Overseas media ownership: fly, meet ointment

Overseas companies which own chunks of Australian production and media are embroiled in their own ownership struggles.

18 Sep 2018

David Tiley

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Image: Black Mirror is an Endemol Shine production, likely to change hands in an approaching sale.

At the moment we have a significant spread of overseas companies either owning Australian media outfits or putting up their own shingle here with a local enterprise.

Hence we have ITVS, BBC Studios, Endemol Shine, FremantleMedia Australia, NBCU, Banijay and CBS, Sony Pictures Television, StudioCanal and of course Murdoch.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.