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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 10, 2018 23:16:36 GMT 10
tvtonight.com.au/2018/11/the-downturn-in-australian-drama.htmlHere is an interesting article from TV Tonight. 2018 is set to have the lowest amount of Australian drama hours in over 45 years. What are your thoughts on this? Personally, I would like to see the FTA commercial networks invest much more into commissioning new drama series. We need to see more of a commitment from our networks in developing new Aussie actors and supporting our local television industry.
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Post by EyewitnessTV on Nov 11, 2018 0:09:08 GMT 10
Without needing to read the article, it would great to see more Aussie drama on TV screens but it just costs far too much to make them (plus why bother when for the most part they rate relatively poorly anyways). The networks have the view that they can just produce cheap filler and reality garbage with dating, building/reno, cooking and the like and receive similar or better viewing numbers anyways.
About the only thing worth watching on FTA is sport these days (and even most of that is disappearing behind by a “paywall” to Foxtel which is in turn hurting FTA - not to mention the idiotic organisations themselves, the latest being Cricket Australia).
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 11, 2018 0:31:41 GMT 10
Without needing to read the article, it would great to see more Aussie drama on TV screens but it just costs far too much to make them (plus why bother when for the most part they rate relatively poorly anyways). The networks have the view that they can just produce cheap filler and reality garbage with dating, building/reno, cooking and the like and receive similar or better viewing numbers anyways. About the only thing worth watching on FTA is sport these days (and even most of that is disappearing behind by a “paywall” to Foxtel which is in turn hurting FTA - not to mention the idiotic organisations themselves, the latest being Cricket Australia). I agree. The future isn't too promising for Australian drama in general, IMO. Not only are they more expensive to produce than other programming formats, the FTA networks are also facing strong competition from streaming services and this is resulting in numbers for the networks going down across the board. It's a lot harder for a new show to achieve success and maintain a level of momentum. I'm honestly not sure what the solution is or if anything can really be done to rectify the issues that Australian drama is currently experiencing. The sad truth is, if people are not already watching an established Australian drama series (e.g Neighbours), they are more likely to look for new Dramas on Netflix or another American streaming service than to test out new Australian drama series.
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Post by EyewitnessTV on Nov 11, 2018 1:08:59 GMT 10
Without needing to read the article, it would great to see more Aussie drama on TV screens but it just costs far too much to make them (plus why bother when for the most part they rate relatively poorly anyways). The networks have the view that they can just produce cheap filler and reality garbage with dating, building/reno, cooking and the like and receive similar or better viewing numbers anyways. About the only thing worth watching on FTA is sport these days (and even most of that is disappearing behind by a “paywall” to Foxtel which is in turn hurting FTA - not to mention the idiotic organisations themselves, the latest being Cricket Australia). I agree. The future isn't too promising for Australian drama in general, IMO. Not only are they more expensive to produce than other programming formats, the FTA networks are also facing strong competition from streaming services and this is resulting in numbers for the networks going down across the board. It's a lot harder for a new show to achieve success and maintain a level of momentum. I'm honestly not sure what the solution is or if anything can really be done to rectify the issues that Australian drama is currently experiencing. The sad truth is, if people are not already watching an established Australian drama series (e.g Neighbours), they are more likely to look for new Dramas on Netflix or another American streaming service than to test out new Australian drama series. Of the very few that are around, what’s the highest rating Australian drama of late? I honestly have no idea.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 11, 2018 9:44:51 GMT 10
Of the very few that are around, what’s the highest rating Australian drama of late? I honestly have no idea. I think Home & Away is the highest rating Australian drama, but even it has experienced a decline in ratings over the past 6-12 months.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 10:02:33 GMT 10
Especially as far as commercial TV is concerned, I don't think the poor scheduling of programs after 8.30pm (which aside from Neighbours and Home & Away, is where most Australian dramas on commercial TV air) is really helping the success of the genre.
Around 20 years ago, you could rely on Australian drama programs such as Blue Heelers and All Saints being in a consistent 8.30pm timeslot each week. Now due to all the "reality" formats, the start time of most Australian drama programs on commercial TV generally bounces around from anywhere between 8.45pm and 9.15pm! When viewers don't know exactly what time a particular program will be on each week, they're not likely to remain committed to a series!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 15:29:54 GMT 10
Soapies aside (H & A and Neighbours are crap) drama is something Australia do really well.
Wanted was an awesome show. 800 words was decent but yet seems neither will be returning.
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