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Australian Government to apply local content quotas to streamers from 2024

Calum Jaspan

January 30, 2023 10:54

International streaming giants including the likes of Disney and Netflix will be forced to invest in more local content, under new quotas set to be implemented by the Federal Government.

Details of the policy were outlined this morning by Arts Minister Tony Burke at a launch event in Melbourne. The new National Cultural Policy, named Revive, introduced requirements for streaming platforms to ensure access to local content in the third quarter of 2023, and to commence no later than 1 July 2024.

Streamers set to be brought in line with local TV networks

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Calum Jaspan was news editor at Mumbrella, based in Melbourne. He was also the producer and host of the Mumbrellacast. He left Mumbrella in May 2023.

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