tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post443068080623265617..comments2023-08-19T02:34:27.678-07:00Comments on Film Alert 101: Turnbull delivers the goods for the film industry and its constituency - 2016 Budget newsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-7828438808216533362016-05-04T18:06:22.192-07:002016-05-04T18:06:22.192-07:00In a piece posted on online at C21 Don Groves repo...In a piece posted on online at C21 Don Groves reported that Australia’s commercial free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters have criticised what they claim is an inadequate cut in the annual licence fees they pay the federal government.<br />The government revealed the fee would be reduced by 25%, backdated to the 2015/16 financial year, in the budget handed down on Monday.<br />While that represents an annual saving of A$48m (US$36m) for the broadcasters, they had been lobbying for a much bigger reduction or the outright abolition of the fee.<br />Film Alert 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861654699422485650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-27369092555988474362016-05-04T05:41:48.142-07:002016-05-04T05:41:48.142-07:00And a final Budget word on TV station licence fees...And a final Budget word on TV station licence fees. Here's the info direct from the budget website The Government will reduce licence fees for commercial television and radio broadcasters by approximately 25 per cent applicable from the 2015‑16 licence period. This measure is estimated to have a cost to revenue of $163.6 million over the forward estimates period. This incorporates the effect of lower tax deductions resulting from the lower fees paid by broadcasters.<br /><br />This licence fee relief is a result of the Government's review of broadcast licence fee arrangements, which found that the rapidly changing media market was placing significant financial pressure on commercial broadcasters. The Government will continue to consider appropriate levels of licence fees as part of its broader reforms to broadcasting and spectrum policy.<br />Film Alert 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861654699422485650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-41166804768675925912016-05-04T00:54:18.021-07:002016-05-04T00:54:18.021-07:00And you can rwad David Tiley's thoughts here h...And you can rwad David Tiley's thoughts here http://screen.artshub.com.au/news-article/features/television/david-tiley/federal-budget-for-2016-offers-no-mercy-to-screen-sector-251193Film Alert 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861654699422485650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-12246121497245408052016-05-04T00:51:12.848-07:002016-05-04T00:51:12.848-07:00For all the details http://if.com.au/2016/05/03/ar...For all the details http://if.com.au/2016/05/03/article/Australian-screen-sector-shortchanged-in-2016-Federal-Budget/KPRORLNPEB.html Film Alert 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861654699422485650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242690213881108403.post-28624672155181113532016-05-04T00:43:23.872-07:002016-05-04T00:43:23.872-07:00Folks I was, like Rick who came to Casablanca for ...Folks I was, like Rick who came to Casablanca for the waters and was 'misinformed', the subject of a scurrilous piece of spin doctoring for reasons I can only guess at. Its as you were for Screen Australia, the NFSA will remain its current self, dominated by penury and parsimony and AFTRS will continue on its course towards TAFEdom. Sorry about that...Film Alert 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861654699422485650noreply@blogger.com