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AACTA: International Awards nominees announced
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominations for its International Awards. Australian actors Hugh…
ABC: does web syndication deal with Spondo
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and live-streaming company
Matchbox Pictures: lands international television production
Despite an Australian dollar hovering at US$1.05, Matchbox Pictures has landed an Australia for America television series for NBC. Camp…
Nine: appoints David Haslingden as chair
Nine Entertainment Co. has appointed former president and COO of Fox Networks Group, David Haslingden, as chairman of the recapitalized…
AACTA Awards: broadcast flips from Nine to Ten
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards will be broadcast on Network Ten on January 30 –…
Content Regulations: Australian Screen Sound Guild outs troll of mediocrity in government plans
The Australian Screen Sound Guild finds another way to criticise the Conroy reforms, using the most common obsession of the…
Screen Australia: rise of the boutique Enterprise programs sends companies to Asia
Screen Australia is putting around $300,000 into supporting Australian screen enterprises to go to three key regional events. The broadbrush…
Film Victoria: Caroline Pitcher joins board
The Victorian government has appointed Omnilab Media's Caroline Pitcher to the board of Film Victoria, and re-appointed Matchbox Pictures' Michael…
Brief: SBS acquires Jim Carroll as EP of World News Australia
Jim Carroll gets back into the adrenalin paradise of daily TV news on the largest possible stage, probably with the…
Diversity: some thoughts on (gasp) taking a risk
Beyond the usual political agendas for the sector, an older perennial has raised its head to give a different twist…