National
David Gould: developing The Cure
What if there was story out there that we didn’t know about. What if companies had the cure for cancer…
Ratings: Sunday, 23rd March 2014
Big crocs do well, as The Block defeats My Kitchen Rules, but the small fry are really suffering.
Movements: Barbara Uecker and Karen Standal on the move
Barbara Uecker, the Head of Programming & Acquisitions for ABC TV Children’s is about to leave. Karen Standal, a familiar…
March of the Moguls: in which Lachlan Murdoch meets the ghost of Oscar Wilde
Given the love of soaps in Australia, there is a certain irony in the way in which Seven and Ten…
Rectify
Southern Gothic is hot right now, probably because the small-town American South lends itself so perfectly to a TV narrative.
ASTRA: awards define ecosystem of subscription TV
While American drama dominates ASTRA this year, we will soon see a new temptation on the block as the BBC…
Ratings: Thursday, 20th March 2014
The ABC's use of that 8.30 Thursday slot for premium local shows pays off in the shares, while Nine just…
Hot Docs: Four in the mix, one in the mix for money
A good year for Australian docs as an engaging bunch of different topics and approaches jostles for attention in Toronto,…
Brief: Screen NSW offers another round of strategic sidebar funding in audience and industry develop
With $1.4m committed over the next three years from 2013-4, these Screen NSW funds are modest. But they some of…
Feature Enterprise: Causeway Films (The Babadook)
Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton have known each other for many years and have informally collaborated on many projects. Last…