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‘Viewing has fundamentally changed’: TV executives eye ratings shakeup
“I think the industry is a bit silly to put out the smallest possible number at 9.05am the next day,” says Seven chief executive James Warburton.
- by Broede Carmody
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La Brea brings LA down under, as Universal eyes $200m of shows a year
As the $70 million show begins filming in Melbourne, NBC Universal president Richard Ross says the company could produce up to four a year in Australia.
- by Karl Quinn
Heartbroken Amy leaves the villa - Love Island UK
After splitting up with Curtis, Amy decides she needs to go so that he can find love again.
TV rewrote the rules during COVID, but are the changes here to stay?
Actors and crews in the US have been forced to innovate while trying to create new content for a captive home audience. It has not been without risk.
- by Matt Stevens
ABC arts host Namila Benson relishes being seen as well as heard
Having spent much of her 20-year career behind a radio mic, Radio National Art Show presenter Namila Benson is set to host ABC TV’s new flagship arts program, Art Works.
- by Bridget McManus
‘Punk, chaos, unpredictability’: Why isn’t there more live music on Australian TV?
As host of Recovery, Dylan Lewis loved the danger in putting rock n roll on live TV. The Set is now keeping the music show legacy alive. But there’s still space for more mayhem, Lewis says.
- by Robert Moran
Johnny Crawford in the series The Rifleman
In The Rifleman, Johnny Crawford played Mark McCain, son of Civil War veteran Lucas McCain, played by Chuck Connors.
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If Young Rock is Dwayne Johnson’s campaign launch, it’s close to genius
The premise of this Australian-made comedy is that The Rock is running for president. We should probably take it seriously.
- by Karl Quinn
Finding the funny in toppled statues, race and contested histories
The culture-clash comedy Rutherford Falls, from the Brooklyn 99 and Parks and Recreation team, is also a watershed moment in representation of Native Americans.
- by Ben Pobjie