In part two of If's chat with Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan and chief operating officer/content director Grainne Brunsdon, the leadership duo discuss what it means to make Australian content and the landscape for creators seeking to sell their stories in the international market.
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- 4/5/2024
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Grainne Brunsdon has been promoted to chief operating officer within federal funding and policy body Screen Australia. She was the organization’s director of content, where she led production investment and development, distribution support, and business initiatives for the last two years.
Starting the new job from April 1, Brunsdon succeeds Michael Brealey, who departed the agency in December 2023 after five years in the role.
Brunsdon has more than 25 years’ experience in the entertainment sector. Prior to joining Screen Australia in 2022, she was head of Screen Nsw.
She was also director of arts investment, engagement and development at Create Nsw where she was instrumental in the introduction of the 50:50 by 2020 initiative addressing gender parity in the screen industry, and the Screenability Nsw initiative, which provided opportunities for practitioners with disability.
She has other experience managing funding programs and targeted initiatives across arts, screen and culture in addition to overseeing the...
Starting the new job from April 1, Brunsdon succeeds Michael Brealey, who departed the agency in December 2023 after five years in the role.
Brunsdon has more than 25 years’ experience in the entertainment sector. Prior to joining Screen Australia in 2022, she was head of Screen Nsw.
She was also director of arts investment, engagement and development at Create Nsw where she was instrumental in the introduction of the 50:50 by 2020 initiative addressing gender parity in the screen industry, and the Screenability Nsw initiative, which provided opportunities for practitioners with disability.
She has other experience managing funding programs and targeted initiatives across arts, screen and culture in addition to overseeing the...
- 3/19/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
New Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan gave an early indication of her goals for the agency on day two of the Australian International Documentary Conference, including a mantra to "put the audience at the heart of everything we do".
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- 3/5/2024
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Production expenditure on scripted screen production in Australia in 2022/23 was the second highest on record at $1.49Bn (A$2.34Bn) across 213 titles, according to Screen Australia’s annual drama report, but spend on Australian theatrical features declined by 54% from last year.
Spend on scripted screen production was down 4% on last year’s record expenditure but was still significantly above the five-year average, the report found. Australian titles made up $718M (A$1.13Bn) of that expenditure with decreases in spending by Australian subscription TV and SVOD services.
However Free-to-Air (Fta) TV and Broadcaster Video-On-Demand (Bvod) providers helped offset those declines with spend on titles such as Total Control Series 3, Rfds Series 2 and While The Men Are Away.
Meanwhile, Australian theatrical features saw total expenditure of $231M (A$363M) in 2022/23, down 54% compared to the previous year and 17% below the five-year average. Australian features produced during this period include Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy,...
Spend on scripted screen production was down 4% on last year’s record expenditure but was still significantly above the five-year average, the report found. Australian titles made up $718M (A$1.13Bn) of that expenditure with decreases in spending by Australian subscription TV and SVOD services.
However Free-to-Air (Fta) TV and Broadcaster Video-On-Demand (Bvod) providers helped offset those declines with spend on titles such as Total Control Series 3, Rfds Series 2 and While The Men Are Away.
Meanwhile, Australian theatrical features saw total expenditure of $231M (A$363M) in 2022/23, down 54% compared to the previous year and 17% below the five-year average. Australian features produced during this period include Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The projects will receive a combined $140,000 in production and post-production grants.
The Philippines dominates the autumn 2023 selection of Bangkok-based film fund Purin Pictures, which will give a combined $140,000 in production grants to five upcoming projects.
The titles from Southeast Asia comprise John Torres’ The Remotes, Rafael Manuel’s Filipinana, Dean Colin Marcial’s Jaguar and documentaries Bariles by Sheryl Rose Andes and Planet Of Love by Ika Wulandari.
“This session, half of all the submissions we received were from the Philippines,” said Purin Pictures co-director Anocha Suwichakornpong. “Because of various local support schemes and a just-do-it mentality, Filipino filmmakers continue...
