Entertainment

Michael Idato

Michael Idato is a Senior Writer based in Los Angeles for The Sydney Morning Herald.

The Gender Matters programme aims to address the poor representation of women in film and TV production management.

Networking

Australia's most "colourful" TV executive, David Leckie, parts ways with Seven; Screen Australia funds a raft of female-focused TV projects.

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are back in <i>Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie</i>.

Saunders and Lumley party on the big screen

Edina and Patsy in Ab Fab embodied "everything you shouldn't say and don't want to wear". Which is why Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley jumped at the chance to revive their alter-egos.

Chris Evans

Top Gear's Chris Evans quits after one series

The reboot of the hit motoring series Top Gear was more than a year in the making. But after just six episodes the wheels appear to have fallen off, with the show's lead host Chris Evans quitting.