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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION

This publication presents results from an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey of businesses mainly engaged in film and video production and post-production services and an ABS census of businesses mainly engaged in television broadcasting, television channel provision and digital game development. This collection was funded by Screen Australia and was conducted in respect of the 2011-12 financial year. This is the sixth time the ABS has conducted some form of this collection, and the second time that digital game development has been included after its introduction in 2006-07. Previous statistics were released for the 2006-07, 2002-03, 1999-2000, 1996-97 and 1993-94 financial years.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

The 2011-12 Film, Television and Digital Games Survey includes several changes when compared against the previous iteration of this collection, published in Television, Film and Video Production and Post-Production Services, Australia 2006-07 (cat.no. 8679.0).

• Businesses engaged mainly in the activity of television channel provision were previously included in the scope of production activity estimates only, and excluded from the scope of financial and employment estimates. These businesses are now in scope for all items in the 2011-12 survey, and form part of Subscription broadcasters and channel providers.
• The digital games industry was previously covered in a separate publication, Digital Game Development Services, Australia, 2006-07 (cat.no. 8515.0).