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ABC Tasmania: axe finally falls on unhappy sixteen

Jobs go as the ABC closes its internal production unit in Tasmania, reflecting Auntie's approach to local production around Australia.

21 Nov 2012

David Tiley

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Jobs go as the ABC closes its internal production unit in Tasmania, reflecting Auntie’s approach to local production around Australia.

Mark Scott has flown south to Australia’s prettiest capital to deliver the details of some historically bad news. After enduring the slow horror of The Collectors and the legal misadventures of its host, the successor program Auction did not attract the audiences to save it.

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David Tiley

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.