The government is proposing to mandate the percentage of Australian revenue it expects SVOD and AVOD platforms to invest in the creation and acquisition of Australian content. Local content investment obligations on SVOD and AVOD platforms While this aspect of the reforms would significantly alter the spectrum landscape in Australia, the government has acknowledged that the reforms will only occur if there is sufficient uptake for the new licences from commercial broadcasters. The government proposes to use part of the funds realised from the auction of this spectrum, which is a multibillion dollar resource, to support regional news services and Australian drama, children's and documentary content through the creation of new legislated investment funds. If two commercial broadcasters in a licence area elect to transition to the new licence, the government would also move the ABC and SBS to a shared multiplex arrangement and reallocate the newly unallocated spectrum for other uses, most probably 5G mobile networks. The government does not expect multiplexing to compromise transmission quality due to advances in compression technology.Ĭommercial broadcasters would have the option to irreversibly transition to the new licence. However, holders of a new licence would be required, when directed by the government, to move their services to a shared multiplex for transmission, thereby freeing up spectrum. Under the new licence, broadcasters would not be required to pay any commercial broadcasting tax (currently AU$9.5m to AU$12m for metro television networks) or meet the current Australian content requirements in respect of digital multichannels. A new low-cost model for broadcastingĪs part of its efforts to ensure the sustainability of the Australian television industry, the government is proposing to introduce a new low-cost category of broadcasting licence. The government also indicated that these proposals are part of an ongoing process, meaning further reforms, and not just for broadcasting, may be on the horizon. While the government has emphasised that its focus in the Green Paper is on ensuring a regulatory environment that ensures the ongoing viability of Australian television broadcasting, Subscription Video On Demand ( SVOD) and Ad-supported Video On Demand ( AVOD) platforms are also squarely within its sights and face significant impacts if these reforms are implemented.
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The Green Paper is part of the current government's commitment to "a staged process" to reform media towards an "end state of a platform-neutral regulatory framework" covering both online and offline delivery of media content. On 27 November 2020, the government released a Green Paper exploring policy options to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the Australian television broadcasting industry in light of digital disruption and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restructuring, Special Situations and Insolvency.Antitrust, Regulation and Foreign Investment.
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