Fremantle Australia has signed a first-look deal with Keshet International covering the global producer/distributor's non-scripted formats catalogue in Australia/New Zealand.
Miriam Margolyes has packed up the campervan and is on the road once again for the ABC in three-part series 'Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked'.
The South Australian Film Corporation will commit $5.2 million over three years to an ABC-specific matched development fund as part of a new partnership between the national broadcaster and the state agency.
Aidan Laverty, the ABC's head of specialist content until he was forced to quit three weeks ago due to ill health, died on Tuesday.
An octogenarian perspective on modern dating, mutually beneficial dog rescues, and monumental community spirit form the subject matter of the WA formats moving into development as part of the ABC's Factual Formats Initiative.
The ABC will dole out a healthy dose of comedy nostalgia to audiences in 2023 in the form of a reimagined version of classic sitcom 'Mother and Son', as well as fresh episodes of the bureaucratic comedy 'Utopia'.
Producer Rachel Millar has stepped into the role of ABC head of entertainment, after holding the position in an interim capacity.
Finding stories with heart and humour from fresh voices will be a key commissioning focus for Australia's public broadcasters in 2023 as they seek to emphasise their point of difference in an evolving marketplace.