The Philippines dominates the autumn 2023 selection of Bangkok-based film fund Purin Pictures, which will give a combined $140,000 in production grants to five upcoming projects.
The titles from Southeast Asia comprise John Torres’ The Remotes, Rafael Manuel’s Filipinana, Dean Colin Marcial’s Jaguar and documentaries Bariles by Sheryl Rose Andes and Planet Of Love by Ika Wulandari.
“This session, half of all the submissions we received were from the Philippines,” said Purin Pictures co-director Anocha Suwichakornpong. “Because of various local support schemes and a just-do-it mentality, Filipino filmmakers continue...
- 11/1/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s Wellmania is leaving the gym for the final time, its star Celeste Barber has said — and she isn’t happy about it.
Barber posted an update on Instagram revealing that she has been informed the show will not be returning for a second season. The first debuted in late March.
“Netflix said it’s something about numbers. Sure. I thought it smashed it but I don’t understand how it works,” she said.
“Thank you for the love and support around the show. It was so fun, we had such an excellent time and the way it was received was so overwhelming. I’m bummed that I can no longer explore that excellent character of Liv Healy, and I know a lot of you saw yourselves in that character and wanted to see more, but this industry is kinda bullshit.”
Earlier in the video, Barber acknowledged that “in...
Barber posted an update on Instagram revealing that she has been informed the show will not be returning for a second season. The first debuted in late March.
“Netflix said it’s something about numbers. Sure. I thought it smashed it but I don’t understand how it works,” she said.
“Thank you for the love and support around the show. It was so fun, we had such an excellent time and the way it was received was so overwhelming. I’m bummed that I can no longer explore that excellent character of Liv Healy, and I know a lot of you saw yourselves in that character and wanted to see more, but this industry is kinda bullshit.”
Earlier in the video, Barber acknowledged that “in...
- 10/31/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The executive will relocate from Canada to Australia to take up the role in 2024.
Television executive Deirdre Brennan has been appointed chief executive of national funding body Screen Australia and will take up the role on January 8, 2024.
Screen reported last month that Brennan was the preferred candidate to take the top job at the Federal Government agency last month, replacing Graeme Mason who is set to step down in November after a decade in the role.
Brennan, who is Australian, will relocate from Canada where she is chief operating officer of content and brands company WildBrain.
Prior to joining WildBrain...
Television executive Deirdre Brennan has been appointed chief executive of national funding body Screen Australia and will take up the role on January 8, 2024.
Screen reported last month that Brennan was the preferred candidate to take the top job at the Federal Government agency last month, replacing Graeme Mason who is set to step down in November after a decade in the role.
Brennan, who is Australian, will relocate from Canada where she is chief operating officer of content and brands company WildBrain.
Prior to joining WildBrain...
- 10/31/2023
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
First, the bad news. A session helping to launch an extended MipJunior on Friday afternoon, underscored just how hard the kids TV business is suffering.
Prefacing a panel discussion on the State of the Kids Entertainment Industry, Challenges & Opportunities, Ampere Analysis’ Cyrine Amor suggested global kids TV commissions were down 48% in August 2023 and down 21% year-on-year for the 12 months period to end of August 2023.
That’s a radically more significant decrease than the 11% decline in commissioning seen across all programs types for the same period.
U.S. SVOD services and pay TV channels are cutting back most sharply, she said. In the U.S. market, public broadcaster commissions of kids programs were down 8% through August. Pay TV commissions, in contrast, had dived 53%, SVOD orders by 33%.
“There are a lot of factors, including inflation,” she said.
Western Europe is also seeing declines, especially in public service broadcaster’s commissioning of kids TV content.
Prefacing a panel discussion on the State of the Kids Entertainment Industry, Challenges & Opportunities, Ampere Analysis’ Cyrine Amor suggested global kids TV commissions were down 48% in August 2023 and down 21% year-on-year for the 12 months period to end of August 2023.
That’s a radically more significant decrease than the 11% decline in commissioning seen across all programs types for the same period.
