Production Company Acquisition: brash outsider swallows ultra-respectable Melbourne insider

WTFN, which grew from commercial television and branded content, has bought The Film Company, owned by Richard Keddie. Chalk and cheese - or is it?
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WTFN, which grew from commercial television and branded content, has bought The Film Company, owned by Richard Keddie. Chalk and cheese, or is it?

Darryl Talbot’s WTFN makes Bondi Vet,The Living Room, Bollywood Star, Supercar Showdown, and Tony Robinson’s Time Walks. with Trishna and Krishna as a passion project. He makes no bones about his business – “We are a commercial business,” he said, “and to be blunt I think its one of the challenges for people in the content creation is to build a commercially focussed business.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.