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NBCU and Matchbox back new Tony Ayres prodco

Award-winning Australian producer Tony Ayres (pictured) is launching a new production company with backing from NBCUniversal and Matchbox. Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) will HQ in Australia and aim to produce high end scripted drama and features. TAP will partner exclusively with NBCU and Matchbox to develop projects, with NBCUniversal having a first look over feature […]

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 for their distribution partners to take to market, but the popularity and lower cost of formats and reality shows poses a threat to the sector, report Dan Barrett and Stewart Clarke. Expectation. Its shadow carries considerable weight across Australia and […]

NBC poaches ABC exec for international copro role

US broadcast net NBC has recruited Quinn Taylor as its new executive VP, movies, miniseries and international coproductions. Taylor joins from rival network ABC where he had been since 1996, most recently as VP, movies, miniseries and acquisitions. At NBC he will oversee all development and programming of original movies and miniseries, as well as […]