Between culture and industry

Re-evaluating the development of the Australian New Eligible Drama Expenditure (Nede) requirement on Australian pay-TV

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ID5716377
AuthorsOliver Eklund (0000-0001-9431-1309, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume189
Issue1
Pages104-119
Publication date2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia International Australia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1329878x221088051
OpenAlexW4293102208
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

In Australia, policies that mandate levels of production and distribution of local television content are shaping factors of the sector. Many of these policies are under review due to the impact of new streaming services. At a time of major overhaul of policies, it is illustrative to return to the development of earlier local content policies in Australia. The development of the 1992 New Eligible Drama Expenditure Requirement (NEDE) on Australian pay-TV reveals the difficult balancing act between cultural and economic rationalisations of cultural policy. Using policy analysis of key historical documents surrounding the NEDE's development, this article charts how decisions over the shape of the policy were constructed in ways that prioritised impacts on industry. In doing so, this article reveals how despite some objectives of the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) aiming to balance culture and the economy, the NEDE was designed with industry at the forefront

Business · Drama · Economic policy · Economics · Mandate · Policy development · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Marketing

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