Dreamchaser, the Hugh Marks- and Carl Fennessy-headed venture which has ambitions to become a significant studio, has signed a development and production deal with prolific Australian novelist and producer, Posie Graeme-Evans. She was the creator behind Nine Network’s hit series “McLeod’s Daughters.”
Joining Dreamchaser as executive producer, partner: scripted, Graeme-Evans’ Millennium Pictures will develop and produce a slate of new scripted projects for the studio. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all projects and take them out internationally.
Already in advanced development under the new partnership is the drama “The McLeods of Drovers Run.” Penned by Graeme-Evans, the prequel to the hit 2001 series received early support from the state government in Tasmania through Screen Tasmania.
The original series ran for 224 episodes across eight seasons. The series and its cast were nominated for multiple awards including the AFI Award for “Best Television Drama Series” in 2004 and 2006 and 41 Logie Awards,...
Joining Dreamchaser as executive producer, partner: scripted, Graeme-Evans’ Millennium Pictures will develop and produce a slate of new scripted projects for the studio. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all projects and take them out internationally.
Already in advanced development under the new partnership is the drama “The McLeods of Drovers Run.” Penned by Graeme-Evans, the prequel to the hit 2001 series received early support from the state government in Tasmania through Screen Tasmania.
The original series ran for 224 episodes across eight seasons. The series and its cast were nominated for multiple awards including the AFI Award for “Best Television Drama Series” in 2004 and 2006 and 41 Logie Awards,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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Australian startup studio Dreamchaser, backed by Endeavor Content, has assembled its first set of development and production deals, partnering with a trio of veteran nonscripted producers.
The company has signed on Debbie Cuell (Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, Ambulance Australia), Leigh Aramberri (The Voice) and Emma Lamb (Married at First Sight, Byron Baes) as producer partners, with each enlisted to develop and produce new projects for TV and streaming platforms for the studio’s factual and entertainment divisions. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all forthcoming projects and then take them out internationally.
Headquartered in Sydney, Dreamchaser was co-founded earlier this year by entertainment executives Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy. The company has stated its ambitions as becoming Australia’s first full-scale production and distribution studio.
“Leigh, Debbie and Emma are three of Australia’s most dynamic, trusted and admired non-scripted executive producers,...
Australian startup studio Dreamchaser, backed by Endeavor Content, has assembled its first set of development and production deals, partnering with a trio of veteran nonscripted producers.
The company has signed on Debbie Cuell (Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, Ambulance Australia), Leigh Aramberri (The Voice) and Emma Lamb (Married at First Sight, Byron Baes) as producer partners, with each enlisted to develop and produce new projects for TV and streaming platforms for the studio’s factual and entertainment divisions. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all forthcoming projects and then take them out internationally.
Headquartered in Sydney, Dreamchaser was co-founded earlier this year by entertainment executives Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy. The company has stated its ambitions as becoming Australia’s first full-scale production and distribution studio.
“Leigh, Debbie and Emma are three of Australia’s most dynamic, trusted and admired non-scripted executive producers,...
- 6/16/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dreamchaser, the Hugh Marks- and Carl Fennessy-headed venture which has ambitions to become a significant studio, has unveiled its first creative partnership agreements. It has attached a trio of leading producers in the factual and entertainment zones to multi-year development and production deals.
Marks is the former head of Nine Entertainment, the TV group that swallowed Fairfax Media and took full ownership of local streamer Stan. Fennessy was the co-founder of Endemol Shine Australia.
The creative partnerships are with Debbie Cuell, Leigh Aramberri (“The Voice”) and Emma Lamb who will join as producer partners. They are expected to develop and produce projects that play out on TV and streaming platforms. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all projects and be responsible for taking them out internationally.
With a 20-year track record in Australian TV, including a stint at Endemol Shine Australia, Cuell joins Dreamchaser as executive producer,...
Marks is the former head of Nine Entertainment, the TV group that swallowed Fairfax Media and took full ownership of local streamer Stan. Fennessy was the co-founder of Endemol Shine Australia.
The creative partnerships are with Debbie Cuell, Leigh Aramberri (“The Voice”) and Emma Lamb who will join as producer partners. They are expected to develop and produce projects that play out on TV and streaming platforms. Dreamchaser will serve as executive producer on all projects and be responsible for taking them out internationally.
