ABC doing ‘all the heavy lifting’ as commercial networks abandon local kids’ TV drama

Just $1.75m spent on genre across free-to-air networks as advocates warn of ‘broader erosion’ of cultural investmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian commercial television networks have all but given up on creating local children’s drama, advocates say, with just $1.75m spent on the genre across all commercial free-to-air networks in 2023-24.But that’s $1.75m more than the previous year, according to the latest report card by the communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma).Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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