Australian Multimedia Enterprise Limited
AME
1995 – 1999
Commonwealth-owned company that invested on commercial terms in the development and marketing of Australian interactive multimedia products, such as CD-ROM titles.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1995 under the Keating government's October 1994 cultural policy statement Creative Nation, which allocated it about $45 million, as a Commonwealth-owned company in the Communications and the Arts portfolio. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Changes during its life
- 21 October 1998Moved to the new Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
How it ended
Wound up under the Howard government in the late 1990s; the date and manner of its closure are not confirmed, and the end date is an estimate.
Main functions
- Investment in Australian interactive multimedia products
- Finance for multimedia development and marketing
- Development of the Australian multimedia industry
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
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Sources
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