With a 20-year track record in Australian TV, including a stint at Endemol Shine Australia, Cuell joins Dreamchaser as executive producer,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Endemol Shine Australia co-founder Carl Fennessy and ex-Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks have set up a major new Sydney-based production company and have scored backing from Endeavor Content.
The duo have launched full-service production and distribution studio Dreamchaser and will serve as joint CEOs.
It comes after Fennessy, who ran Endemol Shine Australia with his brother Mark in its various forms for 10 years, having previously formed FremantleMedia Australia, left the MasterChef producer in September 2020 following its takeover by Banijay. Mark Fennessy recently launched his own production group Helium.
Meanwhile, Marks spent five years as CEO of Nine Entertainment, which owns Nine Network, one of the country’s three top broadcasters, as well as streaming service Stan.
Dreamchaser is looking to partner with established and emerging creators to develop programming slates for both local and international broadcasters and streamers. It is eyeing a number of creative partnerships across the scripted,...
The duo have launched full-service production and distribution studio Dreamchaser and will serve as joint CEOs.
It comes after Fennessy, who ran Endemol Shine Australia with his brother Mark in its various forms for 10 years, having previously formed FremantleMedia Australia, left the MasterChef producer in September 2020 following its takeover by Banijay. Mark Fennessy recently launched his own production group Helium.
Meanwhile, Marks spent five years as CEO of Nine Entertainment, which owns Nine Network, one of the country’s three top broadcasters, as well as streaming service Stan.
Dreamchaser is looking to partner with established and emerging creators to develop programming slates for both local and international broadcasters and streamers. It is eyeing a number of creative partnerships across the scripted,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Seven Network action drama Rfds will launch in a further six territories following its Australian premiere this month after securing a slew of international sales.
Distributor Banijay Rights confirmed the program has been acquired by Channel 4 for More 4 in the UK, PBS in the US, TV4 in Sweden, Sbs in Belgium, Talpa in the Netherlands, and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Banijay Rights EVP for sales and acquisitions Emea Claire Jago said the company was pleased with the widespread interest in Rfds.
“Based on extraordinary real-life stories, Rfds is a powerful drama series that not only perfectly chronicles the edge-of-your-seat emergencies our heroes attend, but also the sense of community that brings these lives together,” she said.
Filmed on location in and around Broken Hill, Rfds portrays the modern-day personnel of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, capturing the challenges for doctors, nurses, pilots, and support staff in conducting emergency...
Distributor Banijay Rights confirmed the program has been acquired by Channel 4 for More 4 in the UK, PBS in the US, TV4 in Sweden, Sbs in Belgium, Talpa in the Netherlands, and Tvnz in New Zealand.
Banijay Rights EVP for sales and acquisitions Emea Claire Jago said the company was pleased with the widespread interest in Rfds.
“Based on extraordinary real-life stories, Rfds is a powerful drama series that not only perfectly chronicles the edge-of-your-seat emergencies our heroes attend, but also the sense of community that brings these lives together,” she said.
Filmed on location in and around Broken Hill, Rfds portrays the modern-day personnel of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, capturing the challenges for doctors, nurses, pilots, and support staff in conducting emergency...
- 8/3/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Australian drama “Rfds: Royal Flying Doctor Service” has been sold to a range of global broadcasters including PBS in the U.S. and Channel 4 in the U.K.
It has also been acquired by Sweden’s TV4, Belgium’s Sbs, Talpa in the Netherlands and New Zealand’s Tvnz. In the U.K. it will be broadcast on Channel 4’s More 4.
“Rfds: Royal Flying Doctor Service,” which charts the fictional lives of the pilots, doctors, nurses and support staff working within the Royal Flying Doctor Service, premieres on Australia’s Channel 7 and 7Plus next Wednesday.
The real Rfds, who participated in the series, is tasked with rescuing people from some of Australia’s most inhospitable terrains. Endemol Shine spent over a year researching the service, interviewing pilots, doctors and patients and even filmed some of the series on a real Rfds base.
Co-created by Imogen Banks, Mark Fennessy and Ian Meadows,...
It has also been acquired by Sweden’s TV4, Belgium’s Sbs, Talpa in the Netherlands and New Zealand’s Tvnz. In the U.K. it will be broadcast on Channel 4’s More 4.
