"It's more important than ever for broadcasters to have reasons for people to tune in on the night to watch, so that they are not just turning on the streaming when they want."
Antonio Gambale led the winners at Tuesday's Screen Music Awards, picking up two prizes for his work on Netflix's 'Unorthodox'.
Willie Rowe has announced his resignation as CEO of Screenwest, due to depart next July next year or whenever a suitable replacement is found.
The selective appeal of theatrical cinema and the emergence of Queensland as a production hotspot was on the agenda as children's content creatives came together on Monday for an AACTA Screenfest 2020 Spotlight event.
Clare Knight and Harry Cripps are set to helm an animated film with a focus on Australian fauna for Netflix, with a stellar cast that includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Jacki Weaver, Celeste Barber and Keith Urban.
Foxtel has backed the development of drama series 'The Twelve', which follows a murder trial from the perspective of the jurors and will be produced by Warner Bros. Television International Australia and Liz Watts' new venture Spirit Pictures.
Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Essie Davis and Anthony LaPaglia will star in Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram', a feature film for Stan about Martin Bryant, the Port Arthur gunman who murdered 35 people and injured 23 others.
Queer Christmas rom-com 'Happiest Season' helped to breathe some needed new life into the Aussie box office over the weekend, though most exhibitors continue to eagerly hang out for end-of-year releases 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'The Dry'.