London - US network ABC has commissioned a prime time run of Endemol's 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow. The worldwide format is scheduled to air this summer on ABC in the US. 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow has been sold to a total of eight territories so far including Argentina (Channel 13), UK (BBC One), Germany (RTL), Turkey (Fox), Sweden (TV3) Brazil (TV Globo) and Israel (Reshet) with further deals in major markets pending. All productions, apart from the US version will be filmed on … [Read more...] about 101 Ways To Leave A Gameshow on ABC
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Rake to debut on Australia’s Universal Channel
ABC Commercial has sold the eight part drama series, RAKE (8 x 60’) to Sparrowhawk International Channels Limited, to be broadcast on the Universal Channel in Australia. RAKE chronicles the trials and tribulations of criminal barrister, Cleaver Greene – defender of the indefensible and champion of the lost cause in the court room and the bedroom. The series features Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible II),Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters), Hugo … [Read more...] about Rake to debut on Australia’s Universal Channel
Magna Systems assists ABC with video streaming solution
Sydney — Magna Systems and Engineering, leading systems integrator and supplier of technology to the broadcast and communication industries, announced details of the live streaming solution it has supplied to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s for delivering ABC News 24, the broadcaster’s new 24-hour news channel. Magna Systems Technical Sales Engineer Dave Alderton explained, “The solution we supplied the ABC is based around the Spinnaker SD / 5000 multi-format encoder … [Read more...] about Magna Systems assists ABC with video streaming solution
ABC and WIN in playout JV; job cuts expected
Sydney - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has gone into business with commercial broadcaster WIN to build a state-of-the-art TV presentation and master control centre in Sydney, reports The Australian. The new centre will be managed by a board comprised of executives from both organisations. The unprecedented joint venture will involve the loss of up to 60 public and private sector jobs and will see the public broadcaster relinquish total control of a major function for the first … [Read more...] about ABC and WIN in playout JV; job cuts expected