U.S. SVOD services and pay TV channels are cutting back most sharply, she said. In the U.S. market, public broadcaster commissions of kids programs were down 8% through August. Pay TV commissions, in contrast, had dived 53%, SVOD orders by 33%.
“There are a lot of factors, including inflation,” she said.
Western Europe is also seeing declines, especially in public service broadcaster’s commissioning of kids TV content.
- 10/14/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
Australia-born Deirdre Brennan is understood to be the choice to replace Graeme Mason.
Screen understands that children’s television executive Deirdre Brennan, currently based in Canada, is the preferred candidate to replace Graeme Mason as chief executive of Screen Australia.
It is understood the only barrier to Brennan’s appointment is sign-off by the Cabinet, which approves candidates for the top job at any significant Federal Government agency.
Brennan, who is Australian, has worked at Canadian content and brands company WildBrain since January 2020, the last two years as chief operating officer. WildBrain produces, distributes and licenses children’s entertainment and family content,...
Screen understands that children’s television executive Deirdre Brennan, currently based in Canada, is the preferred candidate to replace Graeme Mason as chief executive of Screen Australia.
It is understood the only barrier to Brennan’s appointment is sign-off by the Cabinet, which approves candidates for the top job at any significant Federal Government agency.
Brennan, who is Australian, has worked at Canadian content and brands company WildBrain since January 2020, the last two years as chief operating officer. WildBrain produces, distributes and licenses children’s entertainment and family content,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
NBCUniversal is rearranging the toys it uses in its kids-programming playground.
The company’s Universal Kids will place a bigger bet on its ties to DreamWorks Animation, which NBCU bought in August of 2016 for approximately $3.8 billion. The network will stop developing original shows that are not based on DreamWorks properties, according to a person familiar with the matter, though it will continue to acquire series made by third-party producers.
The move takes place amid declining ratings and an executive restructure that has the network’s operations reporting directly to Frances Berwick, the executive who oversees NBCU’s lifestyle-based cable networks, including Bravo and Oxygen. Deirdre Brennan, the former general manager of Universal Kids, left in February. Universal Kids has been the primary vehicle NBCU hoped to ride to get into the multi-billion dollar market for kids entertainment, jockeying with rivals like Walt Disney, Viacom’s Nickelodeon and WarnerMedia’s Cartoon Network.
The company’s Universal Kids will place a bigger bet on its ties to DreamWorks Animation, which NBCU bought in August of 2016 for approximately $3.8 billion. The network will stop developing original shows that are not based on DreamWorks properties, according to a person familiar with the matter, though it will continue to acquire series made by third-party producers.
The move takes place amid declining ratings and an executive restructure that has the network’s operations reporting directly to Frances Berwick, the executive who oversees NBCU’s lifestyle-based cable networks, including Bravo and Oxygen. Deirdre Brennan, the former general manager of Universal Kids, left in February. Universal Kids has been the primary vehicle NBCU hoped to ride to get into the multi-billion dollar market for kids entertainment, jockeying with rivals like Walt Disney, Viacom’s Nickelodeon and WarnerMedia’s Cartoon Network.
- 6/19/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Universal Kids will expand its live-action scripted slate with Greenfields, a 20-episode half-hour series that marks the network’s first original comedy.
Derek Harvie’s single-camera comedy follows 11-year-old Max Graham and his eclectic group of neighborhood friends running a start-up out of mom and dad’s garage. As the network describes it, “Whether it’s the development of a dog translation device, creation of a drone-delivered coffee service, or ridding the Internet of trolls, these passionate young entrepreneurs are inspired to change the world while always finding a way to balance being friends, neighbors, and creators.”
“We know that kids are seeking out innovative storytelling that reflects shared experiences,” said Universal Kids Gm Deirdre Brennan. “Greenfields is a salute to today’s kids – fearless, smart, diverse dreamers who are tech savvy and loyal to friends and families. It’s the perfect complement to Universal Kids’ scripted entertainment for kids...
