The Nine Network has commissioned a six part half-hour comedy which centres on a Lebanese family from Western Sydney who win the lottery and move to the Eastern Suburbs.
The Fox network has pulled the plug on the US remake of Jungleboys’ ABC comedy A Moody Christmas.
Australian publicist Peter Ritchie has joined 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, based in Los Angeles.
Jungleboys is shooting a 6-part improvised comedy that follows two detectives on a stakeout for Stan, the SVOD platform's first original production.
The TV, film and TVC production house formerly known as Jungleboys is making several emphatic affirmative action moves.
According to Jungleboys MD/executive producer Jason Burrows producers need to make their money primarily in production fees because distribution profits are so low, even for some of the more successful Australian exports.
Australian TV's most dysfunctional family, the Moodys, are to get a US remake.
Matchbox Pictures and Universal Television will produce a US version of The Slap for the NBC network.