The Australian Government reiterated its election commitment to introduce requirements for Australian screen content on subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. This Impact Analysis considers two options to address investment in Australian content. A regulatory model requiring SVODs to invest at least 10% of their total program expenditure in Australia is considered to be the...

This report pulls together profiles on the major subscription and broadcaster video-on-demand services operating in Australia and notes the streaming platforms that have failed. It also shares insights from industry insiders that consider the deeper implications, opportunities and challenges of streaming on key local genres and formats.

This report outlines findings from a study conducted with Australian children aged 7-9 to determine how they use and find content on streaming platforms, their levels of technical fluency with these platforms, and whether they gravitate towards, are able to find, and are culturally literate with Australian content on these platforms. It found that Australian...

This report summarises the findings of a four-year study of Australia’s broadcasting and production sectors and the challenges internationalisation and digital technologies pose for national screen industries and Australian stories. The authors identify a long period of policy-making prioritising industry interests over those of the Australian community as a key threat to the creation of...

This article explores the networking of music streaming technologies and their convergence with social media. It argues that the use of music streaming services is blurring the boundaries between private and public listening and investigates the impact of this change on the listening practices of users.