Network Ten has commissioned an Australian version of its popular fly-on-the-wall UK series Ambulance.
There are a sprinkling of women in the casts of the eight shows which will premiere on Network Ten’s Pilot Week later this month.
Network Ten has ordered a contemporary mystery-drama series that will follow the exploits of a female private investigator.
Rove McManus, Dave O’Neil, Troy Kinne, Rhys Darby, Stephen Curry and Harley Breen are among the stars of eight pilots which will premiere on Network Ten next month, while women are all but overlooked.
Network Ten is the latest broadcaster to acquire '600 Bottles of Wine', a short-form comedy/drama about a newly-single woman as she navigates the dating scene.
WTFN Entertainment’s observational documentary 'Bondi Vet' is assured of a wide audience in the US after Discovery’s cable channel Animal Planet acquired the first six series.
Two years since the Nine Network’s 'Here Come the Habibs!' set a milestone as the first original Australian comedy commissioned by a commercial free-to-air broadcaster in 15 years, two of that show’s creators have embarked on another sitcom.
Some producers are dismayed at the Australian networks’ preference for short-run dramas while others believe broadcasters still have an appetite for returning series.