Sydney- Seven Media Group's Pacific Magazines has acquired four of Time Inc.'s major Australian magazines, including Who, Practical Parenting and Bride to Be, for a reported A$90 million (US$77.1 million). News Corp. was the under-bidder, according to local media reports. Pacific Magazines has entered into a long-term license agreement with Time Inc. for the publication of InStyle in Australia and New Zealand. Celebrity weekly Who will continue to access editorial from the U.S. People mag under … [Read more...] about Seven Media’s Pacific Magazines nabs four titles from Time Inc.
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Sony Pictures Television and Australia’s Nine Network renew deal for five years
Sydney - Nine Network Australia has renewed its output deal with Sony Pictures Television for five years. Jeff Browne, Executive Director, Nine Network Australia said: "This deal is most significant in terms of securing top quality overseas content for the Nine Network.” Michael Healy, Nine's Director of Programming, said Nine is pleased with the Sony product for next year, including Cashmere Mafia, Viva Laughlin, Damages and Canterbury’s Law. … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Television and Australia’s Nine Network renew deal for five years
Underbelly exposes Melbourne’s gangland wars
Sydney- Filming of Underbelly, a 13-part drama dramatizing Melbourne's infamous gangland wars, which broke out in 1998 and continue to this day, has started in Melbourne. Produced by Screentime for the Nine Network, Underbelly will also follow the rise and fall of notorious criminal Carl Williams, now incarcerated. Portman has international sales rights. The cast includes Rodger Corser (Last Man Standing) and Caroline Craig (Blue Heelers) as Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen and Detective … [Read more...] about Underbelly exposes Melbourne’s gangland wars
Australia’s FFC to start co-financing with new producer rebate in December
Sydney- Australia’s major funding agency, Film Finance Corp., has indicated it will start co-investing in film and TV projects that are eligible for the new producer rebates from its December 2007 board meeting onwards. It will use the current guidelines for co-investment. For adult and children's TV dramas that are eligible for a 20% rebate, the FFC will put up the difference between the value of the rebate (which might be 18%) and the 35%-38% of the budget available under the FFC's TV … [Read more...] about Australia’s FFC to start co-financing with new producer rebate in December
More Erky Perky from Ambience and Canada’s CCI Entertainment
Sydney-A second season of 26 episodes of Erky Perky, an animated children’s series about two bickering bugs, is underway, a co-production between Australia’s Ambience Entertainment and Canada’s CCI Entertainment. The first series aired on Canada’s YTV and Australia’s Seven Network and was sold to Hong Kong’s ATV, Africa’s M-Net, Radio Television Brunei, France’s Ma Planete, the US’s Animania Company LLC, Middle East, Norway and Sweden. In … [Read more...] about More Erky Perky from Ambience and Canada’s CCI Entertainment
Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
Sydney—Australian viewers can look forward to seeing more U.S. series on the heels of their U.S. debuts. Foxtel said it will screen 20th Century Fox series The Rules for Starting Over and K-Ville within days of their U.S. broadcast. This follows the Seven Network's recent announcement it would air the next series of Prison Break and Heroes later this year directly after their U.S. premieres. Foxtel was quick to point out it first flagged the “day and date” strategy in May 2006, when … [Read more...] about Fox series to air quickly on Foxtel
