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As the wind-fueled fires continue to take a devastating toll on Southern California, the entertainment industry is smartly leaning into its strength, raising funds for relief efforts.

The CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the powerhouse agency, has teamed with Core and the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation to launch the SoCal Fire Fund. Like other industry giants who’ve donated vast sums, the organizers said this effort will raise funds to provide immediate and long-term support for community-centered recovery initiatives in Southern California that aid the most vulnerable impacted by the January 2025 fires. The fund will be administered by the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

CAA leaders — who like others at agencies and studios have seen dozens of its employees lose their homes, have seeded the SoCal Fire Fund with startup money, and the effort is designed to raise a lot more to provide equitable recovery through flexible funding...

In response to the wildfires that have devastated communities across Southern California, the CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Creative Artists Agency; Core (Community Organized Relief Effort), the aid organization co-founded by Sean Penn and Ann Lee; and the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation have come together to launch the SoCal Fire Fund.

The SoCal Fire Fund will support recovery initiatives that aid students, school employees and families impacted by the January 2025 fires. With initial donations made by CAA leadership, the coalition is seeking additional partners to join their efforts in the fund, which will be administered by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (Eif).

“The scope of loss for neighbors across Los Angeles is immense and calls for a robust, compassionate and flexible response — one that prioritizes their immediate and long-term recovery needs,” said Natalie Tran, executive director of the CAA Foundation, in a statement. “We are grateful...

The Walt Disney Company is donating $15 million for response and rebuilding efforts amid the ongoing Southern California fires. Likewise, Paramount is donating $1 million to on-the-ground organizations, including the Los Angles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, Red Cross, Direct Relief, World Central Kitchen and Best Friends Animal Society. Meanwhile, the CAA Foundation has launched the SoCal Fire Fund to provided support to those impacted. The fund is administered by the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

“As this tragedy continues to unfold, The Walt Disney Company is committed to supporting our community and our employees as we all work together to recover and rebuild from this unbelievable devastation,” said CEO Bob Iger in a statement. “Walt Disney came to Los Angeles with little more than his limitless imagination, and it was here that he chose to make his home, pursue his dreams, and create extraordinary storytelling that means so much to so many people around the world.

Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 6 left many in what the incoming president has called “liberal Hollywood” stunned and soul-searching.

Left-leaning Hollywood activists aren’t exactly throwing up their hands and giving up — though several are taking a beat and reflecting on their apparent disconnect with many American voters. Instead, some political liaisons in the business predict that the industry’s advocates will shift their focus. Rather than mounting a broad “resistance” against a president that has so far narrowly won the popular vote, industry activists may focus on shoring up policies and advocating for Democrat-favored and/or progressive legislation down-ballot, including closer to home.

“I do think that the approach will be much more micro than macro this time around,” says Hannah Linkenhoker, the chief engagement officer at the industry law firm Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. “The work a lot of us are looking to do is protecting vulnerable...

On Nov. 2, CBS and CMT simulcast a one-hour prerecorded benefit on behalf of the United Way for relief following hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused $50 billion-plus in damages across Appalachia and the broader Southeast. Blake Shelton, the Zac Brown Band, J.B. Smoove and others made appearances and performed. While the effort raised $6.2 million, it was also indicative of the shrinking footprint of linear television.

In the past, such endeavors were mostly live events, and media conglomerates at times made extraordinary shows of “roadblocking” their air to command the public’s attention and pocketbooks. Veteran TV producer Joel Gallen recalls hearing from the heads of the major networks immediately after Sept. 11 to give them two hours of primetime to orchestrate what became America: A Tribute to Heroes, which raised more than $200 million for the United Way. “It’s unique to receive a call from ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox where they’re coming together like that,...

CAA on Thursday announced the speakers and attendees set for its seventh annual CAA Amplify Summit, the invitation-only convening of artists, thought-leaders, and executives of color from leading organizations in entertainment, sports, media, brands, and technology, and beyond.

