For Australia's commercial free-to-air networks, arguably the biggest threat to losing eyeballs is not each other but the seemingly inexorable rise of streaming services led by Netflix, Stan, Disney+ and Amazon.
ViacomCBS has appointed Network 10 CEO Paul Anderson to additionally lead its operations in Australia and New Zealand.
The Federal Government has committed to a staged process of media regulation reform, ultimately culminating in what it hopes will be "platform-neutral regulatory framework covering both online and offline delivery of media content."
Fremantle will produce 'Breathless', a four-part thriller created by 'Neighbours' executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK's Channel 5, using a production model designed as a precursor for more short-run dramas.
Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.
Unveiling its 2020 schedule, Network 10 is betting heavily on renewals of Australian dramas, reality and light entertainment.
Micharne Cloughley took an unusual route on her journey to landing her first TV drama screenwriting gig on season 21 of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Network 10 has acquired season two of the SundayArvo Productions and Ozpix Entertainment-produced comedy 'Stage Mums'.