Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein today lashed the system of media regulation in Australia as illogical unbalanced and focused on sectional interests rather than consumers.
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Network Ten plans to take risks in its programming, invest more heavily in local content and launch a children's channel as it strives to rebuild audiences and revenues.
Recognised for their innovative approach and contributions to multiplatform production, Hoodlum are using their expertise to create a complex interactive viewing experience around new Australian drama Secrets & Lies.
Transmedia entertainment company The Project Factory has taken a majority stake in Envelop Entertainment with options to acquire 100% of the business.
Former Quickflix CEO Chris Taylor will take charge of NBCUniversal International's pay channels in Australia and New Zealand.
Fewer people watched Big Brother on the Nine Network this year than the show attracted in its final season on Network Ten in 2008.
Australians are continuing to desert free-to-air TV and to a lesser extent pay TV.
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) has acquired Greenstone TV, one of New Zealand's most prolific production companies, specialising in factual content.