Self-isolation is providing a fillip for Foxtel with a spike in viewers of its movie channels.
Former Screen Australia head of development Louise Gough has taken up an executive producer role with Picking Scabs, the joint venture between See-Saw Films and writer/showrunner Samantha Strauss.
Zenia Starr made her screen debut in Mark Grentell's 2013 cricket comedy Backyard Ashes but this year has been the first when she has worked virtually non-stop.
Belying fears that Foxtel would cut back on local commissions following the Federal Government's media reforms, the pay TV platform expects to have three Australian dramas in production next year.
For Brian Walsh, 2020 shapes as the most competitive year for the broadcast and streaming sector since the inception of television in Australia in 1956.
Following on from their collaboration on Foxtel/Sky UK's 'The End', writer and producer Samantha Strauss and See-Saw Films have formed a joint venture in production company Picking Scabs.
Head of drama Penny Win’s impending departure from Foxtel has raised concerns among the production community over the pay TV platform’s commitment to Australian drama
Frances O’Connor ('The Missing', 'Mr Selfridge') and Harriet Walter ('The Crown', 'Succession') will star in 'The End', a 10-part drama co-commissioned by Foxtel and Sky UK.