The Australian content requirement for online streaming services bill will pass the Senate today. The Greens negotiations have delivered an additional $50 million in funding to the ABC to invest in Australian-made children\u2019s and drama content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greens communications spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday we are delivering an important reform for our screen industry. Big tech companies like Netflix, Amazon and Disney will now be regulated and required to invest in local Australian stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a win for our local screen industry and the incredible storytellers that we have in Australia. It is also a win for Australian audiences who deserve to see themselves and their communities reflected on our screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs part of our negotiations, the Greens have secured an extra $50 million for the ABC to invest in local Australian stories, including children\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis funding is about giving Australian kids the opportunity to see themselves and hear their own voices on their screens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor decades, the ABC has been the heart of Australian story telling. By strengthening its capacity to make more children\u2019s and drama content, we\u2019re ensuring that heart keeps beating strongly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBluey, Bananas in Pyjamas, Playschool and many other successful shows have entertained and educated our kids for decades. This is the new chapter of quality kids content that parents can trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHomegrown content matters. It shapes how kids understand the world, gives them stories grounded in Australian experience, and keeps our creative industries thriving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Greens have long campaigned for local content quotas on streaming platforms to support Australian stories on our screen, and we\u2019re happy to see this bill pass the Senate today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Greens have secured a commitment from the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian content requirement for online streaming services bill will pass the Senate today. The Greens negotiations have delivered an additional $50 million in funding to the ABC to invest in Australian-made children\u2019s and drama content. Greens communications spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young:\u00a0 \u201cToday we are delivering an important reform for our screen industry. Big tech … Continue reading “Greens secure $50million boost to ABC for children\u2019s content and Australian stories on screen”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36252,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36251\/revisions\/36252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}