ABC iview has maintained its pole position as the most used free-to-air internet TV site in 2015..
ABC iview hit a new record in November with more than 40 million program plays (which is more than double the program plays from the same time last year) and had over 2 million visitors to its site and apps each month.
Total ABC prime-time share was stable year-on-year at 14.3 per cent, and ABC TV remained the leading daytime network, according to a company statement.
The ABC Kids iview app, launched in March, had over half a million downloads.
ABC Television director, Richard Finlayson, said the national broadcaster went into the year acknowledging that audience viewing habits were shifting..
"We had to reflect this in our programming, delivery platforms and the way in which we reported on audiences, and I.m delighted with the results on all fronts,. he said.
.Our success is testament to the...
ABC iview hit a new record in November with more than 40 million program plays (which is more than double the program plays from the same time last year) and had over 2 million visitors to its site and apps each month.
Total ABC prime-time share was stable year-on-year at 14.3 per cent, and ABC TV remained the leading daytime network, according to a company statement.
The ABC Kids iview app, launched in March, had over half a million downloads.
ABC Television director, Richard Finlayson, said the national broadcaster went into the year acknowledging that audience viewing habits were shifting..
"We had to reflect this in our programming, delivery platforms and the way in which we reported on audiences, and I.m delighted with the results on all fronts,. he said.
.Our success is testament to the...
- 12/4/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Australian TV drama expenditure has fallen 13 per cent despite total expenditure on drama hitting $837 million - just one per cent down on last year's record high. That's according to the 2014/15 Screen Australia Drama Report which tracks production activity in film, television and online. The Drama Report data is in its 25th year and monitors the health of the industry through measures of hours, spend and sources of finance. TV drama is coming off four years of increased investment, and drama spend and hours are down as broadcasters deal with straightened times and new competitors. Overall, the 2014/15 Australian TV drama slate comprised 517 hours of programs (47 titles), accounting for expenditure in Australia of $299 million. The results were down on last year as the adult TV drama slate fell back from recent record expenditure levels. Expenditure on children.s TV drama increased, although hours decreased. The 2014/15 Australian children.s drama slate comprised 116 hours...
- 10/29/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
The question of who will lead the yet-to-merge Endemol Shine Group in Australia remains open following news today that Janeen Faithfull will step down later this year as Endemol Australia CEO.
The highly regarded Faithfull will depart in several months to ensure a smooth transition to the new management structure.
Earlier this month Shine Australia CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy announced they will leave when their contracts expire later this year after turning down the offer to run the Endemol Shine Group in Oz.
CEO since 2012, Faithfull said, .I.ve made the difficult decision to leave the company and pursue new opportunities. I didn.t feel I was the right fit for the new business. It will be a much bigger business with a new culture.
.I.m incredibly proud of our talented and committed team and all we have achieved together as Endemol Australia. I have no doubt that...
The highly regarded Faithfull will depart in several months to ensure a smooth transition to the new management structure.
Earlier this month Shine Australia CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy announced they will leave when their contracts expire later this year after turning down the offer to run the Endemol Shine Group in Oz.
CEO since 2012, Faithfull said, .I.ve made the difficult decision to leave the company and pursue new opportunities. I didn.t feel I was the right fit for the new business. It will be a much bigger business with a new culture.
.I.m incredibly proud of our talented and committed team and all we have achieved together as Endemol Australia. I have no doubt that...
- 4/21/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
After immersing himself in WW1 as the director of the Nine Network.s Gallipoli, Glendyn Ivin is looking forward to exploring myriad forms of love.
Ivin has just started pre-production on The Beautiful Lie, a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy.s classic novel Anna Karenina.
While the tone and setting could not be further apart, Ivin sees a common element: .Both are emotionally driven..
Commissioned by the ABC, the 6-part series is the director.s fourth collaboration with Endemol Australia.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks. Their first was Offspring, followed by Puberty Blues and Gallipoli.
Scripted by Alice Bell, Jonathan Gavin and Blake Ayshford, the drama is billed as a sprawling saga of adultery, scandal, manners and mayhem involving three enmeshed families across three generations.
Ivin hasn.t read the novel but he.s seen two earlier versions: Joe Wright.s 2012 film Anna Karenina, which starred Keira Knightley and...
Ivin has just started pre-production on The Beautiful Lie, a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy.s classic novel Anna Karenina.
While the tone and setting could not be further apart, Ivin sees a common element: .Both are emotionally driven..
Commissioned by the ABC, the 6-part series is the director.s fourth collaboration with Endemol Australia.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks. Their first was Offspring, followed by Puberty Blues and Gallipoli.
