Australia
ABC: appoints head of TV strategy and digital products
Rebecca Heap previously held senior strategy and content roles at Foxtel and Austar.
Predestination: opening night film at MIFF
The new film by the Spierig brothers has been announced as the opening night film at MIFF.
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne: a unique twist on a growing model
As the national film festivals expand around Australia, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has clout that can only be…
Joe Hockey: only panellist on Q&A Monday
This is an opportunity for the Australian public to have their budget questions answered directly by the Treasurer.
Bolshoi Ballet: Marco Spada
Performances are captured live, in high definition, and shown as soon as possible in selected cinemas all round the world.
Ratings: Tuesday, 13th May 2014
The budget attracted strong interest but the stability elsewhere said they are not true TV tragics.
MIFF: predestined to hug a Spierig
The Melbourne International Film festival goes local for its opening night, and gets some branding kudos.
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
This documentary suffers from relating a story that, in its real-life details, eclipses the attempt to distil it into film…
Budget: shocked industry faces cuts to key agency
No fun for the national broadcasters, but horrible for Screen Australia. And hard times for games developers too.
Budget: back end chaos heading our way?
With the budget due out tomorrow, the rumour/leaking/logical guesswork machine is still spitting out titbits about the sector.