Analysis

A new report from Screen Australia reveals that A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) was spent on 169 drama productions in Australia in 2023/24, a 29 percent decline from the previous year.

According to a new report commissioned by COBA (the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services), investment in British TV drama hit a record £2.6 billion last year.

According to Screen Australia’s annual Drama Report, expenditure on drama production in Australia has exceeded A$1.17 billion ($807.3 million), made up of a record A$768 million ($530 million) spend on Aussie stories, including official co-productions.

Out of 100-plus markets measured by Parrot Analytics, Game of Thrones season eight was most in-demand in the U.S. on a per capita basis.

Screen Australia’s annual Drama Report shows a record high expenditure on local stories, with A$718 million ($510 million) spent on homegrown productions, up 7 percent on last year.

TV Drama Weekly recaps the deals that made headlines in the business of drama last week. There was perhaps one overarching trend for the slew of drama news that came out of MIPCOM last week: the business is more international …