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Buyer’s Profile: Chris Oliver-Taylor, ABC (Australia), chief content officer
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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ABC Australia’s entertainment head, Nick Hayden, stepping down
Nick Hayden, head of entertainment at Australian pubcaster the ABC, is to depart at the…
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Sales round-up: Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals; ABC & ZDF explore ‘Super Happy Magic Forest’
Blue Ant strikes Lat Am deals Latin American platforms including DirecTV and A+E Networks have…
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Netflix exec returns to ABC Australia as chief content officer
Australian broadcaster ABC has appointed Netflix exec Chris Oliver-Taylor to the newly created role of…
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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BBC Studios extends ABC Australia content pact
BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand and Australian pubcaster ABC have signed a multi-year, multi-genre…
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TBI Kids: How ‘Bluey’ became the top dog of co-viewing
Australian pre-school series Bluey has taken the world by storm over the past few years….
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Show of the week: Mystery Road: Origin
After two seasons and two films following Indigenous Australian police officer Jay Swan, this prequel…
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Kids round-up: ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’; ABC Australia & Disney Japan attend ‘Supernatural Academy’
ITV & Cartoonito acquire ‘Mumfie’ ITV and Cartoonito are among a slew of broadcasters across…
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Sales round-up: Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut; Paramount+ snags ‘Compulsion’; ABC Australia seeks “Long Lost Family’
Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut NBCUniversal SVOD Peacock has acquired ITV thriller Trigger…
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Show of the Week: Vegesaurs
Travel to a prehistoric world of loud roars and healthy eating, in this 20 x…
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Roku Channel takes ABC Australia drama ‘The Newsreader’ for US debut
Roku has acquired Australian drama The Newsreader as a Roku Channel exclusive for its US…
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Show of the week: The Newsreader
Anna Torv (Fringe, Mindhunter) and Sam Reid (Anonymous, Belle) head the cast of this 6…
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Show of the week: Reputation Rehab
This ‘name and shame’ factual format takes on the negative headlines in the media in…
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London Screenings: Broadening horizons
Locked down audiences are craving new environments and the content business is doing its best…
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BBC Scotland orders ‘fish-out-of-water’ Oz vet series
BBC Scotland has commissioned a new obs-doc series from Australian factual prodco WildBear Entertainment, following…
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APC Studios snaps up rights to ABC Australia nuclear testing drama
Paris-headquartered producer-distributor APC Studios has swooped for worldwide rights to ABC Australia’s six-part drama Fallout (working…
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Facebook Watch, HBO series set to debut at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will host the premieres of original series from Facebook…
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Show of the week: ‘Wrong Kind of Black’
Set in 1960s and 1970s Australia, Wrong Kind Of Black (4 x 13-22 minutes, 1…
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ABC Australia installs MD months after Guthrie fall-out
ABC Australia has permanently appointed David Anderson as managing director. Anderson, who has been given…
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Turmoil at ABC Australia to be focus of investigative special
Ousted ABC Australia MD Melissa Guthrie and former chairman Justin Milne are to give their…
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ABC Australia, All3Media Int’l partner on Uber Driver drama
All3Media International has partnered with public broadcaster ABC Australia on six-part drama Diary Of An…
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ABC board confirms independent investigation into Guthrie exit
The board of Australian public broadcaster ABC has confirmed that an independent advisor is investigating…
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Australian gov’t appoints ABC acting chair
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed Dr Kirstin Ferguson as acting chair of ABC…
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ABC Australia picks up Fremantle’s Recording Studio
Australian public broadcaster ABC has announced plans to create a local version of FremantleMedia’s new…
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ABC Oz buys new Attenborough BBC series
ABC in Australia has bought Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef, the latest series from the renowned…
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Hit secures Mike, Thomas sales
Broadcasters in Asia and Australasia have acquired more than 100 hours of Hit Entertainment’s children’s…
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Australia’s ABC hires Nutopia’s Phil Craig as head of factual
Australian public broadcaster ABC has poached former Nutopia exec Phil Craig to become head of…