FremantleMedia Australia has promoted Jonathan Summerhayes to Director of Programming, replacing Tim Clucas who resigned in December after four years in the post.
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The premiere of the US remake of Rake hasn't galvanised audiences, despite a generally positive reception from US critics.
The first reviews of the US series Rake, which premieres on the Fox network on Thursday night US time, are generally positive but some critics are undecided about the show's prospects.
The Australian pay-TV sector is projected to post $5.3 billion in revenues and $565.5 million in profits in 2013-2014.
Matchbox Pictures and Universal Television will produce a US version of The Slap for the NBC network.
Australia's 69 commercial free-to-air broadcasters collectively lost $364.8 million despite posting $4.25 billion in revenues in 2011-2012.
Matchbox Pictures has produced a reality show about a group of young, pampered and immature adults who are forced to live together in a house and fend for themselves on a basic weekly budget, for the Seven network.
The Nine Network's initiative of extending the nightly news to one hour, starting last Monday, has taken viewers away from Seven and the ABC's 7 pm bulletin.