Metro Australia — January 2018

http://www.metromagazine.com.au | © ATOM | Metro Magazine 195• 119

improvement in terms of evolving the platform into some
WKLQJ UHVHPEOLQJ 692' $IWHU DOO DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH $%&
o,Q t WKHUH ZHUH DQ DYHUDJH RI million visitors
and 14.7million visits per month to ABC iview’s website
DQG DSSVp ZLWK $XVWUDOLDQ GUDPDVLGHQWLĺHGDVoDNH\
GULYHU RI LYLHZ XVDJHp^11
On the other hand, Amazon Prime Video Australia is yet
to announce any local productions – though5@QHDSXhas re
SRUWHG WKDW $PD]RQ &(2 -HII %H]RV KDV GHPDQGHG WKDW KLV
FRPSDQ\pV KHDG RI WHOHYLVLRQ SURJUDPPLQJ ĺQG VKRZV ZLWK
the global reach of&@LD NE 3GQNMDR.^12 With Amazon on the
hunt for new titles, the time could be ripe for an Amazon
RULJLQDOVHULHVZLWKDQ$XVWUDOLDQĻDYRXU

:K\ GR WKHVH 692' FRPSDQLHV QHHG WR LQYHVW LQ OR
cal programming? Can’t we be happy with imports like
&@LD NE 3GQNMDRor3VHM /D@JR?
In its submission to the Australian and Children’s
6FUHHQ &RQWHQW 5HYLHZ t FRQGXFWHG E\ WKH 'HSDUWPHQW
RI &RPPXQLFDWLRQV DQG WKH $UWV 6FUHHQ $XVWUDOLD DQG
WKH $XVWUDOLDQ &RPPXQLFDWLRQV DQG 0HGLD $XWKRULW\ t
1HWĻL[ FDXWLRQHG WKH $XVWUDOLDQ *RYHUQPHQW DJDLQVW LP
SRVLQJ ORFDO FRQWHQW TXRWDV RQ VWUHDPLQJ VHUYLFHV LQ UH
VSRQVH WR 6FUHHQ 3URGXFHUV $XVWUDOLD DQG RWKHU LQGXVWU\
ERGLHV OREE\LQJ IRU VXFK UHVWULFWLRQV 6SHFLĺFDOO\1HWĻL[pV
-RVK.RUQDQG&RULH:ULJKWZDUQHGWKDW

QDlDWHUD @OOKHB@SHNM NE QDFTK@SHNMR ATHKS ENQ @ L@QJDS
VHSG KHLHSDC NQF@MHB CDL@MC NQ OQDCHB@SDC NM SDBGMH-
B@K NQ QDRNTQBD RB@QBHSX B@M CHRQTOS SGHR UHQSTNTR BXBKD
AX CHRSNQSHMF BNMRTLDQ CQHUDM BNMSDMS ATXHMF CDBHRHNMR
SG@S G@UD ROTQQDC FQNVSG NE TRSQ@KH@MBNMSDMSOQNCTB-
SHNMŭ@MCFKNA@KCHRSQHATSHNM


1HWĻL[pV GLVWULEXWLRQ PRGHO KDV XQGHQLDEO\ EHHQ D ERRQ WR
the Australian screen industries on the international front,
and it’s hard not to read this statement as a call to not
ELWH WKH KDQG WKDW IHHGV 6XEVHTXHQWO\ 6WDQ DQG *RRJOH
followed suit by voicing their opposition to local content
quotas, with the former citing that such restrictions ‘would
RQO\ VHUYH WR VWLĻH LQQRYDWLRQ DQG FUHDWLYLW\p^14
&HUWDLQO\ LI D FRPSDQ\ OLNH 1HWĻL[ RU $PD]RQ FRPHV
to town asking for subscribers, wielding budgets in the
ELOOLRQV DQG WDFNLQJ o$XVWUDOLDp RQWR WKH HQG RI LWV QDPH
LW PXVW PDWFK WKRVH RYHUWXUHV ZLWK DQ DFWXDO LQYHVWPHQW LQ
local programming. This is vital to sustaining our industry
at a time when audience viewing habits are changing. If the
IXWXUH LV 692' $XVWUDOLDQ VWRULHV QHHG WR FDUYH RXW D SODFH
so that we have a stake in this new screen landscape.
6WUHDPLQJ JLDQWV FDQ WKLQN JOREDOO\ DOOWKH\ZDQWEXWWKH\
have to act locally at some point.

"@LDQNM 6HKKH@LR HR @ VQHSDQ @MC kKL BQHSHB A@RDC HM ,DKANTQMD
'D B@M AD GD@QC NM !" 1@CHN @MC G@R ADDM OTAKHRGDC HM
The Guardian,Little White Lies,RealTime Arts,Junkeeand
SBS Movies. m

