ABC, Screenwest, Screen Australia, and ABC Commercial are excited to announce that production has commenced in Western Australia on series two of ITCH – a ten-part live-action adventure series produced for ABC by independent film and TV producer Komixx Entertainment and distributed worldwide by ABC Commercial. The first series of ITCH based on the characters created in the award-winning books by popular British broadcaster and author Simon Mayo is currently on ABC ME iview as part of the … [Read more...] about ‘ITCH’ starts production on series 2 in Western Australia’s Great Southern region
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Two ABC Commercial formats to hit the UK
Two of the ABC’s most engaging formats are set to air in the UK. BBC’s Gaelic channel BBC ALBA has completed an agreement for the entertaining and funny format Advice to My 12-Year-Old Self, while the BBC children’s channel CBBC has commissioned Keshet Productions to deliver a kid’s version of the award-winning competition format The Great Bee Challenge, delightfully re-named Show Me The Honey. A recent finalist in the International Format Awards, The Great Bee Challenge sees four families – … [Read more...] about Two ABC Commercial formats to hit the UK
ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial has announced a full offering of blue-chip Australian scripted and unscripted content and great formats to celebrate their first attendance of MIP China’s new innovative online market event. The finished program slate includes quality natural history series Wild Australians (HD 6x60’), which travels from coast to desert and back again to tell the stories of some of Australia’s spectacular wildlife, and the harsh but beautiful habitat to which these animals have adapted. The … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial sells ‘Miriam Margolyes’ to the BBC
ABC Commercial has announced the sale of the frank and funny observational series Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian (HD 3x60’) to the UK public broadcaster BBC. Produced by Southern Pictures, this warm and engaging series follows the celebrated film and television personality Miriam Margolyes on a two-month, 10,000 kilometre road trip as she digs deep under the skin of modern Australian life to reveal the complex reality of her recently adopted homeland. On this journey of a lifetime … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial sells ‘Miriam Margolyes’ to the BBC
ABC Commercial completes major deal for ‘Itch’
ABC Commercial announced that it has reached an agreement with UK public broadcaster BBC for UK broadcast rights for the high-octane, fast-paced, children’s action-adventure series Itch (10 x 30’) based on the best-selling children’s books by popular UK television and radio presenter, Simon Mayo. Itch follows the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual hobby of collecting all the elements on the Periodic Table. When Itch gets his hands on a new, … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial completes major deal for ‘Itch’
ABC commercial launches Pulse at MIPCOM 2017
Australia - ABC Commercial announced it will launch the new Australian medical drama Pulse (8 x 60’) at this year’s MIPCOM market taking place in Cannes, France from 16th – 19th October. Premiering on ABC TV in July this year, the series reached a cumulative audience of 1.6 million people in its first week (making it Australia’s #1 new drama), with critics praising the show for its realism, diversity and socially charged storytelling. Stars Claire van der Boom and Pallavi Sharda will be … [Read more...] about ABC commercial launches Pulse at MIPCOM 2017
