The TV and film industry in Aotearoa are eyeing up the success of their counterparts in the news media, at becoming beneficiaries of the DataFarms that have eaten their revenue. The lack of ambition is depressing.
SPADA president Irene Gardiner told #MediaWatch the big US streaming platforms "are not regulated in any way" and don't pay tax. But instead of fixing that, they want a levy on them to provide production funding "via the three main funding agencies".
