Screen Producers Australia

Screen Producers Australia, on behalf of itself and its current and future members, seeks authorisation for 7 years to collectively bargain with providers of subscription video on demand platforms which will be subject to the Commonwealth’s legislated obligation to spend a minimum amount on Australian content (referred to as Regulated Streamers).

Specifically, SPA seeks authorisation to:

• to collectively negotiate model terms of engagement with Regulated Streamers for the licensing of Programs produced by Members;
• to make and give effect to new contracts or arrangements with the Regulated Streamers that contain appropriate instances of the model terms of engagement (having regard to the nature and financing arrangements of the particular Program) and to give effect to those new contracts or arrangements;
• if SPA so resolves in response to refusal by Regulated Streamers to negotiate, to resolve model terms of engagement and make them available to all members of SPA (but not collectively boycotting the Regulated Streamers who do not accept the model terms of engagement).

SPA has also sought interim authorisation to commence the proposed conduct prior to the ACCC’s final determination on the authorisation application.

Related application

Screen Producers Australia, on behalf of itself and its current and future members, seeks authorisation for 7 years to collectively bargaining with free-to-air and subscription television broadcasters (collectively, Licensed Broadcasters) that are subject to the Commonwealth Government’s obligations in relation to Australian programming.

Specifically, SPA seeks authorisation to:

• to collectively negotiate model terms of engagement with Licensed Broadcasters for the licensing of Programs produced by Members;
• to make and give effect to new contracts or arrangements with current or future members of the Licensed Broadcasters that contain appropriate instances of the model terms of engagement (having regard to the nature and financing arrangements of the particular Program) and to give effect to those new contracts or arrangements;
• if SPA so resolves in response to refusal by Licensed Broadcasters to negotiate, to resolve model terms of engagement and make them available to all members of SPA (but not collectively boycotting the Licensed Broadcasters who do not accept the model terms of engagement).

SPA has also sought interim authorisation to commence the proposed conduct prior to the ACCC’s final determination on the authorisation application. 

Concurrent consideration of authorisation applications

The two authorisation applications will be managed and assessed concurrently by the ACCC. All documents relating to both authorisation applications AA1000710 (Streamers) and AA1000711 (Broadcasters) will be made available on this public register page.

The ACCC invites the views of interested parties on these authorisation applications by 27 January 2026. If you wish to make a submission, please lodge it via this web form.

An indicative timetable for the ACCC’s assessment is set out below.