“Rfds: Royal Flying Doctor Service,” which charts the fictional lives of the pilots, doctors, nurses and support staff working within the Royal Flying Doctor Service, premieres on Australia’s Channel 7 and 7Plus next Wednesday.
The real Rfds, who participated in the series, is tasked with rescuing people from some of Australia’s most inhospitable terrains. Endemol Shine spent over a year researching the service, interviewing pilots, doctors and patients and even filmed some of the series on a real Rfds base.
Co-created by Imogen Banks, Mark Fennessy and Ian Meadows,...
- 8/3/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Endemol Shine Australia has made a number of promotions as part of a restructure of its executive management team.
The shuffle follows on from Banijay’s recent acquisition of the Endemol Shine Group and Peter Newman stepping into the Esa CEO role after the departure of Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Executive producer Amelia Fisk will take on the position of director of content, Sydney, while MasterChef Australia EP Marty Benson will become director of content, Melbourne.
Current commercial director, Scott Howard, has been upped to chief operating officer, and Jane Macaulay, currently director of production, has been promoted to director of production and post production.
Elliot Spencer, director of development and creative services, has been promoted to the newly-created role of creative director, which will see him also work on the creative architecture of Esa’s programs and branding.
Elliott Spencer, Jane Macaulay and Scott Howard.
Megan Rees, who joined the business last year,...
The shuffle follows on from Banijay’s recent acquisition of the Endemol Shine Group and Peter Newman stepping into the Esa CEO role after the departure of Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Executive producer Amelia Fisk will take on the position of director of content, Sydney, while MasterChef Australia EP Marty Benson will become director of content, Melbourne.
Current commercial director, Scott Howard, has been upped to chief operating officer, and Jane Macaulay, currently director of production, has been promoted to director of production and post production.
Elliot Spencer, director of development and creative services, has been promoted to the newly-created role of creative director, which will see him also work on the creative architecture of Esa’s programs and branding.
Elliott Spencer, Jane Macaulay and Scott Howard.
Megan Rees, who joined the business last year,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Endemol Shine Australia’s co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are leaving the company after more than 10 years following Banijay’s takeover.
The leading lights in Australian TV helped Elisabeth Murdoch establish Shine Australia in 2009 and oversaw its merger with Endemol in 2014. The former Fremantle executives have made hit shows including MasterChef and Married At First Sight.
Endemol Shine Australia’s chief content officer Peter Newman will step up to become CEO after an eight-year spell at the company. The British executive has been chief content officer since 2018.
In a statement, the Fennessy brothers said they would be taking a “much-needed break” before embarking on their “next adventure,” suggesting that they are not leaving the industry just yet.
Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti added: “The Fennessy brothers have long-served as commendable businessmen at the forefront of the country’s creative industry and we wish them all the best with where their artistic journey takes them next.
The leading lights in Australian TV helped Elisabeth Murdoch establish Shine Australia in 2009 and oversaw its merger with Endemol in 2014. The former Fremantle executives have made hit shows including MasterChef and Married At First Sight.
Endemol Shine Australia’s chief content officer Peter Newman will step up to become CEO after an eight-year spell at the company. The British executive has been chief content officer since 2018.
In a statement, the Fennessy brothers said they would be taking a “much-needed break” before embarking on their “next adventure,” suggesting that they are not leaving the industry just yet.
Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti added: “The Fennessy brothers have long-served as commendable businessmen at the forefront of the country’s creative industry and we wish them all the best with where their artistic journey takes them next.
- 9/22/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Endemol Shine Australia co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are departing after leading the company for 10 years, with chief content officer Peter Newman taking over as CEO.
This follows the $US2.2 billion global takeover of Endemol Shine Group by the European production and distribution giant Banijay Group.
Meanwhile, Rory Callaghan continues as CEO of Banijay-owned Screentime, which is yet to be integrated with Endemol Shine. Its slate includes Sas: Who Dares Wins, Rbt and Anh’s Brush with Fame.
Business partners for 26 years after founding indie producer Crackerjack, the Fennessys say they are looking forward to taking a long break. No date has yet been revealed for the handover to Newman, who joined Shine in 2012 as creative director and was upped to chief content officer in 2018.
Newman has overseen one of the world’s biggest unscripted production slates including MasterChef Australia, Big Brother, Gogglebox Australia, Australian Survivor,...