Scripted by Alice Bell, Jonathan Gavin and Blake Ayshford, the drama is billed as a sprawling saga of adultery, scandal, manners and mayhem involving three enmeshed families across three generations.
Ivin hasn.t read the novel but he.s seen two earlier versions: Joe Wright.s 2012 film Anna Karenina, which starred Keira Knightley and...
- 3/1/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Aacta-award winner Blake Ayshford believes writers in the UK are more valued than they are in Australia.
That.s one reason why the screenwriter is heading to the UK in a few months to pursue the opportunity to work on an eclectic bunch of projects set in Europe, the Middle East and South America.
Not that Ayshford, whose credits include The Code, Devil.s Playground, An Accidental Soldier, The Straits and Crownies, is turning his back on Oz.
He intends to work part-time in the UK while juggling several Australian projects including adaptations of two popular Australian novels for the ABC. He's written an episode of The Beautiful Lie, a modern retelling of Tolstoy.s Anna Karenina to be produced by Endemol Australia.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks for the public broadcaster.
Ayshford, who won an Aacta award as one of the producers of Devil.s Playground, shared with...
That.s one reason why the screenwriter is heading to the UK in a few months to pursue the opportunity to work on an eclectic bunch of projects set in Europe, the Middle East and South America.
Not that Ayshford, whose credits include The Code, Devil.s Playground, An Accidental Soldier, The Straits and Crownies, is turning his back on Oz.
He intends to work part-time in the UK while juggling several Australian projects including adaptations of two popular Australian novels for the ABC. He's written an episode of The Beautiful Lie, a modern retelling of Tolstoy.s Anna Karenina to be produced by Endemol Australia.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks for the public broadcaster.
Ayshford, who won an Aacta award as one of the producers of Devil.s Playground, shared with...
- 2/9/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Shaun Micallef as a fictional former prime minister who is desperate to stay relevant, a comedy series starring The Project.s Charlie Pickering and a modern re-telling of Anna Karenina.
These are among the highlights of the ABC.s 2015 line-up unveiled today by director of television Richard Finlayson. .The breadth and depth of our slate reflects the quality of Australian independent production,. Finlayson told If.
The executive acknowledges producers are fearful of the impact of looming budget cuts to be imposed by the federal government but says, .We know the cuts cast a pall of uncertainty but we are getting on with the process of commissioning as best we can. By and large it is business as usual.. Micallef will star in The Ex-pm as Australia.s third longest-serving Prime Minister who has far too much time on his hands and no one to waste it on in a Cjz...
These are among the highlights of the ABC.s 2015 line-up unveiled today by director of television Richard Finlayson. .The breadth and depth of our slate reflects the quality of Australian independent production,. Finlayson told If.
The executive acknowledges producers are fearful of the impact of looming budget cuts to be imposed by the federal government but says, .We know the cuts cast a pall of uncertainty but we are getting on with the process of commissioning as best we can. By and large it is business as usual.. Micallef will star in The Ex-pm as Australia.s third longest-serving Prime Minister who has far too much time on his hands and no one to waste it on in a Cjz...
- 11/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
"The Beautiful Life: Tbl" will return next Wednesday, September 30. While a racy photo forces Sonja to consider quitting the modeling business, Claudia secures a campaign for a major clothing line for Raina and Cole due to the chemistry between the two.
But, Raina struggles with the public image she must maintain with Cole since her true feelings are for Chris. Making things worse, her family drama finds its way back into her life and she finally faces her father.
Raina's brother, Alex, also faces problem when he lands himself in a bit of trouble with the Russian mob, but Marissa comes to his rescue. Isaac's relationship with Vivienne, in the meantime, is strained when he is surprisingly replaced, by Chris during a photo shoot.
Entitled "The Beautiful Lie", the third episode of The CW's drama will have Sebastian Roche, Jamie Murray and Billy Magnussen guest starring as Raina's father, Vivienne and Alex respectively.
But, Raina struggles with the public image she must maintain with Cole since her true feelings are for Chris. Making things worse, her family drama finds its way back into her life and she finally faces her father.
Raina's brother, Alex, also faces problem when he lands himself in a bit of trouble with the Russian mob, but Marissa comes to his rescue. Isaac's relationship with Vivienne, in the meantime, is strained when he is surprisingly replaced, by Chris during a photo shoot.
Entitled "The Beautiful Lie", the third episode of The CW's drama will have Sebastian Roche, Jamie Murray and Billy Magnussen guest starring as Raina's father, Vivienne and Alex respectively.
- 9/24/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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