Free TV calls for Australian content reform as report shows over $1bn in spending on drama production
Expenditure on drama production in Australia has exceeded $1.17bn, according to a new report from Screen Australia, with foreign investment rising to $410m.
Free TV CEO Bridget Fair said the fact that commercial free-to-air broadcasters make up $114m of that investment, more than any other sector in 2018/19, shows how important it is that Australia’s current content regulatory framework be revised.
Expenditure in Australian drama has surged past $1bn
Content of the free-to-air channels has driven me away from watching television.
I don’t have any interest in cooking shows, lifestyle shows and singing competitions and “reality TV”.
I have not had a television set since 2000 and at this rate, I don’t see the point in spending money one either. Such is the boring content put to air.
People in Western Sydney may be easily entertained by the muck that passes for programming these days, but not me.
I won’t on principle, pay to watch Murdoch rubbish. Netflix is out too.
I’ve gone on line. Nothing will make me come back to watching TV or listen to radio.
If the entire TV and entertainment industry disappeared tomorrow, I wouldn’t notice.