Confirmed speakers and attendees include: former First Lady of the United States and Co-Founder, Higher Ground Productions, Michelle Obama; Oscar and Emmy-winning Actress, Producer, and Director, Regina King (Shirley); NBA Hall of Famer, Activist, and Entrepreneur, Dwyane Wade; Grammy-winning Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Activist, Ricky Martin; Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Jon Batiste; Emmy-nominated Television Host, Producer, Bestselling Author, and Activist, Padma Lakshmi; Actress and Comedian, Ego Nwodim (SNL); Academy Award-winning Writer and Director, Cord Jefferson (American Fiction); Chief Legal Analyst and News Anchor, Laura Coates (Laura Coates Live); Actress Ashley Park (Emily in Paris); Misty Copeland, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre; Emmy-nominated Producer and Comedian, Roy Wood, Jr....

CAA’s seventh annual Amplify summit, a day dedicated to convening artists, brands and leaders of color, has set its lineup of speakers and attendees, led by none other than the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

Obama, also co-founder of Higher Ground productions, will be joined on the bill by top talents like Oscar and Emmy-winning actor, producer, and director, Regina King; NBA Hall of Famer, activist and entrepreneur Dwyane Wade (who returns after sitting for a keynote conversation with his fellow NBA legend Chris Paul in 2023); and Grammy-winning artist actor and activist Ricky Martin.

The invitation-only event kicks off on June 10th, in Ojai, Calif. and is organized by a diverse cross-section of CAA agents and executives to discuss ways to “accelerate transformational change in rooms of leadership and popular culture” via business opportunities, social justice initiatives and other various forms of collaboration.

“Our super...

Michelle Obama will attend the 2024 CAA Amplify Summit, the agency’s annual convening of thought leaders of color across entertainment, media, sports, branding, technology, nonprofits and other sectors.

Regina King, Dwyane Wade, Ricky Martin, Jon Batiste, Padma Lakshmi, Ego Nwodim, Cord Jefferson, Ashley Park, Misty Copeland, Roy Wood Jr., Lee Sung Jin, Demián Bichir, Colin Kaepernick and Mo Amer will join the former first lady, whose banner Higher Ground is represented by CAA, in Ojai on June 10-12. The roster of Amplify speakers and attendees also includes CNN chief legal analyst Laura Coates, MSNBC analyst Errin Haynes, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero, National Women’s Law Center Action Fund president and CEO Fatima Goss Graves, Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson and Center for Countering Digital Hate CEO Imran Ahmed.

“Our superpower is connecting luminaries across business, philanthropy, entertainment, technology, politics and beyond to inform, strategize and take action...

As the 2024 presidential election inches closer, two nonprofit groups favored by pop icons and Hollywood stars are merging to get out the vote.

I Am a Voter has been absorbed by HeadCount. The latter is a field operation that provides voter registration and education at concerts and music festivals, heavily courting young people.

Both organizations identify as nonpartisan, and will now share resources and expertise ahead of November. Collectively, the groups have been utilized or endorsed by Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Aniston and Olivia Rodrigo. Brands have also partnered with each, including the NBA, Major League Baseball, Spotify, Mattel and Liquid Death.

“I am a voter formed in 2018 to unify around a central truth: our democracy works best when we all participate,” said Iaav co-founders Mandana Dayani and Natalie Tran. “We truly believe in the power of culture to inspire others and shape narratives. With...

Creative Artists Agency has reintroduced managing directors, naming nine today, and announced a big expansion of its agency board as its leadership structure evolves.

Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim Burtson on a wide range of strategic business and operational matters.

Named Managing Directors are: Rob Light (music), Howard Nuchow (sports), Joe Cohen (TV), Michael Levine (sports) , Joel Lubin (motion picture), Maha Dakhil (motion picture), Chris Silbermann (TV), Tiffany Ward (TV), and Paul Danforth (sports). Of the nine, all but Silbermann come from the CAA side of the company.

CFO Carol Sawdye and Chief Legal Officer Hilary Krane continue to serve in their leadership roles.

CAA’s expanded Agency Board will now hone in on specific goals. It will work with the CAA Co-Chairmen and...

