Networks say quotas have become ‘completely irrelevant’ but screen producers say doing so would decimate the
Australian film and TV industry
Commercial television broadcasters have called for the scrapping of regulations which force them to produce Australian drama, documentary and children’s programming as audiences drift away from free-to-air TV towards streaming services.
While Australian drama used to be profitable for the networks because it was popular, the arrival of on-demand services has seen a dramatic fall in audiences for local drama – from an average of 1 million in 2008 to under 400,000 in 2018.