Endemol Shine Australia co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are departing after leading the company for 10 years, with chief content officer Peter Newman taking over as CEO.
This follows the $US2.2 billion global takeover of Endemol Shine Group by the European production and distribution giant Banijay Group.
Meanwhile, Rory Callaghan continues as CEO of Banijay-owned Screentime, which is yet to be integrated with Endemol Shine. Its slate includes Sas: Who Dares Wins, Rbt and Anh’s Brush with Fame.
Business partners for 26 years after founding indie producer Crackerjack, the Fennessys say they are looking forward to taking a long break. No date has yet been revealed for the handover to Newman, who joined Shine in 2012 as creative director and was upped to chief content officer in 2018.
Newman has overseen one of the world’s biggest unscripted production slates including MasterChef Australia, Big Brother, Gogglebox Australia, Australian Survivor,...
- 9/22/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Cathy Payne.
Cathy Payne surprised the international TV business when she announced last October she would step down as CEO of Endemol Shine International in early 2020.
That was two weeks before the French-based entertainment giant Banijay launched a $US2.2 billion takeover of the Endemol Shine Group.
Now she’s set to take the role of head of distribution at Banijay Group and CEO of Banijay Rights. According to Deadline, she will take over from Tim Mutimer. It’s understood Mutimer will move to a new role in the group.
A Banijay spokesperson declined to comment. The takeover is expected to be completed in the next few months after The Walt Disney Company and Apollo Global Management agreed to sell their stakes in Esg.
In Australia it’s unclear what the deal will mean for the management led by Screentime’s CEO Rory Callaghan and Endemol Shine Australia co-ceo’s Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Cathy Payne surprised the international TV business when she announced last October she would step down as CEO of Endemol Shine International in early 2020.
That was two weeks before the French-based entertainment giant Banijay launched a $US2.2 billion takeover of the Endemol Shine Group.
Now she’s set to take the role of head of distribution at Banijay Group and CEO of Banijay Rights. According to Deadline, she will take over from Tim Mutimer. It’s understood Mutimer will move to a new role in the group.
A Banijay spokesperson declined to comment. The takeover is expected to be completed in the next few months after The Walt Disney Company and Apollo Global Management agreed to sell their stakes in Esg.
In Australia it’s unclear what the deal will mean for the management led by Screentime’s CEO Rory Callaghan and Endemol Shine Australia co-ceo’s Mark and Carl Fennessy.
- 3/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Informer 3838.’
French-based entertainment giant Banijay’s takeover of the Endemol Shine Group (Esg) will create the world’s biggest independent production and distribution company with a catalogue of nearly 100,000 hours.
Esg’s owners The Walt Disney Company, which picked up its stake as part of its buy-out of 21st Century Fox assets last year, and Apollo Global Management have agreed to sell the firm for a reported $US2.2 billion.
Esg consists of 120 production companies with an estimated 66,000 hours of scripted and non-scripted programming and more than 4,300 registered formats including Black Mirror, Versailles, The Millennium Trilogy, Peaky Blinders, Temptation Island and The Island.
In Australia, the deal unites Banijay’s Screentime, the maker of the Nine Network’s upcoming crime drama Informer 3838 , Seven’s Sas: Who Dares Wins and 10’s Playing for Keeps, Trial By Kyle and Hughesy We Have a Problem, with Endemol Shine Australia, home to MasterChef Australia,...
French-based entertainment giant Banijay’s takeover of the Endemol Shine Group (Esg) will create the world’s biggest independent production and distribution company with a catalogue of nearly 100,000 hours.
Esg’s owners The Walt Disney Company, which picked up its stake as part of its buy-out of 21st Century Fox assets last year, and Apollo Global Management have agreed to sell the firm for a reported $US2.2 billion.
Esg consists of 120 production companies with an estimated 66,000 hours of scripted and non-scripted programming and more than 4,300 registered formats including Black Mirror, Versailles, The Millennium Trilogy, Peaky Blinders, Temptation Island and The Island.
In Australia, the deal unites Banijay’s Screentime, the maker of the Nine Network’s upcoming crime drama Informer 3838 , Seven’s Sas: Who Dares Wins and 10’s Playing for Keeps, Trial By Kyle and Hughesy We Have a Problem, with Endemol Shine Australia, home to MasterChef Australia,...