Endnotes

(^1) 0LFKHOOH &DVWLOOR o1HWŸL[ 3ODQV WR 6SHQG  %LOOLRQ RQ 1HZ
6KRZV%ORZLQJ$ZD\$OOEXW2QHRI,WV5LYDOVp&1%&1HZV,
 2FWREHU  KWWSVZZZFQEFFRP
QHWŸL[VELOOLRQFRQWHQWEXGJHWLQPDNHVLWRQHRI
WKHWRSVSHQGHUVKWPO! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^2) o2YHU  LQ  $XVWUDOLDQV 1RZ +DYH 1HWŸL[ DV 6XEVFULSWLRQV
-XPS  3HUFHQW LQ )LUVW 4XDUWHU RI p PHGLD UHOHDVH
5R\ 0RUJDQ 5HVHDUFK  -XQH  KWWSZZZUR\
PRUJDQFRPŷQGLQJVQHWŸL[VXEVFULSWLRQVPDUFK
! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^3) -DPHV 0LWFKHOO oNo Activity 6WUHDPLQJ )LUVW &RSV ,W 6ZHHWp
7KH 6\GQH\ 0RUQLQJ +HUDOG  2FWREHU  KWWSZZZ
VPKFRPDXHQWHUWDLQPHQWWYDQGUDGLRVWUHDPLQJŷUVWFRSV
LWVZHHWJNZ! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^4) 1HOOLH $QGUHHYD o&%6 $OO $FFHVV UHHQOLJKWV 'UDPD 6HULHV
Strange Angel $1 )LUVW &RPHG\ 6HULHVNo Activity, Mulls
More%LJ %URWKHUt 7&$p'HDGOLQH +ROO\ZRRG  $XJXVW 
KWWSGHDGOLQHFRPFEVDOODFFHVVVWUDQJHDQJHO
QRDFWLYLW\PRUHELJEURWKHU>, accessed
 2FWREHU 
 3HWHU 5\DQ o86 79 LDQW &%6 WR %X\ 7URXEOHG 7HQ 1HWZRUN
&UHDWLQJ 3RWHQWLDO 6WUHDPLQJ 5LYDO WR 1HWŸL[ 6WDQp$%&
News  $XJXVW  KWWSZZZDEFQHWDXQHZV
FEVDJUHHVWREX\WHQRIIDGPLQLVWUDWRU>,
DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^6) /XNH %XFNPDVWHU oRomper Stomper5HPDNH $ 0RGHUQ
GD\ 6HULHV $ERXW ([WUHPLVP" ([FLWLQJ EXW 3UREOHPDWLFpThe
Guardian  $XJXVW  KWWSVZZZWKHJXDUGLDQFRPWY
DQGUDGLRDXJURPSHUVWRPSHUUHPDNHDPRGHUQ
GD\VHULHVDERXWH[WUHPLVPH[FLWLQJEXWSUREOHPDWLF>,
DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
 7UDFH\ 5REHUWVRQ TXRWHG LQ o1HWŸL[ $QQRXQFHVTidelands,
,WV )LUVW $XVWUDOLDQ 2ULJLQDO 6HULHVp PHGLD UHOHDVH 1HWŸL[
 0D\  KWWSVPHGLDQHWŸL[FRPHQSUHVVUHOHDVHV
QHWŸL[DQQRXQFHVWLGHODQGV! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^8) 'RQ URYHV o1HWŸL[ DQG $%& &RFRPPLVVLRQPine Gap
Miniseries’,IF.com.au  6HSWHPEHU  KWWSVZZZ
LIFRPDXQHWŸL[DEFFRFRPPLVVLRQSLQHJDSPLQLVHULHV>,
DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
 /LOLW 0DUFXV o+RZMiss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries&RQTXHUHG
$PHULFDpThe Guardian  2FWREHU  KWWSVZZZWKH
JXDUGLDQFRPWYDQGUDGLRRFWKRZPLVVŷVKHUV
P\VWHULHVFRQTXHUHGDPHULFD! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^10) 3LS %XOEHFN o$PD]RQ 3ULPH $FTXLUHV $XVWUDOLDQ 'UDPDPicnic
DW +DQJLQJ 5RFN’,7KH +ROO\ZRRG 5HSRUWHU  -XO\ 
KWWSZZZKROO\ZRRGUHSRUWHUFRPQHZVDPD]RQSULPH
DFTXLUHVDXVWUDOLDQGUDPDSLFQLFDWKDQJLQJURFN>,
DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^11) $%& o$XGLHQFH ([SHULHQFHVp LQFrom the Everyday to the
([WUDRUGLQDU\ $QQXDO 5HSRUW  KWWSZZZDEFQHW
DXFRUSDQQXDOUHSRUWFRQOLQHKWPO>, accessed
 2FWREHU 
(^12) &\QWKLD /LWWOHWRQ 'DQLHO +ROORZD\ o-HII %H]RV 0DQGDWHV
3URJUDPPLQJ 6KLIW DW $PD]RQ 6WXGLRVpVariety  6HSWHPEHU 
KWWSYDULHW\FRPWYQHZVDPD]RQVWXGLRVMHIIEH]RV
UR\SULFH]HOGD! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU
(^13) -RVK .RUQ DQG &RULH :ULJKW TXRWHG LQ 'RQ URYHV o1HWŸL[
$UJXHV $JDLQVW /RFDO &RQWHQW 4XRWD LQ 2]pIF.com.au,
 6HSWHPEHU  KWWSVZZZLIFRPDXQHWŸL[DUJXHV
ORFDOFRQWHQWTXRWDR]! DFFHVVHG  2FWREHU 
(^14) 6HH 'RQ URYHV o6WDQ DQG RRJOH $UJXH $JDLQVW D /RFDO
&RQWHQW 4XRWDpIF.com.au  2FWREHU  KWWSVZZZ
LIFRPDXVWDQDQGJRRJOHDUJXHDJDLQVWDORFDOFRQWHQW
-quota/!DFFHVVHG}2FWREHU