adding fuel to an already raging fire of cost escalation in the production sector will have a significant impact on the ability of Australian broadcasters to continue to deliver the Australian programming that our community relies on.

Recently released ABS figures show that over the past five  years:

  • There has been a 60 per cent increase in production businesses created and an 83 per cent increase in employment in the production sector – more than 12,000 jobs.
  • Massive growth in production costs by over 130 per cent – including a 143 per cnet increase in labour costs and a doubling of rent, leasing and hiring expenses.

“Ultimately it is Australian viewers who will miss out if the skyrocketing costs of production mean that only giant subscription services can afford to buy high quality local content and Australians are forced to pay to watch it,” said Fair.

This is confirmed by recent research conducted by ACCAN showing 57 per cent of Australians on lower incomes experience difficulty paying for home broadband services, let alone multiple streaming services and research by Seven West Media showing that 91 per cent of Australians would not be willing to pay more for Australian content and 81 per cnet said they would be “very disappointed” or “disappointed” if free to air content moved behind a pay wall.  

“Free TV broadcasters produce 25,000 hours of Australian content every year delivering trusted news, live and free sport, Australian drama and entertainment and coverage of national disasters and breaking news.   

“And we provide this content free, to all Australians. Some 92 per cent of Australians watch commercial television every month. With cost-of-living pressures mounting and growing concerns around the role of social media and digital platforms in our community, we need a strong local media sector more than ever,” said Fair.

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