Creative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and changed up its agency board membership.

The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Krane will continue in their roles.

The managing directors will work alongside CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, co-chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on varying strategic business and operational matters.

The agency board will work with the CAA co-chairmen and president “on ensuring the continued strength of the company’s highly regarded culture of service, collaboration, and opportunity, built for personal client service,” including dealmaking, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest rework for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, last September.

Members of the agency board include Katie Anderson,...

Jessica Alba, Quinta Brunson, Dwyane Wade, Steven Yeun and more are among the list of Hollywood speakers and attendees for the Creative Artists Agency’s Amplify Summit 2023.

The invitation-only event kicks off on June 26 in Ojai, Calif., and will convene leading artists, thought-leaders, and executives of color from the industries of entertainment, sports, media, brands and technology. While there, invitees will have the opportunity to explore business and social justice initiatives, as well as potential collaborations that could “accelerate transformational change in rooms of leadership and popular culture,” according to the event’s organizers.

“CAA Amplify has long utilized CAA’s role as conveners and connectors to create business opportunities for our communities, bringing decision makers together in one room,” CAA’s Natalie Tran, who has been a lead organizer for the summit since its inception. “Now, more than ever, the collective expertise and influence of the CAA Amplify network...

Creative Artists Agency has announced the lineup of speakers and attendees for the 2023 CAA Amplify summit, an annual convening of artists, thought-leaders and executives of color from leading organizations in entertainment, sports, media, brands and technology.

Among the bold-faced names confirmed for the sixth annual summit are Chlöe and Halle Bailey — who this year expanded beyond their Grammy-nominated status as recording duo Chloe x Halle into major TV and film projects with leading roles in “Swarm” and “The Little Mermaid,” respectively.

Becky G, a fellow recording artist and actor, is also slated to appear at the summit, joining a list of speakers and attendees that features Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” showrunner and executive producer Quinta Brunson; and Oscar nominee and “Beef” executive producer and star Steven Yeun.

The lineup also includes three-time NBA Champion, activist and entrepreneur Dwyane Wade and The Honest Company founder and actor Jessica Alba,...

20th Television Animation and Hulu Originals have joined Adult Swim in cutting ties with “Rick and Morty” and “Solar Opposites” co-creator and “Koala Man” executive producer Justin Roiland.

The move comes nearly two weeks after Roiland was charged with felony domestic violence related to an incident that first surfaced in a January 2020 criminal complaint.

“We have ended our association with Justin Roiland,” a spokesperson for Hulu Originals and 20th TV Animation told TheWrap in a statement.

“Solar Opposites” and “Koala Man” will continue without Roiland’s involvement.

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Adult Swim Cuts Ties With ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland Over Felony Domestic Violence Charge

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"Sometimes it feels like I'm the only thing standing between this town and anarchy!" Hulu has revealed an official trailer for an animated series called Koala Man, an Australian comedy adventure set in the town of Dapto featuring an incredible voice cast. This is premiering for streaming on Hulu next week, just in time to kick off the new year with some fun from down under. "Average dad. Below average superhero." The series follows a family father who lives a not-so-secret identity as the titular hero who possesses a burning passion to snuff out petty crime. He'll end up fighting even greaters dangers to his town. Koala Man stars the voice of creator Michael Cusack as Kevin, the "Koala Man", plus Sarah Snook and Demi Lardner. Along with voices including Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Natalie Tran, and Cameron Hales. This looks as wild and crazy as expected,...

Whenever evil peeks its head out in the land down under, a mild-mannered family man will turn into a new folk superhero to restore order. Koala Man is a new animated comedy series that’s brought to us by Rick and Morty‘s Justin Roiland and Smiling Friends‘ Michael Cusack. The new series is set to make its debut on Hulu this week, and the new trailer has just dropped online courtesy of star Hugh Jackman’s Instagram.

The official synopsis reads,

Koala Man follows middle-aged dad Kevin and his titular not-so-secret identity, whose only superpower is a burning passion for following rules and snuffing out petty crime in the town of Dapto. Though it may seem like any other Australian suburb, forces of evil both cosmic and man-made lie in wait to pounce on unsuspecting Daptonians. On a quest to clean up his hometown, and often roping his frustrated family into his adventures,...

