Netflix, Disney+ and Stan will have strict quotas on Australian content within 18 months, the government says. The next challenge will be how it works.
The film and television sector is divided on the scope and methodology behind plans to make streaming companies like Netflix, Disney+, Stan and Binge make Australian TV shows, with the government locking in an 18-month timeline for strict quotas to begin.
Wisegoat Productions’ Tsu Shan Chambers says investment from streaming platforms needs to benefit small producers too. Streaming platform Binge is owned by Foxtel, which is required to put 10 per cent of spending into new local dramas. Foxtel does not want to be regulated twice. “It’s profitable without much local investment needed,” he said. The next discussion would be about what is classified as Australian under the content rules.could as easily be shot in Saudi Arabia or Canada, depending on the rebates available to it. That is very different from creating Australian works,” Mr Deaner said.Tsu Shan Chambers is an independent film-maker and managing director of Sydney-based Wisegoat Productions, and is also on Screen Producers Australia’s council.
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