- 10/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Peter Newman.
Endemol Shine Australia has elevated Peter Newman from MD, unscripted content, to chief content officer.
Since joining in 2012 he has overseen more than 60 series including MasterChef, Married At First Sight, Australian Survivor, Australian Ninja Warrior, Gogglebox, Ambulance and the current slate which includes Lego Masters for the Nine Network, Changing Rooms for Network 10 and Old Peoples Home For Four Year Olds for the ABC.
In his new role he is responsible for all Esa’s productions, running the production and development teams and contributing to the strategic direction of the company led by CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Prior to Esa he was head of production and development at Sbs. He started his career at the BBC in London and later served as head of development for the UK’s Outline Productions.
Newman said: “As a team, we set really high standards for ourselves and I look forward...
Endemol Shine Australia has elevated Peter Newman from MD, unscripted content, to chief content officer.
Since joining in 2012 he has overseen more than 60 series including MasterChef, Married At First Sight, Australian Survivor, Australian Ninja Warrior, Gogglebox, Ambulance and the current slate which includes Lego Masters for the Nine Network, Changing Rooms for Network 10 and Old Peoples Home For Four Year Olds for the ABC.
In his new role he is responsible for all Esa’s productions, running the production and development teams and contributing to the strategic direction of the company led by CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy.
Prior to Esa he was head of production and development at Sbs. He started his career at the BBC in London and later served as head of development for the UK’s Outline Productions.
Newman said: “As a team, we set really high standards for ourselves and I look forward...
- 11/19/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sean Keenan.
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
- 3/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright (1971)
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
After 27 years with the Southern Star Group and now Endemol Shine Australia, John Edwards is going solo.
Edwards, who will reactivate his banner Rough Diamond Entertainment, describes the split as entirely amicable.
He will continue as a creative consultant for the sixth season of Offspring with producer Imogen Banks and the production team, and will work with Endemol Shine on a number of other scripted projects.
Banks and Mimi Butler transferred to Endemol Shine from the former Southern Star Endemol.
Endemol Shine CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy said, .John Edwards is a true industry legend and one of the finest producers in the country. John leaves us on the very best of terms..
Edwards tells If, .This is very happy, very amicable. I have nothing but the highest regard for Mark and Carl: they are exceptional producers. This is a personal and business decision.
.The time has come for me...
Edwards, who will reactivate his banner Rough Diamond Entertainment, describes the split as entirely amicable.
He will continue as a creative consultant for the sixth season of Offspring with producer Imogen Banks and the production team, and will work with Endemol Shine on a number of other scripted projects.
Banks and Mimi Butler transferred to Endemol Shine from the former Southern Star Endemol.
Endemol Shine CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy said, .John Edwards is a true industry legend and one of the finest producers in the country. John leaves us on the very best of terms..
Edwards tells If, .This is very happy, very amicable. I have nothing but the highest regard for Mark and Carl: they are exceptional producers. This is a personal and business decision.
.The time has come for me...
- 11/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield, and Shadow arts minister, Mark Dreyfus, have been confirmed to speak at this year's Screen Forever Conference..
The two politicians will speak at the annual conference event for the Australian screen industry on Wednesday November 18 at Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne.
Screen Producers Australia chief executive, Matthew Deaner said it was a rare opportunity, ahead of next year.s federal election, to be able to hear from two of the most important policymakers for the industry..
"Screen Forever is a vital platform for the industry to debate and discuss the issues with hundreds of businesses able to hear directly from minister Fifield and Shadow Minister Dreyfus about their priorities and policies affecting screen production,. he said.
.In particular, this marks the first address to the screen industry by Minister Fifield since his appointment to the communications and arts portfolio..
"This level of engagement reflects the strong relationship...
The two politicians will speak at the annual conference event for the Australian screen industry on Wednesday November 18 at Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne.
Screen Producers Australia chief executive, Matthew Deaner said it was a rare opportunity, ahead of next year.s federal election, to be able to hear from two of the most important policymakers for the industry..
"Screen Forever is a vital platform for the industry to debate and discuss the issues with hundreds of businesses able to hear directly from minister Fifield and Shadow Minister Dreyfus about their priorities and policies affecting screen production,. he said.
