New legislation will require smart TV manufacturers to ensure we can easily find local broadcasters when we turn on our TVs.
- Professor of Digital Media, Swinburne University of Technology
A battle is looming between broadcasters, streamers and manufacturers for control over our TV remote controls.
Although some have dubbed the flurry of new video services coming out as a ‘streaming war,’ the reality is very different.
New research finds the number of original, locally made programs is growing on major Australian streaming services. However, overall levels of local content are modest - and likely to stay that way.
Netflix may be inching closer to becoming a “local” media company, with an increased presence in our small but profitable national market. Will this lead to more locally-made content?
While the figures may seem alarming, we should remember that, unlike free-to-air TV, subscription video-on-demand services are not regulated for local content.
In recent months there have been many reports of Australians covertly signing up for the US streaming service Netflix, using fake postcodes and software workarounds to fool its geo-blocking system. One…
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