Citing the apparent success of Aussie films on TV, the ABC says Screen Australia should hand over funding of television projects.
Read moreABC trumpets Aussie flicks, but moves the goalposts.
The Oyster Farmer was seen by “more than 1.3 million people” on TV claims the ABC, but its overnight metro ratings were 899,000.
Read moreMaggie Beer: Senior Australian of the Year
updated: Maggie Beer has been named Senior Australian of the Year while The Wiggles, Ray Martin, Don Burke & Reg Watson win Australia Day Honours.
Read moreCinema classics
The ABC’s Margaret Pomeranz talks to TV Tonight about At the Movies and whether Aussie filmmakers are making the kind of films Australians want to see.
Read moreFade to Black
There’s an explosion in Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, captured wonderfully in a collection of short films to air on ABC1.
Read moreBirth for a nation
A little bundle of soap love helped give Seven a clean sweep in Week 48, while ABC dropped and TEN’s finales restored some network faith.
Read moreSummer heats up on ABC
Red Dwarf’s reunion, Doctor Who: Waters of Mars, Torchwood: Children of Earth, John Safran’s unaired pilot, Oliver Twist, Jonathan Welch -it’s all coming to summer on ABC1 & ABC2.
Read moreBumped: Samson and Delilah
The ABC has switched the timeslot for the Australian film Samson and Delilah, hoping to net a bigger audience.
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