Hugh Jackman is returning Down Under to battle buff kangaroos alongside Koala Man. And yes, that is the premise of a new animated Hulu series from the team behind “Rick & Morty.”

Academy Award winner Jackman stars opposite series creator and animator Michael Cusack, who plays the titular hero, in “Koala Man” about a local vigilante who solves crimes in the fictional Australian suburb of Dapto.

The official synopsis reads: “Koala Man” follows middle-aged dad Kevin and his titular not-so-secret identity, whose only superpower is a burning passion for following rules and snuffing out petty crime in the town of Dapto. Though it may seem like any other Australian suburb, forces of evil both cosmic and man-made lie in wait to pounce on unsuspecting Daptonians. On a quest to clean up his hometown, and often roping his frustrated family into his adventures, Koala Man stands at the ready. He’ll...

The CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of talent and sports agency, and the Pop Culture Collaborative revealed the launch of Evolutionaries, a collective of movement leaders, cultural organizers, and civic activists who are using storytelling to create change.

Four Evolutionaries have been selected, and over a nine-month period, each individual will receive $50,000 from the Pop Culture Collaborative’s Becoming America Fund and the CAA Foundation to support their nonpartisan projects, and curated mentorship from the CAA Foundation, and access to Pop Culture Collaborative’s Abundance League.

“For over 25 years, the CAA Foundation has activated popular culture to create sustainable, positive social change,” said Natalie Tran, Executive Director, CAA Foundation. “We are thrilled to partner with the Pop Culture Collaborative to launch this unique program, which uplifts the voices of movement leaders as storytellers who show us how to create a more just and equitable world for all.”

The participants have spent their careers leading organizations,...

“We never do this.”

That phrase was repeated often in conversations with a dozen top leaders at CAA during the reporting of this week’s Variety cover story.

It’s true. No show business entity understands the value of myth-building more than the talent agency, which exists to broker power from within luxurious fortresses. None of the majors enjoys this image more than CAA, whose Century City headquarters is nicknamed “the Death Star,” based on the planet-destroying space station of “Star Wars.”

In lowering its bridges for a frank, on-the-record conversation about the state of the industry and the agency’s future, CAA’s top lieutenants subsequently revealed what it’s like to work there. Our biggest takeaway? Life inside CAA can be shockingly, refreshingly human.

Here’s a few things we gleaned from conversations with insiders.

They’re friends.

Thanks to portrayals in movies like “Swimming With Sharks” and HBO’s “Entourage,...

Hollywood agency CAA has launched CAA Scholars, a new initiative that will provide scholarships, fellowships and mentorship to underrepresented students.

Formed through the agency’s charitable foundation, the program will target individuals attending college, university, or trade institutes, CAA said in an announcement.

“From supporting our partner public schools to volunteering in reading and mentor programs, investing in students has always been a core pillar of our work,” said Natalie Tran, executive director of the CAA Foundation. “The launch of the CAA Scholars program allows us to continue investing in students and lean into our 25 years of relationships with nonprofits and in the community. We also know this program will have a ripple effect as these scholars go on to be successful professionals within our industry.”

Organizations including College Track, Step Up, Uncf, Hispanic Federation, Brotherhood Crusade, and Point Foundation helped identify the inaugural group of recipient from colleges including Fordham,...

In an effort to bolster its commitment to equity and creating systemic social change in the film and TV industry, CAA has launched announced CAA Scholars. The new signature initiative supported by the CAA Foundation Community Fund (Cfcf) provides multi-year scholarships, fellowships, year-round programming, and mentorship to a diverse group of students attending college, university, or trade institute/programs.

“From supporting our partner public schools to volunteering in reading and mentor programs, investing in students has always been a core pillar of our work,” said Natalie Tran, Executive Director, CAA Foundation. “The launch of the CAA Scholars program allows us to continue investing in students and lean into our 25 years of relationships with nonprofits and in the community. We also know this program will have a ripple effect as these scholars go on to be successful professionals within our industry.”

