Screen Australia congratulates the talented screen practitioners whose achievements were recognised at the 6th AACTA Awards ceremonyin Sydney. “Screen Australia would like to offer our congratulations not only to this year’s AACTA Award recipients but to all nominees for their outstanding contributions to the Australian screen sector. Special mention must go to the team behind Hacksaw Ridge for their remarkable strike rate of nine awards, and the makers of The Daughter who picked up … [Read more...] about Screen Australia congratulates award recipients
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Dragon’s Den receives first commission
Singapore– Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has secured a deal for the first official version in Southeast Asia of the award-winning global hit format, Dragons’ Den – which airs in the US and elsewhere as Shark Tank – with Shark Tank Vietnam. VTV has ordered a first season of 16 episodes, set for a 2017 launch. The commission arrives on the heels of several additional recent orders of the successful format. In the Middle East, Rotana Media Group has ordered its first … [Read more...] about Dragon’s Den receives first commission
ABC Commercial takes Australia to Thailand
ABC Commercial has secured a significant sale with Thailand’s first digital HD broadcaster, Thai PBS, for a package of children’s programming. The package includes Hoot Hoot Go! (26x5 HD), Bobbie the Bear (10x3 HD), Splashdance (26x4 HD), and Let’s Get Inventin’ Series 6 (10x22 HD), as well as two adult factual series Life in Ruins (7x57 HD) and Beneath New Zealand (3x43 HD). The sale comes ahead of ABC Commercial’s attendance at ATF 2016, where it will showcase its most diverse … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial takes Australia to Thailand
Australian screen stories are worth $3 billion
The Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for the Arts launched Screen Currency, the most significant report ever undertaken into the value of Australia’s screen industry. The report is the first comprehensive assessment of the economic, social and cultural worth of the nation’s screen sector, and comes amid discussion around regulatory reform to better support the industry into the future. The report, commissioned by Screen Australia, shows that the creation of Australian screen content and talent … [Read more...] about Australian screen stories are worth $3 billion
Nine Network Australia selects Intelsat
Luxembourg - Intelsat announced a contract with Nine Network Australia to distribute programming to the company’s six domestic television stations as well as provide global satellite and fiber connectivity using the IntelsatOne terrestrial network to bring news content and special events from around the world to Australia for its network affiliates. Nine Network Australia (NNA) is one of the country’s top-rated commercial television networks, with local stations in Sydney, … [Read more...] about Nine Network Australia selects Intelsat
Fetch TV launches CNN International in Australia
Sydney - Fetch TV announced the launch of CNN International, which will be available this week to Entertainment Pack subscribers at no additional cost. CNN international is the number one international TV news channel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America. The brand reaches more than 425 million households around the globe, including more than 77 million across Asia Pacific. CNN International carries news, current affairs, politics, sports, … [Read more...] about Fetch TV launches CNN International in Australia
