Commercial broadcasters mull paying ABC to take on kids’ TV obligations
Australia’s commercial TV networks may attempt to drop their obligations to deliver a quota of children’s drama content and instead pay the ABC to it, it emerged today.
The possibility came to light during a session at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne that was dedicated to the future of the children’s television production sector.
Children’s quotas: From left – Enker, Buckland, Guthrie and Mason
At present, the commercial free-to-air players are obliged to meet content standards which include delivering 96 hours of first run children’s drama content over each three-year period. However, the networks struggle to cover the production costs of the programming through advertising revenue, leading them to spend less and less on making the shows.
And I thought that the commercial stations were supporters and bastions for a competitive market.
If this LUNACY happens to occur that means that local children’s TV producers will have a single door in Australia to knock on.
Can SOMEONE in the government stand up for a robust competitive market in ALL facets of television please. They’ve received a massive free-kick with yet another reduction in licence fees (the rent they pay us as owners of the airwaves), but simply want to walk away from their social responsibilities.
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