Screen Producers Australia Pushes for Fairness Rules to Curb Streaming Platform Power
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Summary
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has submitted a 22-recommendation proposal to the Australian government's National Cultural Policy consultation, calling for structural reforms to address the market power imbalance between streaming platforms and independent producers. The submission argues that the shift to digital streaming has changed commissioning practices, leaving small and medium-sized production businesses vulnerable to unfavorable contract terms. SPA is advocating for a "fairness" requirement to be embedded in Australian screen regulation, including terms-of-trade protections to curb streaming platforms' power over indie producers.
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· 3 pulledScreen Producers Australia has lodged a 22-recommendation submission to the Australian government's National Cultural Policy consultation, putting the market power of streaming platforms over independent producers at the center of its push for structural reform.
The body's submission argues that the shift to digital streaming has fundamentally altered commissioning practices, leaving small and medium-sized production businesses exposed to contract terms that threaten long-term sector sustainability.
SPA is pressing for a 'fairness' requirement to be embedded in Australian screen regulation.
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