Derek Harvie’s single-camera comedy follows 11-year-old Max Graham and his eclectic group of neighborhood friends running a start-up out of mom and dad’s garage. As the network describes it, “Whether it’s the development of a dog translation device, creation of a drone-delivered coffee service, or ridding the Internet of trolls, these passionate young entrepreneurs are inspired to change the world while always finding a way to balance being friends, neighbors, and creators.”
“We know that kids are seeking out innovative storytelling that reflects shared experiences,” said Universal Kids Gm Deirdre Brennan. “Greenfields is a salute to today’s kids – fearless, smart, diverse dreamers who are tech savvy and loyal to friends and families. It’s the perfect complement to Universal Kids’ scripted entertainment for kids...
- 4/10/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCUniversal named ‘Company of Distrinction’ at Canada event in June.
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt and NBCUniversal chairman of global distribution and international Kevin MacLellan have been announced as the keynote speakers at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada in June.
Panellists at Banff from NBCUniversal will include Meredith Ahr, president of Universal Television Alternative Studio; Deirdre Brennan, general manager of NBCU Cable Entertainment’s Universal Kids; and Pearlena Igbokwe, president of Universal Television.
Also on the roster are: Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming at NBC Entertainment; Luis Silberwasser, president of Telemundo Networks; Paul Telegdy,...
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt and NBCUniversal chairman of global distribution and international Kevin MacLellan have been announced as the keynote speakers at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada in June.
Panellists at Banff from NBCUniversal will include Meredith Ahr, president of Universal Television Alternative Studio; Deirdre Brennan, general manager of NBCU Cable Entertainment’s Universal Kids; and Pearlena Igbokwe, president of Universal Television.
Also on the roster are: Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming at NBC Entertainment; Luis Silberwasser, president of Telemundo Networks; Paul Telegdy,...
- 3/27/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Sprout has hired veteran children’s media exec Deirdre Brennan as General Manager. Reporting directly to Frances Berwick, President, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainmen, Brennan will oversee all aspects of Sprout's programming, marketing, business strategy and performance of the 24-hour preschool network. In her new role, Brennan will set the strategy for all network and digital operations, with organizational oversight that includes programming…...
- 1/18/2017
- Deadline TV
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows.
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows will premiere on ABC3 on March 6.
.ABC3.s Nowhere Boys is a smash hit drama that has captured the imagination of young Australians and audiences around the world", Head of Children.s TV Deirdre Brennan said..
"I.m thrilled that, together with Matchbox Pictures, we.ve been able to expand the adventurous stories and fantastic characters onto the big screen and now a television event Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, premiering on ABC3 next month. I know fans of all ages will love it..
The show was awarded the Kidscreen Award for Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series in the Tweens/Teens category at Kidscreen in Miami earlier this week.
Matchbox Pictures Managing Director Chris Oliver-Taylor said: "Matchbox is thrilled that Nowhere Boys Series 2 has won this very prestigious award, following on from its Best New Series win...
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows will premiere on ABC3 on March 6.
.ABC3.s Nowhere Boys is a smash hit drama that has captured the imagination of young Australians and audiences around the world", Head of Children.s TV Deirdre Brennan said..
"I.m thrilled that, together with Matchbox Pictures, we.ve been able to expand the adventurous stories and fantastic characters onto the big screen and now a television event Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, premiering on ABC3 next month. I know fans of all ages will love it..
The show was awarded the Kidscreen Award for Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series in the Tweens/Teens category at Kidscreen in Miami earlier this week.
Matchbox Pictures Managing Director Chris Oliver-Taylor said: "Matchbox is thrilled that Nowhere Boys Series 2 has won this very prestigious award, following on from its Best New Series win...
- 2/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Carole Sklan.
Deirdre Brennan.
ABC TV has confirmed the departure of two members of its executive team: Carole Sklan, head of fiction, and Deirdre Brennan, head of children.s.
Sklan is finishing up as.head of fiction.after almost six years in the role.
.It.s been a fantastic journey at the ABC", Sklan said.
"I.ve had the opportunity to collaborate with extraordinary, creative Australian storytellers and showcase the work of brilliant writers, producers, directors, actors and performers, designers, editors and directors of photography"..