For its inaugural year, CAA will select 10 scholars. The agency...

Creative Artists Agency is strengthening its diversity and inclusion efforts by launching CAA Scholars to support a diverse group of worthy students eyeing college, university or trade educations.

The program aiming at systemic social change is supported by the CAA Foundation Community Fund, an employee giving program, that will offer multi-year scholarships, fellowships, year-round programming and mentorship.

“From supporting our partner public schools to volunteering in reading and mentor programs, investing in students has always been a core pillar of our work,” Natalie Tran, executive director of the CAA Foundation, said in a statement.

CAA has partnered with ...

Creative Artists Agency is strengthening its diversity and inclusion efforts by launching CAA Scholars to support a diverse group of worthy students eyeing college, university or trade educations.

The program aiming at systemic social change is supported by the CAA Foundation Community Fund, an employee giving program, that will offer multi-year scholarships, fellowships, year-round programming and mentorship.

“From supporting our partner public schools to volunteering in reading and mentor programs, investing in students has always been a core pillar of our work,” Natalie Tran, executive director of the CAA Foundation, said in a statement.

CAA has partnered with ...

‘Stateless.’

The ABC’s 2020 programming slate unveiled today is packed with new documentaries and factual series – but there is a distinct air of déjà vu in the categories of drama and comedy.

No new commissions were announced in either genre, but that does not necessarily mean there will be fewer local dramas or comedies on screen next year, despite budget cutbacks.

Referring to the $84 million funding reduction over three years on top of cuts of $50 million a year since 2014, Michael Carrington, ABC director, entertainment and specialist, tells If: “To date, ABC management has found ongoing savings that will total about $17 million a year from next year.

“We’ve looked carefully at non-content related initiatives such as renegotiating third-party contracts. Management will also undertake reviews of our property portfolio and our acquisitions expenditure to assess where other savings may be made.

“It’s good progress but more needs to be done to meet our savings target.

‘Rosehaven.’

Zahra Newman, Josh Quong Tart, Natalie Tran and stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey have joined the cast of the fourth season of the ABC’s Rosehaven, which is now shooting in Tasmania.

Jonathan Brough and Shaun Wilson are sharing the directing duties on the eight episodes for What Horse? and Guesswork Television.

Creators/writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola are again producing with Andrew Walker, with Fiona McConaghy as co-producer, co-funded by Screen Tasmania and the ABC.

The new series sees best friends Daniel (McGregor) and Emma (Pacquola) finally getting into the groove of being real estate agents.

That’s until McCallum Real Estate, the only agency in town, faces competition from another agent, forcing the duo and Daniel’s formidable mother Barbara (Kris McQuade), who’s still in charge, to draw on all their skills and local knowledge.

Also returning are Sam Cotton as town bully Bruce, Noela Foxcroft as octogenarian receptionist Mrs Marsh,...

Scott Ryan in ‘Mr Inbetween’.

After directing, writing and starring as the lead in 2005 feature The Magician, Scott Ryan was still full of ideas about where to take his character, charismatic hitman Ray Shoesmith.

“Because of the low budget nature of the film, 80 per cent of the things I wanted to do I couldn’t do…. I had all these ideas, and I was like, ‘Oh, maybe a TV show’,” he said.

Together with the film’s producer, Blue-Tongue Films’ Nash Edgerton, Ryan worked for years to get a series up that was centred on Shoesmith. They came close several times, only to have it fall down at the last minute.

Ryan eventually gave up on the idea that they were ever going to succeed. However, Edgerton persisted.

“He was the first person to really get The Magician. He gets it, he really gets it, and that’s why he...

YouTube is re-investing in its Creators For Change program -- which seeks to amplify the voices of vloggers whose content counters hate and promotes tolerance -- to the tune of an additional $5 million in production and marketing support.

