Producer Ben Ulm joins ITV Studios Australia on May 5 in the newly created position of head of content, reporting to managing director Anita Jacoby.
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The BBC has bought both series of Nowhere Boys, ABC3's teen action-adventure created by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres.
Actors Equity is reminding Australian broadcasters they cannot stream shows online in advance of the broadcast premiere without getting the approval of all cast members and paying them a fee.
The Nine Network is negotiating a one-year option for Australian format rights to the hot new international talent show Rising Star.
The Nine Network has reshuffled its acquisitions and programming teams in the lead-up to the launch of its subscription Video-on-Demand service.
Veteran News Corp executive David Hill has been named chairman of National Geographic Channels Group and David Lyle is departing as the US CEO.
Delivering Ten Network Holdings' bleak results for the half year to the end of February, executive chairman/CEO Hamish McLennan today acknowledged the bleeding obvious: the network must improve its entertainment programing.
Negotiations between the union representing the crew on Neighbours and FremantleMedia Australia have reached a stalemate and the union is now seeking a ballot of its members in order to begin an industrial campaign.