Sydney – Australia’s The Seven Network, has picked up the international co-production, Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. The 52 x 11 minute series produced by Anima Estudios, SLR Productions, Home Plate Entertainment and Telegael, tells the story of Jeremiah, Fury and Trafalgar, three best friends and second generation fairytale characters who are determined to be themselves. “Aussie kids will connect with the series – it is fun and quirky. It is a fresh spin on timeless … [Read more...] about Fairytale success
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Offscreen antics
Most of the drama on Australian television this year has been going on in the boardrooms rather than on the screen, but should they ever decide to turn it into a TV show it would likely make a riveting plot. In the past 12 months there have been takeovers, poaching, court dramas, proposed mergers, unwanted attention from the Australian regulator – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) – and yet another blow for a beleaguered Rupert Murdoch. Network outage Ten has … [Read more...] about Offscreen antics
Travel heads downunder
London - Travel Channel International has debuted on screens in Australia with fetchtv. Scott Larson, CEO of fetchtv, said TC would add an extra splash of travel and adventure to the already strong content line up available on the new IPTV provider. Henry Cole, presenter of one of TC’s flag-ship shows, World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides, was in Sydney to officially launch the channel downunder. He will next be seen taking on a 6,500 kilometre ride from Sydney to Perth for the … [Read more...] about Travel heads downunder
Bloomberg blooms across Asia Pacific
Hong Kong – Bloomberg Television says it has expanded its reach more than 20 per cent this year and is now the most widely distributed full-time, pan-regional business and financial news channel in the region's key financial hubs of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Korea. The channel achieved this distribution lead in such strategic territories across the Asia-Pacific region, as a result of a concentrated distribution drive. In Singapore, Bloomberg TV is now available to every StarHub … [Read more...] about Bloomberg blooms across Asia Pacific
Ian Hogg new head of Fremantle Media Asia Pacific
London – FremantleMedia has announced that Ian Hogg, currently CEO of FremantleMedia Australia, has been promoted to the newly created position of CEO, Asia Pacific, with immediate effect. Hogg will be responsible for the overall management and business performance of all of FremantleMedia’s production operations in Australia and Asia, and will continue to be based in FremantleMedia’s Sydney office. Hogg has worked for 25 years in the television industry within TV networks and … [Read more...] about Ian Hogg new head of Fremantle Media Asia Pacific
B1 and B2 set to play with Mickey
Australia – ABC Commercial has sold the newly animated Bananas in Pyjamas series (104 x 12’) to Disney Junior and five free to air broadcasters in the Asia Pacific region. The stars B1 and B2 will soon be running down the stairs in CGI animation in South East Asia and individually in Thailand, Singapore, The Philippines, Hong Kong and New Zealand. In the new episodes the Bananas get up to their typically hilarious antics along with old and new friends from Cuddlestown. Buena Vista … [Read more...] about B1 and B2 set to play with Mickey
