Australian TV Drama Improves Diversity Score, But Still Lags On Disability, LGBTIQ+ – Study

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit SC Films International has acquired world rights to the thriller Captive from producer Antony I. Ginnane (Screamers), and to be directed by Louise Alston (Back of the Net).

An Australian fashion designer born with the name Katie Perry has won a trademark battle against a certain Katy Perry in her home country.The two Perrys first started sparring over who had the right to sell clothing products using the name Katy/Katie Perry within Australia back in 2009. The singing Perry sent the designing Perry a stern legal letter, resulting in the latter hitting out at the former online.The singer insisted that the stern letter was not as threatening as the designer made out – and was not the start of any legal battle in the courts – but was just a routine correspondence sent as part of her own company’s bid to register some trademarks in Australia.However, the dispute did ultimately end up in court, albeit years later and at the instigation of the designer Perry.

In spite of this, the father of three has recently spoken up about his winner's compensation.

The girlfriend of a man who fell overboard from a cruise ship has been left devastated after authorities called off their search - despite her belief that he could still be alive.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has put Bandidos, a thriller series about an underwater heist, into production.

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Katherine Tulich Australian music legend Colin Hay, who was part of 1980s hitmakers Men At Work (“Down Under”) was Thursday awarded the honorary Ted Albert Award for outstanding services to Australian music at the 2023 APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) Music Awards held in Sydney. The annual awards recognize song-writing, sales and airplay performances. The award, named after music producer behind The Easybeats and AC/DC, was shared with the late trailblazing tour promoter Colleen Ironside who set the groundwork for a Pan-Asian touring network and produced scores of tours in the region. Hay who has based himself as a solo artist in Los Angeles after Men at Work split in 1986, was in attendance and was feted with video tributes from friends, actor Zach Braff and Ringo Starr.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Shiv’s the boss! On “Succession,” Sarah Snook plays the youngest Roy daughter Siobhan “Shiv” Roy, who isn’t sitting idly by while her newly minted co-CEO brothers run the media empire Waystar Royco — and neither is Snook with her Emmy chances. Variety has learned exclusively that Snook will be submitted into the lead drama actress category for this year’s Primetime Emmys, changing from her supporting bids for the three previous seasons. “Succession” is exhibiting its finest writing, directing and acting of the show’s short history. With each new weekly episode, Snook has shined dramatically, becoming the season’s clear standout of the large, sprawling ensemble. This campaign shift could now firmly cement her as the presumptive front-runner for the most coveted television prize for acting.

EXCLUSIVE: Crime heist drama series Vanda is headed to Hulu. The U.S. streamer will be the exclusive SVOD home to the series, an international co-production from Legendary, indie producer SPi and Spain’s La Panda.

The rumors that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are dating are untrue… and she’s still engaged to her longtime love.

The CW has always had a thing or two for an international acquisition and it seems that this strategy is continuing under new ownership.

With explosive dinner parties, cheating scandals and even telling offs from the experts, the latest series of Married At First Sight Australia has been one of the most action-packed yet. The latest MAFS Australia was filmed Down Under last year, but hasn't quite reached its conclusion here in the UK.

Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights to Australian queer horror film “Bad Girl Boogey,” the second film from writer-director Alice Maio Mackay,“Bad Girl Boogey”, per the official description, tells the story of “Angel, whose mother was brutally murdered one Halloween night, when blood was shed by a deranged killer wearing a parasitic mask cursed with black magic and bigotry. Sixteen years later, when Angel’s best friend is slaughtered by a killer with the same mask, they must overcome their personal struggles, fight their fear, and find the masked killer before he, or it, slaughters everyone they hold dear.”Cowritten with Ben Pahl Robinson when Mackey was just 17, the film features a cast of queer and trans actors.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch is dropping his defamation claimagainst Australian news site Crikey over a column that connected him to the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

EXCLUSIVE: UK-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded international sales, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to the Australian horror flick You’ll Never Find Me, the feature debut from Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen.

Netflix Orders Season 2 Of ‘Rana Naidu’

Jeopardy! is officially heading Down Under.

Mischa Barton is joining the new season of the iconic Australian soap Neighbours, which will air on Amazon Freevee.

Trouble at sea! The Below Deck franchise has had its fair share of drama over the years — and Below Deck Adventure is no different.

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Crave has swooped for the U.S., UK and Australian versions of The Traitors while the smash Dutch format is set to made in six more territories, bringing the overall total to 20.