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Australia Suspends Broadcaster’s Local Content Quotas; Producers Guild Says Move Could “Cripple” Industry
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deadline.comBy Tom Grater International Film Reporter The Australian government has suspended its local content quotas for broadcasters for the rest of 2020, with the option to extend through 2021.
The move is in response to the shutdown of the country’s production sector due to the ongoing coronavirus disruption, as well as the significant downturn in network advertising revenues. “COVID-19 has effectively halted production of Australian screen content, making it impossible for free-to-air and subscription television businesses to meet Australian content obligations,” said the government’s Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher in a statement. “The media sector is sharing that pain, especially in regional areas.
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