Australia
Vale John Sumner: father of Australian actors and writers
Back in the 1950s, John Sumner did something truly shocking: he mounted a professional production of an Australian play, Ray…
Senate Estimates May 2013: ABC admits to programming black hole, gets caught in accusations of race
The transcript for the May 2013 post-budget Senate Estimates suggest that the ABC Managing Director Mark Scott had a pretty…
Foxtel: one magazine to rule them all
Foxtel today announced a new partnership with Bauer Media Group to produce one national Foxtel Magazine for Foxtel subscribers.
Ratings: Thursday, 30th May 2013
Seven can't get past The Block and the footy.
Screen Australia: Venice Film Festival selector in Australia
Paolo Bertolin, selector for the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, will be in Sydney in June to view new Australian…
Brief: first the grief for film, now the tears for DVD
Sign of the times: Enhance TV is abandoning DVD sales on June 14th, and relying totally on downloads. But what…
Brief: new faces at Film Victoria, with one familiar face to leave
Charlie Carman, the manager script development for six years will leave Film Victoria on July 19th. Meanwhile, Clara Reeves, Jeni…
Wednesday Night Fever: premieres on July 3rd
ABC TV today announced that Wednesday Night Fever - its new, late night, weekly comedy series from the makers of…
Ratings: Wednesday 29th May 2013
Offspring delivers 798,000 for Ten, while The Block keeps Nine in the game just behind Seven.
The Great Gatsby
With 'The Great Gatsby', Luhrmann again tries to demonstrate depth beyond the luxurious façade.