Jimi Bani and Deborah Mailman will star as Eddie and Bonita Mabo in ABC1’s telemovie about the legal fight for native title in Australia.
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Foxtel Fellowship awarded to Kris Mrksa
Screenwriter Kris Mrksa has won the 2011 Foxtel Fellowship, in recognition of his body of work.
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Cash-strapped SBS cancels upcoming Drama series
Exclusive: TV Tonight has the first interview with new SBS Managing Director, Michael Ebeid, who has had to cancel a big budget drama due to a lack of funds.
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More Euro broadcasters pick up East West 101
SBS drama East West 101 will broadcast in France and Germany.
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Rafters star: “I don’t want to become The Fonz or Nudge.”
He may be the boy next door, but George Houvardas is now firmly entrenched as an extended member of the Rafters family. But he has his sights set on much more yet.
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SBS Director of Television quits for Shine Australia
Matt Campbell, SBS’s Director of Television, has resigned to become the Managing Director of Shine Australia & NZ.
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SBS appoints new Head of Production and Development
Peter Newman, Commissioning Editor of Documentaries, will now oversee the entire commissioning, production and development slate for SBS.
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Top cast join Top End drama for ABC
Brian Cox, Aaron Fa’aoso, Rena Owen and Firass Dirani begin shooting new ABC drama The Straits in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait.
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Gallery: Farewell to East West 101
Lauded for its strong performances, dramatic storylines and diverse casting, SBS crime series East West 101 finally draws to a close next week.
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2.22m for State of Origin
Nine scored on Wednesday night with a huge audience of 2.2m viewers for the State of Origin match between Queensland and NSW.
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Offspring writer wins NSW Premier’s Literary Award
Debra Oswald, creator of Offspring, has won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Scriptwriting.
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Nine hijacks ‘Packer sequel’ from ABC
The Nine Network has swooped on the success of ABC’s Cleo miniseries and done a deal with the producers to stump up a ‘sequel’ for its own network.
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