Executives from all Australian free-to-air networks and Foxtel will provide rare insights into the kind of shows they’re looking for at this year’s Screen Forever: SPAA Conference.
In a new Meet the Buyer strand, each Australian broadcaster will present a session. Executive producers, commissioning editors and development executives will recap on the year, discussing the shows that worked and those that flopped.
They’ll outline the content they are seeking and why; the timeslots they are looking to fill; the audiences they are trying to attract; and how best to present new ideas for consideration. The executives participating include:
Ten: Rick Maier, Executive Producer, Cherrie Bottger, Network Head of Children's Television
Nine: Jo Rooney, Network Drama Executive, Andy Ryan, Executive Producer of Drama, Adrian Swift, Director of Development, Karen Dewey, Head of Reality and Factual
Foxtel: Jim Buchan, General Manager Factual Acquisitions, Josie Mason-Campbell, Managing Executive Producer
Seven: Stevie K Murray, Executive Producer
ABC: Brendan Dahill, ABC 1 Channel Controller, Jennifer Collins, Head of Entertainment, Carole Sklan, Head of Fiction, Rick Kalowski, Head of Comedy, Richard Finlayson, Director of Television, Stuart Menzies, ABC 2 Channel Controller, Barbara Uecker, Head of Programming & Acquisitions, Children's TV
SBS: Caterina De Nave, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Comedy and Entertainment, Alison Sharman, Head of Commissioning, John Godfrey, Senior Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, Joseph Maxwell, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries.
Bookings open soon for the TV pitching market Ready Steady Pitch, a speed-dating event where producers get to pitch their project to TV executives in five minutes and receive feedback.
Screen Forever will be held at Melbourne’s Crown Conference Centre from November 18-21.