"We were able to ramp up production and support everything from iconic literary adaptations to indelible stories of remarkable Australians; from fresh, bold comedies to intriguing murder mysteries; contemporary relationship drama, and enthralling thrillers".
.It.s time for a change of pace for me, but I.ve so valued the opportunity to work for our national public broadcaster with a team of such talented, passionate...
Deirdre Brennan.
ABC TV has confirmed the departure of two members of its executive team: Carole Sklan, head of fiction, and Deirdre Brennan, head of children.s.
Sklan is finishing up as.head of fiction.after almost six years in the role.
.It.s been a fantastic journey at the ABC", Sklan said.
"I.ve had the opportunity to collaborate with extraordinary, creative Australian storytellers and showcase the work of brilliant writers, producers, directors, actors and performers, designers, editors and directors of photography"..
"We were able to ramp up production and support everything from iconic literary adaptations to indelible stories of remarkable Australians; from fresh, bold comedies to intriguing murder mysteries; contemporary relationship drama, and enthralling thrillers".
.It.s time for a change of pace for me, but I.ve so valued the opportunity to work for our national public broadcaster with a team of such talented, passionate...
- 2/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
These Final Hours. Angourie Rice has joined the cast of the movie spin-off of the ABC children.s drama Nowhere Boys.
Produced by Matchbox Pictures and directed by David Caesar, Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, will get a limited theatrical release before its premiere on ABC3.
Rice, who made her big screen debut in These Final Hours, has since appeared in Mako: Island of Secrets, Worst Year of My Life, Again!, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Walking with Dinosaurs 3D.
She makes her Hollywood debut in The Nice Guys, Shane Black.s noir crime-drama set in 1970s Los Angeles, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, which Warner Bros. will release next year.
Now shooting in Melbourne, the Nowhere Boys movie follows teenagers Felix (Dougie Baldwin), Andy (Joel Lok), Sam (Rahart Adams) and Jake (Matt Testro) as they return home a year after discovering they were transported to an...
Produced by Matchbox Pictures and directed by David Caesar, Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, will get a limited theatrical release before its premiere on ABC3.
Rice, who made her big screen debut in These Final Hours, has since appeared in Mako: Island of Secrets, Worst Year of My Life, Again!, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Walking with Dinosaurs 3D.
She makes her Hollywood debut in The Nice Guys, Shane Black.s noir crime-drama set in 1970s Los Angeles, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, which Warner Bros. will release next year.
Now shooting in Melbourne, the Nowhere Boys movie follows teenagers Felix (Dougie Baldwin), Andy (Joel Lok), Sam (Rahart Adams) and Jake (Matt Testro) as they return home a year after discovering they were transported to an...
- 7/6/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Barbara Uecker, head of programming and acquisitions for ABC TV Children.s, is leaving the public broadcaster on Friday.
A six-year ABC veteran who was instrumental in the launches of ABC4 Kids and ABC3, Uecker tells If she plans to take a break.
.I need a proper holiday and to recharge the batteries before I look at the opportunities that are out there,. she said. She was acting controller of children.s TV at ABC last year after Tim Brooke-Hunt stepped down, pending the arrival of head of children.s TV Deirdre Brennan.
During Barbara.s reign she launched local series including Matchbox Pictures' Nowhere Boys and Werner Film Productions. Dance Academy and was executive producer of the new animated Bananas in Pyjamas.
.I have had a fantastic six years,. she said. .We have a great team in place and the channels are in great hands..
Brennan said, .Barbara has...
A six-year ABC veteran who was instrumental in the launches of ABC4 Kids and ABC3, Uecker tells If she plans to take a break.
.I need a proper holiday and to recharge the batteries before I look at the opportunities that are out there,. she said. She was acting controller of children.s TV at ABC last year after Tim Brooke-Hunt stepped down, pending the arrival of head of children.s TV Deirdre Brennan.
