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Matchbox Pictures
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US series ‘The Bold Type’ & Oz drama ‘Bad Behaviour’ come to UK’s BBC Three
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired all five seasons of US comedy-drama series The Bold…
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Ed TV Festival: Disney+ dives into Jules Verne; NBCU’s co-pro plans; Jack Thorne blasts disability failings
Disney+ has unveiled Nautilus, its latest UK-based scripted series, while NBCUniversal revealed its global co-pro…
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Amazon acquires Nicole Kidman-starring drama from NBCU’s Matchbox Pictures
Amazon has picked up a Nicole Kidman-starring TV adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s play Things I…
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Matchbox and Eureka are ‘Making It’ in Australia
NBCUniversal International Studios-owned Matchbox Pictures and Sydney-and-LA-based Eureka Productions have teamed up to co-produce an…
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Universal reveals $100m+ drama trio in Australia
Universal Studio Group is set to shoot three scripted TV series in Australia over the…
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Netflix boards Cate Blanchett’s ‘Stateless’
Netflix has boarded Cate Blanchett-starrer Stateless, in a deal announced on the eve of the…
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Media Ranch gameshow format optioned in Germany, France and Oz
Media Ranch’s gameshow format Watch! from Survivor producers Dan Munday and John Kirhoffer has been…
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Netflix greenlights Australia-produced thriller ‘Clickbait’
Global streamer Netflix has ordered an eight-part thriller entitled Clickbait from Australia-based producers Matchbox Pictures and Tony…
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ABC readies Blanchett-fronted ‘Stateless’ immigration drama
Cate Blanchett is to star in Stateless, a six-part drama about the Australian immigration system…
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NBC exec to lead unscripted at Matchbox Pictures
NBC exec Dan Munday has been named head of unscripted at Australian prodco Matchbox Pictures….
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ABC Australia exec joins Matchbox Pictures as MD
NBCUniversal-owned Safe Harbour producer Matchbox Pictures has appointed ABC Australia exec Alastair McKinnon (pictured, right)…
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BBC Studios hires Washington to head up Aussie production arm
BBC Studios has hired Matchbox Pictures’ director of unscripted Kylie Washington as its first director…
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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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NBCU’s Matchbox hires Endemol Shine scripted exec
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)-owned Australian producer Matchbox Pictures has hired well-known exec Mimi Butler. She…
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ABC3 locates Nowhere Boys movie
Australian kids channel ABC3 is bringing a feature-length version of its live-action series Nowhere Boys…
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SBS launches comedy series on Facebook
Australian pubcaster SBS has launched the first episode of its new comedy series The Family…
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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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Bravo entertains Melbourne’s Housewives
US cable channel Bravo has acquired Australian reality series The Real Housewives of Melbourne. The…
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NBCU takes full ownership of Matchbox
NBCUniversal International Television Production has taken full ownership of Australian producer Matchbox Pictures. NBCUITP acquired…
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The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
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NBCU hires international scripted boss
NBCUniversal International Television Production has hired JoAnn Alfano as executive VP, scripted programming. Alfano will…
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NBCU hires Fever development boss
The former head of development at UK indie Fever Media has joined his old boss David…
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NBCU in South Africa Real Housewives format row
NBCUniversal’s formats team has told TBI it is in no way connected with a South…
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ABC1 goes Old School with drama
Australian public broadcaster ABC1 has commissioned an eight-part drama series in which a retired cop…
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ABC appoints new comedy chief
Australian public broadcaster ABC has appointed the co-creator and executive producer of controversial sitcom At…
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NBC orders Camp drama series from Australia’s Matchbox
NBC has given summer camp drama series Camp a straight-to-series order. The thirteen-part series will…
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Screen Australia backs raft of TV drama
Screen Australia is investing A$11.4 million in a raft of new TV series and features….
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Foxtel launching The Real Housewives of Australia
Australian pay TV broadcaster Foxtel is to produce a local version of The Real Housewives…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…