Global streaming giants to be forced to spend on local content
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ would be required to spend a proportion of local revenue on Australian content and free-to-air broadcasters could opt for a new broadcast licence that would eliminate spectrum fees, under a suite of new proposals.
A new green paper, released by Communications Minister Paul Fletcher, outlines four major policy changes to Australia's media and content landscape, born out of the digital platforms inquiry and aimed at creating a unified regulatory system.
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