Australian television legend Reg Grundy has passed away at 92. Reports say he died in Bermuda, where he lived, on Friday. Grundy (pictured above, in 1959; and below right) is credited with developing hugely successful Australian soap opera Neighbours, ground-breaking women’s prison drama Prisoner: Cell Block H (recently rebooted as Wentworth) and TVNZ’s Shortland St. […]
Endemol Shine Australia has created a new drama division and signed respected local producer Imogen Banks (pictured) to run it. The division, Endemol Shine Banks, will sit within Endemol Shine Group’s Aussie arm, with Banks reporting into CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy. Banks, along with prolific scripted producer John Edwards, developed ABC miniseries Paper Giants […]
Endemol Shine Australia drama producer John Edwards is leaving the company to build his own business. He will continue as a creative consultant on Network Ten comedy-drama Offspring, which the newly-merged Endemol Shine Australia group produces. Edwards has produced more than 600 hours of Australian television, including Foxtel’s first high-end drama, Love My Way, plus […]
The boss of Nine Network’s Perth base, David Mott, has been linked with the vacant ITV Studios Australia managing director role. Local reports suggest Mott is in the driving seat to replace Anita Jacoby, who exited ITV’s Australian arm recently. The Australian Financial Review reports Nine Entertainment CEO David Gyngell as giving Mott the go-ahead […]
There has been a round of job losses at Endemol Shine Australia following the combination of the Australian divisions of Endemol and Shine. Local news site Mumbrella was the first to report the redundancies, suggesting as many as 40 staff have left the business. The site said Endemol producers including John Edwards, Imogen Banks and Mimi […]
Mark and Carl Fennessy’s team at Endemol Shine Australia is taking shape as the Sydney-based producer and distributor formally began operations. Shine Australia’s director of programming, Peter Newman, has been named managing director, unscripted content at the merged company. He has overseen formats including MasterChef Australia, The Bachelor and Gogglebox while at Shine Australia. Reporting into […]
Mark and Carl Fennessy have made a dramatic u-turn and decided to remain with Endemol Shine Australia. The brothers said in April they would leave their co-CEO positions in mid-2015, but today announced they will remain with the company. In April the pair said: “We wish the Endemol Shine Group every success in the future and look […]
The chief executive of Endemol Australia, Janeen Faithfull, is exiting the business as Endemol Shine Group continues to look for a leader in the Australasian region. Faithfull’s departure comes soon after Shine Australia chiefs Mark and Carl Fennessy turned down the chance to run Endemol Shine Australia. Gallipoli producer Endemol Shine co-international operations CEO Martha […]
Starz’s international subscription on-demand platform will makes its worldwide debut in the Middle East and North Africa. Starz Play Arabia launches on April 2 in 17 territories throughout the region, offering consumers premium content from the US cable channel on-demand. Starz developed its local offer with Parsifal Entertainment Group, with Maaz Sheikh, who was chief […]
Mark and Carl Fennessy will exit Endemol Shine Group later this year after deciding not to run the Australian wing of the global programming. The pair, currently Shine Australia co-CEOs, will leave the business upon completion of their current contracts, which end mid-way through 2015. This comes as Endemol Shine plans to merge the Shine […]
