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Commercial TV licence fees abolished in Oz
Australia’s commercial broadcasters have welcomed a government plan to abolish the television licence fees they…
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Ten lashes out at licence fees
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has issued a profit warning to shareholders, claiming licence fees…
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SLR, ZDFE plot Alice-Miranda series
SLR Productions in Australia and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises have allied to create a children’s series….
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Network Ten GM Lou Barrett exiting
Louise Barrett will leave Network Ten in June having only been promoted to her current…
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Aussie pubcasters get budget boost
Australian public broadcasters the ABC and SBS have avoided further budget cuts. The organisations feared…
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Ex-ITV Studios producer joins Ten
Australia’s Network Ten has hired former ITV Studios Australia head of entertainment Hilary Innes. She…
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Ten worries eased as Foxtel buys 15% stake
Network Ten’s long search for a new financial investor led to Australian pay TV operator…
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Network Ten: Seven has ‘case to answer’ over exec u-turn
Network Ten in Australia has accused rival channel Seven of having “a case to answer”…
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BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios snag high end Oz dramas
BBC Worldwide and ITV Studios Global Entertainment are among distributors that have snapped up new…
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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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MasterChef Australia finale ratings hit all-time low
Three years after MasterChef Australia posted a record-breaking four million viewers, the Shine-produced show has…
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Rive Gauche sells series to Australia
LA-based distributor Rive Gauche Television has sold a raft of series to broadcasters in Australia…