Commercial TV exceeds Australian content quotas: ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that all metropolitan and regional commercial TV licensees exceeded their Australian content quota in 2009.

“The key, going forward, is to ensure that the success is carried over onto the digital multi channels post 2013 with appropriate regulation put in place to secure that future,” Antony I. Ginnane, SPAA president, told Encore.

“News that the free-to-air TV broadcasters exceeded their Australian and children’s content requirements last year continues to spotlight the extraordinary success of the independent Australian television production industry in all segments of the market,” he added.