During Barbara.s reign she launched local series including Matchbox Pictures' Nowhere Boys and Werner Film Productions. Dance Academy and was executive producer of the new animated Bananas in Pyjamas.
.I have had a fantastic six years,. she said. .We have a great team in place and the channels are in great hands..
Brennan said, .Barbara has...
- 3/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Tim Brooke Hunt has been named president of Flying Bark Productions, re-joining the Australian animation studio where he spent nearly 10 years in the 1990s.
Formerly ABC Television.s controller of children.s content, he will work closely with Jim Ballantine, general manager and executive producer of Flying Bark.s TV and feature film projects.
He.s also been appointed as advisor to the board of directors of Flying Bark.s parent, Belgium's Studio 100 Group. Hans Bourlon, CEO of Studio 100 Group, said: .His wealth of experience will help take Studio 100 to new international markets and help us continue to build a sustainable business..
Flying Bark is producing three TV series- Tashi, Heidi and Vic the Viking- and the feature films Blinky Bill and Maya the Bee. In development are two TV series, Skippy and Lulu.
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya the Bee Movie features a voice cast headed by Jacki Weaver,...
Formerly ABC Television.s controller of children.s content, he will work closely with Jim Ballantine, general manager and executive producer of Flying Bark.s TV and feature film projects.
He.s also been appointed as advisor to the board of directors of Flying Bark.s parent, Belgium's Studio 100 Group. Hans Bourlon, CEO of Studio 100 Group, said: .His wealth of experience will help take Studio 100 to new international markets and help us continue to build a sustainable business..
Flying Bark is producing three TV series- Tashi, Heidi and Vic the Viking- and the feature films Blinky Bill and Maya the Bee. In development are two TV series, Skippy and Lulu.
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya the Bee Movie features a voice cast headed by Jacki Weaver,...
- 2/10/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Amber Tomlinson is being promoted to channel manager of ABC1 as part of the reorganisation of the broadcaster.s executive team.
Currently deputy controller of ABC2, Tomlinson will report to Brendan Dahill who becomes head of programming for ABC1 and ABC2 from January 1. The ABC is yet to appoint a channel manager for ABC2.
Director of Television Richard Finlayson announced on Monday he is abolishing the controller model which was instituted by his predecessor Kim Dalton, replicating the BBC system of controllers.
Currently Dahill is ABC1 controller. His deputy controller, Natalie Edgar, recently departed to take up the post of director of television for BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand.
Finlayson said the changes are internal and would not affect how producers pitch their ideas and content to ABC TV.. As announced, ABC2 controller Stuart Menzies takes the new role of head of TV content and creative development. Arul Baskaran...
Currently deputy controller of ABC2, Tomlinson will report to Brendan Dahill who becomes head of programming for ABC1 and ABC2 from January 1. The ABC is yet to appoint a channel manager for ABC2.
Director of Television Richard Finlayson announced on Monday he is abolishing the controller model which was instituted by his predecessor Kim Dalton, replicating the BBC system of controllers.
Currently Dahill is ABC1 controller. His deputy controller, Natalie Edgar, recently departed to take up the post of director of television for BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand.
Finlayson said the changes are internal and would not affect how producers pitch their ideas and content to ABC TV.. As announced, ABC2 controller Stuart Menzies takes the new role of head of TV content and creative development. Arul Baskaran...
- 12/18/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
BBC shows which have never been adapted for Australia or have long since disappeared from our screens could be re-activated under a new co-venture between FremantleMedia Australia (Fma) and BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand.
Among the formats that could emanate from the partnership are current BBC shows Mastermind, Bargain Hunt and Antiques Roadshow and, from the Beeb.s vaults, The Weakest Link, The Generation Game, Last Choir Standing and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
The deal also covers Dancing With the Stars if that show is commissioned by the Seven Network or another Australian broadcaster next year.
The multi-year agreement was announced by Ian Hogg, Fma Regional CEO Australia/Asia Pacific, and Jon Penn, Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand.
Explaining the rationale for the alliance, the Bbcw tells If,. .BBC Worldwide owns some great entertainment formats but we do not currently have the production expertise and resource...
