Adapted from the hit UK format of the same name, Taskmaster features a selection of Aussie comics going head-to-head in a series of hijinks.
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.
By creating and distributing live action drama for a teenage audience, Netflix is targeting a demographic that Australian broadcasters have almost entirely abandoned.
Goodin’s appointment follows the retirement of Paul Gleeson from the board. Gleeson had been a Director of Ten since February 1998 and was a former Chairman of the Company’s Audit and Risk Committee and a former member of the Nomination and Remunerati
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox will be the biggest loser from CBS Corporation’s takeover of Network Ten, as it stands to receive a relative pittance from its once-lucrative output deal with the broadcaster.
Free TV CEO Bridget Fair has identified free and easy access to free local services on connected TVs and updates to anti-siphoning legislation as the two most pressing issues for commercial broadcasting in 2024, calling on the government to implement a modernised regulatory framework that allows broadcasters to compete with "cashed up streaming services".
Recognised for their innovative approach and contributions to multiplatform production, Hoodlum are using their expertise to create a complex interactive viewing experience around new Australian drama Secrets & Lies.
At the half-way point of the 2017 ratings year, the Seven, Nine and Ten networks all have something to crow about, and Australian-made dramas and reality shows continue to dominate.