A senate committee has gone against Foxtel on a proposal to halve subscription television's local drama quota, recommending that the legislation remains as is.
The proposal to halve Foxtel's local drama quota will have a contractionary impact on the industry, reduce jobs and damage cultural outcomes, according to screen industry guilds and organisations.
A renewed emphasis on lifestyle content will shape Foxtel’s program line-up for the year ahead, with the company announcing a...
Foxtel has backed the development of drama series 'The Twelve', which follows a murder trial from the perspective of the jurors and will be produced by Warner Bros. Television International Australia and Liz Watts' new venture Spirit Pictures.
See-Saw Films' dark comedy 'The End', created and written by Samantha Strauss and directed by Jessica M. Thompson and Jonathan Brough, follows three generations of a family living with separate but intersecting obsessions - how to die with dignity, live with none, and make it all count.
Belying fears that Foxtel would cut back on local commissions following the Federal Government's media reforms, the pay TV platform expects to have three Australian dramas in production next year.
In a major overhaul of the regulatory system, the Federal Government is scrapping the fixed quotas for local drama, children's programming and documentary and harmonising the film and TV Producer Offsets at 30 per cent.
Amanda Laing will oversee content across all of Foxtel's brands, while Brian Walsh will spearhead a new Originals division as part of a reorganisation of the Foxtel executive team.