New German streaming service Joyn has commissioned a local version of RevLover Films' ABC dramedy Diary of an Uber Driver.
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters - public and commercial.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
Revlover Films' Martha Coleman is producing. The feature has secured matched funding from eOne, who produced Knight's 'The Water Diviner'.