Hollywood Hustlers: The Streaming Scam Killing Aussie Film | The West Report
The Albanian government promised to protect Australian storytelling, but instead streamers Netflix and Hollywood passed over them. Four years have passed, three elections and still no local content quota. Meanwhile, streaming giants are making billions of dollars from Australian subscribers by using the taxpayer-funded NBN and paying zero tax.
In this episode, Michael explains how Labor is being squeezed by Netflix lobbyists, why our film and TV industry is collapsing and what this means for Australian culture.
Watch the full report and join the discussion below. Should broadcasters be forced to invest in Australian stories?
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Michael West was founded Michael West Media Focusing on public interest journalism in 2016, particularly the increasing power of corporations over democracy. West was previously a journalist and editor for Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and was even once a stockbroker.
