The past four years have seen the ABC’s commissioning budgets for adult drama and children’s content drop around 20 per cent each, according to new data released via Senate Estimates.
Read an excerpt from Dalton’s new Platform Paper 'Missing in action: The ABC and Australia’s Screen Culture', published this week by Currency House.
Former ABC director of television Kim Dalton has been appointed as a director of Screenrights - a multimillion dollar collection society which pays royalties to producers, writers and directors.
ABC's 2012 programming slate was announced at a special event in Sydney
Major ABC TV children's sci-fi series Resistance will begin its 23-week shoot in South Australia next month
The public broadcaster has cut programs and staff due to fallen ratings and financial pressures
Liz Ross takes over from inaugural chief executive Robin Parkes
Freeview CEO Robin Parkes will not be renewing her contract