The emerging crisis around local content results from repeated inaction by government to develop 21st century policy frameworks, write University of the Sunshine Coast's Anna Potter and Queensland University of Technology's Amanda Lotz. Here, they recommend three ways government can encourage local production and break the policy inertia
Seven is banking big on reality again in 2024, including partnering with the UK's Channel 4 to bring the British reality format 'Made In' to Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
An expansion into crime drama via WTFN and four new series from Auckland production house Stripe Studios headline Fred Media's slate for next month's MIPCOM, with the distributor adding nearly 140 hours of content to its catalogue.
CJZ's true crime documentary Con Girl, which explores the many lies and lives of Australian serial con woman Samantha Azzopardi, will air on Channel 7 and 7plus across two nights from September 17
Adapting to increasingly fragmented audiences is one of the most pressing issues for Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters, as the country’s ratings system begins a new era.
The Seven Network and three European public broadcasters have commissioned a big budgeted, eight-part re-imagining of the Jules Verne classic Around the World in 80 Days.
Perpetual Entertainment documentary 'King Con: The Life and Crimes of Hamish McLaren', premiering 8.00pm Sunday on Channel 7, reveals how the con man swindled unsuspecting girlfriends, high profile businessmen, acquaintances and friends out of more than $60 million.
In a move to address the lack of industry training for technical and operational broadcast roles, the Seven Network has launched a traineeship program aimed at new and diverse talent.