Entertainment
‘Australian content is super important’: Netflix CEO rejects calls for streaming quotas – Sydney Morning Herald
Global Netflix boss Reed Hastings says the streaming giant plans to produce more Australian shows and does not need quotas to do so.
What we want to do as we grow is develop content in many countries, and have all of that content be shared, which is possible on the internet and a lot harder on linear television. Nobody wants homogenous storytelling,” Mr Hastings says. Whether its our Spanish consumers or Australian consumers or Polish consumers – they want to see some of their stories.”
Legendary local television producer John Edwards says the local industry is “carrying a sense of dread” about the potential quota removal. A…
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