First launched in 2016 with $1 million in production and equipment grants, YouTube also said that it would add new fellows to the program, which already comprises 39 emerging creators -- including Aussie rapper L-Fresh The Lion, beauty vlogger Dina Tokio, lifestyle creator Rosianna Rojas, and self-described digital storyteller Evelyn Ngugi (pictured above) -- who have in turn created dozens of videos for the initiative. In addition to financial support, Creators For Change fellows also receive mentoring from a fleet of Creators For Change ambassadors, including established YouTubers like Natalie Tran, John Green, and Franchesca Ramsey.

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Screen Australia is investing $5 million over three years to address the gender imbalance in the Australian film industry.

The screen funding body has unveiled a five point plan which includes an immediate $3 million allocation of .jump start. funding to get female-led projects production-ready within two years, and a further $2 million of support for placements, distribution incentives, marketing and industry networking.

This also includes a goal to have production funding targeted at teams that are at least 50 per cent female by the end of 2018..

The plan follows the Australian Directors Guild's commitment to have women fill 50 per cent of the attachments and for 75 per cent of the attachemnts to reflect both gender and cultural diversity..

According to Screen Australia, the imbalance is most notable in tradtional film with 32 per cent of women working as producers, 23 per cent as writers and only 16 per cent as directors..

"Screen Australia film production funding is provided to producers,...

The Katering Show, Marc Furmie.s Airlock and nine-year-old Grace Mulgrew have won key prizes at the second annual Australian Online Video Awards.

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's The Katering Show, which parodies the obsession with food culture, was named best overall video and best performance at the OVAs staged in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

The duo, who are repped by Wme and are hoping to crack the Us market, win a trip to YouTube.s Creator Space in Los Angeles to learn from world leaders in online video production and marketing, supported by YouTube.

Funded by Screen Australia, the show follows McLennan as a horrendously smug foodie as she tries to teach McCartney, a food-intolerant anti-foodie, how to cook new dishes. The series has had nearly 5 million views, according to producer Tamasin Simpkin.

McCartney tells If, "When we started The Katering Show we hoped we would get 10,000 views.

Australian YouTube stars pitched their wares at the Mip Digital Screenings in Cannes last week, leading to some meetings with high-powered online executives.

The presentations by John Luc, Derek Muller, Natalie Tran, Nick Boshier and Connor Van Vuuren were organised by Screen Australia, which has funded 50 online content creators whose works have had an estimated 1 billion views.

Screen Australia COO Fiona Cameron tells If the Aussies .made their mark. in the presentation, which she described as a little risqué, adding, .It did cut through..

Cameron said there were follow-up meetings with .some heavy hitters. which she is sure will lead to further opportunities for the online stars.

Van Vuuren and Boshier met with reps of the the UK's Comedy Central to explore ideas of co-producing a second series of their comedy Soul Mates; another possibility is a co-pro with the Us...

Australia has more than 50 YouTube channels, of which 12 have more than one million subscribers.

So if you were the proposed News Standards Body, how would you regulate Blunty?

The News Standards Body, in case you didn’t notice, is the new organisation proposed by the Convergence Review this week to regulate news and commentary, regardless of platform.

Blunty, in case you didn’t notice, is the video blogger who this week went viral after he filmed a guerrilla marketing demo outside Apple’s Sydney store apparently as a coincidental bystander, but later admitted he’d been put up to it by BlackBerry.

The proposed new regime has three criteria for the sort of content that would be regulated: The content service enterprise (or media owner as we used to call such things) has to have control over the content; there have to be a large number of users of the content; and thirdly they receive a large amount of revenue from supplying that content to Australians.

The Internet audience is like a really hot celebrity . you really want their attention but they don.t know who the hell you are. So says online content creator Natalie Tran . and she should know, she is Australia.s Queen of YouTube. The Sydney-born writer, actor and "video blogger" currently has 1,075,872 subscribers on her YouTube channel, and her videos have now had about 400 million views. .If people are nice enough to give you the time, they.re nice enough to come to your site, then you really want to be special . you want to do something that they go: .I might subscribe, I.d like to hear more from this person, I.d like to come back.,. Tran told a Spaa Conference audience earlier today. Tran,...