Australian Free to Air Industrial networks spend extra on Mild Leisure than on Sport, Information & Present Affairs or Drama.
A Industrial TV Expenditure Report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority discovered industrial networks spent $571,847,734 on Mild Leisure – Different in 2023 – 2024. This class contains Actuality TV exhibits.
The determine is up barely on the earlier yr at $556,556,128.
Sport was the following highest style at $517,428,055, down from $635,094,957.
Information & Present Affairs adopted at $407,640,271 down from $412,692,900.
These three genres dominate the spend by networks.
While Australian Grownup Drama slid from $65m in 2021 – 2022 to $49.4m in 2022 – 2023 it steadied in 2023 – 2024 to $48.5m.
Australian documentaries have lifted from $14.7m in 2022-23 to $20.8m in 2023-24.
Mild Leisure (Selection) additionally lifted from $1.15m to $5.17m.
Kids’s Drama stays all however ignored with a paltry $1.75m spend -up from the stunning $0 the earlier yr.
Networks additionally spent much less on Abroad Drama from $211.1m in 2022 – 2023 to $190.7m in 2023- 2024.
Industrial networks, together with regional, spent a mixed $1.62b on Australian content material in 2023 – 2024, down barely on $1.67b the earlier yr.
