BBC News has appointed Jon Donnison as the new Australia correspondent, commencing early August 2013. Donnison has been the BBC’s Gaza and West Bank correspondent for the past three years. Based in Sydney, Donnison will report on the latest political, cultural and business news from Australia for international news channel BBC World News and BBC.com, as well as covering stories for the BBC’s news services within the UK. Donnison has spent 15 years working in broadcast … [Read more...] about Jon Donnison to commence as BBC’s new Australia correspondent
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Elemental Technologies OTT and catch-up for Foxtel
Oregon, U.S - Elemental Technologies has announced that its video processing systems have been selected by Australia’s Foxtel for its on-demand and catch-up television services. Foxtel is employing multiple Elemental systems to process and deliver more than 50 channels for the Foxtel Go over-the-top (OTT) and TV Everywhere services. The Foxtel Go service recently expanded and offers more than 50 channels covering drama, entertainment, documentaries, movies, sport, news, lifestyle, music, … [Read more...] about Elemental Technologies OTT and catch-up for Foxtel
BBC Worldwide sells “The Incredible Mr Goodwin” internationally
BBC Worldwide has sold UKTV’s five-part series The Incredible Mr Goodwin to 11 broadcasters in Australia, Germany, America, Russia, Scandinavia, Holland and Spain. The Incredible Mr Goodwin is a Crook/Objective co-production for Watch (UKTV). The show will air on ABC2 late June. It will also air on Channel One in Russia and BBC America in the US on July 8. Additionally, Germany’s ProSiebenSat 1 has snapped up the series to launch later this month as well, slated to … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells “The Incredible Mr Goodwin” internationally
Screen Australia invests A$2.3 million in four SBS documentary series
Screen Australia announced over A$2.3 million investment in four SBS documentary series triggering $8.8 million in production. From the National Documentary Programme, The Catch is a three-part series directed by Stephen Oliver following Matthew Evans, presenter of SBS’s Gourmet Farmer, as he embarks on a voyage of discovery looking at the complex and often shocking truths behind the seafood Australians produce. The series is produced by Sonja Armstrong and Alan Erson and is written … [Read more...] about Screen Australia invests A$2.3 million in four SBS documentary series
Australia’s ABC to adapt award-winning novel, “The Secret River”
Australia’s ABC has committed to the development of acclaimed Australian novel, The Secret River, by author Kate Grenville, as a television mini-series. The novel won the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2006 and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in the same year. Through the deeply personal story of a young couple, William and Sal Thornhill, The Secret River dramatises the colonisation of Australia and the escalating conflict between the original Indigenous inhabitants and the newly … [Read more...] about Australia’s ABC to adapt award-winning novel, “The Secret River”
Ten Network to broadcast 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Australia’s Ten Network Holdings has announced that it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. The agreement covers the rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile phone. Ten Network Holdings Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hamish McLennan, said: “We are delighted that Ten will be … [Read more...] about Ten Network to broadcast 2014 Winter Olympic Games
