Libbie Doherty, the ABC's head of children's content is at the forefront of the broadcaster's drive to achieve better representation of Australia's diverse population on screen and among its workforce.
Over the next five years the ABC aims to become more culturally diverse in its staff and programming, more local and to make its services more personalised.
All Australian screen industry guilds, Screen Producers Australia and bodies including Women in Film and Television Australia have made a joint submission to the government’s ‘Supporting Australian Stories on Our Screens’ options reviewr.
Ludo Studio has a lot to celebrate as it gets ready to deliver the 100th episode of global hit Bluey on July 10.
Ludo Studio's 'Bluey' has won the International Emmy Kids award for best preschool program, Ludo's third Emmy.
OzTAM's consolidated ratings report for 2019 confirms the Nine Network's 'Married at First Sight' as the most popular non-sports program and the ABC's 'Bluey' as the most watched time-shifted show.
The options paper being drafted by Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority should set out funding mechanisms to support film and TV content, particularly for the most vulnerable sector, children's programming, while extending the kids quota to public broadcasters.
The ABC intends to ramp up digital-first content as well as reaching new audiences, including those who rarely if ever watch broadcast television.