“We currently stand on the brink of a great opportunity or an irretrievable loss for our nation’s children,” says ACTF.
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Cameras roll on Itch for ABC ME
New ABC ME series about a science obsessed teenager is filming in Albany, WA.
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Looking for a Sean Keenan-type
He is now so in-demand that Sean Keenan’s name is shorthand lingo for casting agents.
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ACTF: Put kid’s quotas on ABC, increase funding.
Kids TV on ABC is reliant on govt funding, says Aust. Children’s TV Foundation, and it should be maintained with minimum quotas.
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We need more executives like Cherrie
While network bosses argue against quotas, some execs have championed the importance of Kid’s TV.
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#SaveKidsTV campaign pushes back against networks
Australia has such a rich history of making world-class Kid’s TV. This must be protected.
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Former ABC exec to head up Drama division at Beyond
David Ogilvy has been appointed to head Beyond’s scripted drama division.
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Glitch: “Dying, for anyone, is pretty traumatic!”
Sean Keenan has come a long way since Lockie Leonard, now as a WWI digger back from the dead.
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ABC announces futuristic drama, Cleverman.
Iain Glen, Frances O’Connor & Deborah Mailman lead a high-concept drama from ABC’s Indigenous Unit.
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Vale: Mike Dorsey
Actor Mike Dorsey, best known as “Daddy’ on Number 96, has died.
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Devil’s Dust
ABC’s sombre story of the fight for legal justice by asbestos victims is powerful stuff.
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Shane Brennan to mentor more Aussie showrunners
Shane Brennan, best known for NCIS and NCIS: LA, will mentor writers through Playmakers’ Scribe Showrunner Initiative for 2012.
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