Among the formats that could emanate from the partnership are current BBC shows Mastermind, Bargain Hunt and Antiques Roadshow and, from the Beeb.s vaults, The Weakest Link, The Generation Game, Last Choir Standing and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
The deal also covers Dancing With the Stars if that show is commissioned by the Seven Network or another Australian broadcaster next year.
The multi-year agreement was announced by Ian Hogg, Fma Regional CEO Australia/Asia Pacific, and Jon Penn, Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand.
Explaining the rationale for the alliance, the Bbcw tells If,. .BBC Worldwide owns some great entertainment formats but we do not currently have the production expertise and resource...
- 10/28/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In the wake of the eight Emmy nominations for Top of the Lake, the BBC is keen to embark on more co-productions with Australia.
Kate Harwood, the BBC.s Head of Drama Production, who will deliver a keynote address at the Spaa conference in November, says she is developing ideas for collaborations with Australian producers.
.I might have a couple (of projects) in my pocket,. Harwood told If on the line from London. .Co-production is the future. We aim to support more international productions and to support the authors. voices..
At Spaa, Harwood will give insights into how the BBC Drama department works and how it has managed to reinvent the model for making low-budget dramas following a severe £700 million ($1.2 billion) cutback in the corporation.s funding.
She says the typical budget for BBC dramas today is lower than it was 10 years ago. The Beeb has cut costs by shooting on HD instead of film,...
Kate Harwood, the BBC.s Head of Drama Production, who will deliver a keynote address at the Spaa conference in November, says she is developing ideas for collaborations with Australian producers.
.I might have a couple (of projects) in my pocket,. Harwood told If on the line from London. .Co-production is the future. We aim to support more international productions and to support the authors. voices..
At Spaa, Harwood will give insights into how the BBC Drama department works and how it has managed to reinvent the model for making low-budget dramas following a severe £700 million ($1.2 billion) cutback in the corporation.s funding.
She says the typical budget for BBC dramas today is lower than it was 10 years ago. The Beeb has cut costs by shooting on HD instead of film,...
- 9/12/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
After stepping down as ABC Television.s controller of children.s content, Tim Brooke-Hunt will launch his own banner, Pacific Vision, providing consulting and executive producer services.
Using his expertise in children.s entertainment, he will focus on international co-productions and co-financing, particularly with Asia.
Brooke-Hunt will continue as a member of the board of the Asian Animation Summit and. in the next few months will act as a mentor to producers from Malaysia, Korea, Australia and Thailand whose projects will be presented at the summit in Phuket, Thailand, in December.
He played a key role in the launch of the annual event which is an initiative of ABC TV, Screen Australia, Korea's Kocca and Malaysia's MDeC.
He leaves the ABC at the end of next week and will launch Pacific Vision on October 1. Deirdre Brennan, currently director of content, Australia and New Zealand, for BBC Worldwide, will replace Brooke-Hunt in the New Year.
Using his expertise in children.s entertainment, he will focus on international co-productions and co-financing, particularly with Asia.
Brooke-Hunt will continue as a member of the board of the Asian Animation Summit and. in the next few months will act as a mentor to producers from Malaysia, Korea, Australia and Thailand whose projects will be presented at the summit in Phuket, Thailand, in December.
He played a key role in the launch of the annual event which is an initiative of ABC TV, Screen Australia, Korea's Kocca and Malaysia's MDeC.
He leaves the ABC at the end of next week and will launch Pacific Vision on October 1. Deirdre Brennan, currently director of content, Australia and New Zealand, for BBC Worldwide, will replace Brooke-Hunt in the New Year.
- 9/5/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Australian production company behind The King’s Speech has released the first public look at its highly anticipated first TV series, Top of the Lake.
The TV series is directed by Jane Campion and Garth Davis. Campion is best known for the film The Piano while Davis’s advertising work includes the Toohey’s ad Nocturnal Migration and branded piece Burn for Coca Cola.
