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‘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.

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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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