The ABC intends to ramp up digital-first content as well as reaching new audiences, including those who rarely if ever watch broadcast television.
The ABC has released its 72-page 2020-2022 content plan, essentially a restatement of its core values and goals which also stresses the need to engage with new and younger audiences.
The ABC’s 2020 slate is packed with new documentaries and factual series - but there is a distinct air of déjà vu in the categories of drama and comedy.
"We need to ensure that the writers and producers who we work with are genuinely committed to telling our stories, are open to collaboration and working on new experiences that engage with the best interest of our culture at heart." - Rachel House
Friends for years, Tony Ayres and Andrea Denholm had long wanted to work together but did not have the opportunity- until now.
Rose Riley is getting ready to have her first crack at Hollywood amid the most successful year of her career since graduating from WAAPA in 2013.
Directors Jennifer Kent and Ivan Sen, producer Liz Watts and Oscar-nominated production designer Fiona Crombie have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“I just want to play characters whose ethnicity is incidental and I’ve been lucky to be able to do that in the past few years."