SBS has appointed media executive Kathryn Fink as director of television, taking over the position left vacant by Marshall Heald.
The Walt Disney Company in Australia & New Zealand has announced a slate of nine new Australian originals, including three scripted dramas, as part of its first wave of local content commissions and acquisitions for Disney+.
In partnership with Football Australia, Disney+ has commissioned a six-part docuseries following The Matildas, the women’s national soccer team, as they prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on home soil.
The global rise of streaming services has not directly impacted cinemagoing but it has hurt independent films which traditionally have performed well at indie cinemas.
The exodus of staff from 20th Century Fox Film Distributors’ Sydney head office continues following the departures of Australasian MD Marc Wooldridge and other several senior executives.
The Walt Disney Company’s $US71.3 billion takeover of most of 21st Century Fox’s assets has resulted in several high level casualties in Australia.
Andrew Cripps, Chris Aronson, Heather Phillips, Mike Dunn and Greg Meidel are among the first wave of senior layoffs at 20th Century Fox following the Walt Disney Co’s $US71.3 billion purchase of Fox’s crown jewels .
The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand today announced that Jo Bladen has been appointed General Manager, Studios, and that Kylie Watson-Wheeler, currently Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), will move from that role to oversee the combined Licensin