Top of The Lake – which airs on pay TV channel UKTV on March 24 – has been executive produced by See-Saw Films’ Emile Sherman and Iain Canning.
Produced by Philippa Campbell of Escapade Pictures, the series was shot around New Zealand’s Queenstown and stars David Wenham, Madmen’s Elisabeth Moss, War Horse’s Peter Mullan and Holly Hunter, reuniting with Campion after The Piano.
Deirdre Brennan, Gm channels and branded services, BBC Worldwide Australasia, said: “We are proud to present this exciting piece of television to Australian audiences.
The TV series is directed by Jane Campion and Garth Davis. Campion is best known for the film The Piano while Davis’s advertising work includes the Toohey’s ad Nocturnal Migration and branded piece Burn for Coca Cola.
Top of The Lake – which airs on pay TV channel UKTV on March 24 – has been executive produced by See-Saw Films’ Emile Sherman and Iain Canning.
Produced by Philippa Campbell of Escapade Pictures, the series was shot around New Zealand’s Queenstown and stars David Wenham, Madmen’s Elisabeth Moss, War Horse’s Peter Mullan and Holly Hunter, reuniting with Campion after The Piano.
Deirdre Brennan, Gm channels and branded services, BBC Worldwide Australasia, said: “We are proud to present this exciting piece of television to Australian audiences.
- 1/11/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
BBC Worldwide Australia has appointed Tim Christlieb as head of programming and production for BBC Worldwide Channels, Australasia.
Christlieb joins from the UK-based BBC Worldwide Channels where he was head of scheduling for the Nordics and Italy.
He will report to Deirdre Brennan, Gm/director of BBC Worldwide channels and brand services. Brennan said: “Tim joins the Australasian team with a proven track record of programming success across the BBC Worldwide Channels in Italy and the Nordic region, an extremely diverse territory. We are so pleased that Tim will head up our team and look forward to future successes with our wide ranging channels portfolio in this territory.”
Christlieb will work across five channels, UKTV, BBC Knowledge, CBeebies, and UKTV Nz and BBC Knowledge in New Zealand.
Christlieb said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining such a successful team and incredibly excited about contributing to the continued growth of...
Christlieb joins from the UK-based BBC Worldwide Channels where he was head of scheduling for the Nordics and Italy.
He will report to Deirdre Brennan, Gm/director of BBC Worldwide channels and brand services. Brennan said: “Tim joins the Australasian team with a proven track record of programming success across the BBC Worldwide Channels in Italy and the Nordic region, an extremely diverse territory. We are so pleased that Tim will head up our team and look forward to future successes with our wide ranging channels portfolio in this territory.”
Christlieb will work across five channels, UKTV, BBC Knowledge, CBeebies, and UKTV Nz and BBC Knowledge in New Zealand.
Christlieb said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining such a successful team and incredibly excited about contributing to the continued growth of...
- 3/19/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
EastEnders will air twice a day later this year on Australian television in order to close the gap between the country and the UK. The British soap has been airing on UKTV since the channel launched in 1996, and will now screen double episodes every Monday to Thursday night from January 23 at 6.30pm. BBC Worldwide Australia's Deirdre Brennan said: "EastEnders is our number one show. I'm delighted to be able to give our soap savvy fans a double-helping from the Square as we close the (more)...
- 1/9/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
BBC Worldwide has appointed Deirdre Brennan as the director of television for its Australian channels, replacing Brendan Dahill.
Brennan will be responsible for production, programming, acquisitions, on-air promotions and presentation for UKTV, UKTV Nz, BBC Knowledge and CBeebies.
The executive is currently Nickelodeon Australia’s director of programming, and previously held the kids programmer position at ABC TV.
Brennan will start on her new role on August 25.
Brennan will be responsible for production, programming, acquisitions, on-air promotions and presentation for UKTV, UKTV Nz, BBC Knowledge and CBeebies.
The executive is currently Nickelodeon Australia’s director of programming, and previously held the kids programmer position at ABC TV.
Brennan will start on her new role on August 25.
- 7/26/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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