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FremantleMedia Australia
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Fremantle Oz hires Matchbox MD to replace Hogg as CEO
FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has appointed Matchbox Pictures managing director Chris Oliver-Taylor (pictured) as its new…
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TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop
This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near…
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EntertainTV gobbles up Fremantle’s Picnic in exclusive content push
EntertainTV, the Deutsche Telekom pay TV service, has taken exclusive rights to Australian drama Picnic…
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Fremantle APAC boss Ian Hogg exits
Ian Hogg, the CEO of FremantleMedia Australia and Asia Pacific has announced plans to depart…
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BBC has Picnic at Hanging Rock with Fremantle acquisition
UK pubcaster the BBC has secured UK rights for FremantleMedia International’s Picnic at Hanging Rock….
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CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (US$642.2 million) in debts from troubled…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Fremantle and MTG digital firms launch music format
FremantleMedia’s Tiny Riot! and MTG-owned Zoomin.TV have teamed to launch Continuum, a new music format…
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Foxtel orders Picnic at Hanging Rock series
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel has ordered an original drama, Picnic at Hanging Rock, with…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Oz, NZ business
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital…
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TV legend Grundy dies at 92
Australian television legend Reg Grundy has passed away at 92. Reports say he died in…
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Matchbox’s Bowden, ex-Fremantle exec form Lingo
The founder of Matchbox Pictures and a former FremantleMedia Australia creative director have created a…
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Hulu goes to Wonderland with Beta
US streaming service Hulu is among buyers of the Beta Film-sold drama Wonderland. Beta has…
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Bake Off hits Australia
Bake Off will launch in Australia after Foxtel ordered a local version of the hit…
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Hulu buys Australian soap Neighbours
US streaming service Hulu has acquired Neighbours, the long-running Australian soap. The daily soap has…
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News brief: Dutch Wentworth handed new sentence
SBS6’s Dutch remake of FremantleMedia Australia prison drama Wentworth has been handed a second season….
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SBS6 to remake prison drama Wentworth
SBS6 in Holland is set to become the second international broadcaster to remake Australian women’s…
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Report: Tim Clucas exits FremantleMedia Australia
FremantleMedia Australia’s director of programming Tim Clucas has exited the company, according to a local…
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Australia and NZ take a seat at the drama table
Producers in Australia and New Zealand are creating a new wave of international-friendly scripted series…
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BBC Worldwide, FremantleMedia Oz form content partnership
BBC Worldwide and FremantleMedia Australia have come together to create a partnership to produce BBC…
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FremantleMedia Australia claims I Can Do That!
Six days after Armoza Formats sold I Can Do That! into Brazil, it has closed…
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Mr & Mrs Murder strikes for DCD
Broadcasters including pay TV operator Viasat have acquired DCD Rights-distributed Australian drama Mr & Mrs…
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Starz goes wild at Bindi’s Bootcamp
US premium cablenet Starz has bought children’s wildlife game show series Bindi’s Bootcamp from distributor…
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MIPTV News: DCD plots Murder in Cannes
DCD is launching a new murder mystery series about a husband and wife team of…
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News brief: FremantleMedia sells Neighbours into Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR has inked a long-running deal for Australian daily soap series Neighbours….