.In particular, this marks the first address to the screen industry by Minister Fifield since his appointment to the communications and arts portfolio..
"This level of engagement reflects the strong relationship...
- 11/5/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Nine Network Perth MD and network programming executive David Mott has been named CEO of ITV Studios (Itvs) Australia, succeeding Anita Jacoby, who departed in August after two years in the job.
Mott will start in November, reporting to Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Ray Wardrop, a former Gm of the Seven. Network's Perth channel, will succeed Mott on November 2.
ITV.s slate includes I.m A Celebrity. Get Me Out of Here, which has been renewed for 2016, The Chase and Shaun Micallef.s Mad as Hell.
Augustus Dulgaro, who had been acting CEO, has been given the newly created role of COO, ITV Studios Australia. He will continue as executive vice president, distribution for Asia Pacific for ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
Mott was chief programming officer at Network Ten from 1997 until 2012 where he commissioned hits such as Big Brother, Australian Idol and MasterChef. He quit after...
Mott will start in November, reporting to Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Ray Wardrop, a former Gm of the Seven. Network's Perth channel, will succeed Mott on November 2.
ITV.s slate includes I.m A Celebrity. Get Me Out of Here, which has been renewed for 2016, The Chase and Shaun Micallef.s Mad as Hell.
Augustus Dulgaro, who had been acting CEO, has been given the newly created role of COO, ITV Studios Australia. He will continue as executive vice president, distribution for Asia Pacific for ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
Mott was chief programming officer at Network Ten from 1997 until 2012 where he commissioned hits such as Big Brother, Australian Idol and MasterChef. He quit after...
- 9/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Global content creator, producer and distributor, Endemol Shine Group, has made a raft of senior appointments to coincide with the formal launch its Australian arm.
Endemol Shine Australia, now the largest television production house in the country, will bring together Shine Australia and Endemol Australia..
It will be will be led by chief executives, Mark and Carl Fennessy, as announced in May.
Peter Newman will leading the unscripted content team as managing director, unscripted content.
Newman was promoted from his current Shine Australia role as director of programming, where he oversaw major formats such as MasterChef, The Bachelor, Gogglebox, The Biggest Loser, Shark Tank and Australia's Next Top Model.
Margaret Bashfield has been promoted to the role of supervising executive producer, unscripted content. She will report to Peter Newman.
Endemol Shine Australia will bring together Australian drama producers, John Edwards (Offspring, Puberty Blues, Love My Way), Imogen Banks (Offspring, Puberty Blues) and Mimi Butler (Rush,...
Endemol Shine Australia, now the largest television production house in the country, will bring together Shine Australia and Endemol Australia..
It will be will be led by chief executives, Mark and Carl Fennessy, as announced in May.
Peter Newman will leading the unscripted content team as managing director, unscripted content.
Newman was promoted from his current Shine Australia role as director of programming, where he oversaw major formats such as MasterChef, The Bachelor, Gogglebox, The Biggest Loser, Shark Tank and Australia's Next Top Model.
Margaret Bashfield has been promoted to the role of supervising executive producer, unscripted content. She will report to Peter Newman.
Endemol Shine Australia will bring together Australian drama producers, John Edwards (Offspring, Puberty Blues, Love My Way), Imogen Banks (Offspring, Puberty Blues) and Mimi Butler (Rush,...
- 7/27/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Barely two months since they turned down the chance to run the Endemol Shine Group in Australia, Shine Australia CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy have changed their minds.
The brothers have accepted the posts of joint CEOs of the merged companies after further discussion and considering their futures.
Martha Brass, CEO, International Operations, Endemol Shine Group, had been leading the search for a new CEO in Australia since the Fennessys unexpectedly turned down the offer in early April.
A firm of head-hunters had been engaged and a wide range of executives in the broadcasting and production industries had been interviewed in the past few weeks.
No timeline has yet been given for the integration of Shine and Endemol, which will result in the departure of Endemol CEO Janeen Faithfull.
Mark and Carl Fennessy said: .Since giving notice we have continued to work through a transition, producing our current slate of...
The brothers have accepted the posts of joint CEOs of the merged companies after further discussion and considering their futures.
Martha Brass, CEO, International Operations, Endemol Shine Group, had been leading the search for a new CEO in Australia since the Fennessys unexpectedly turned down the offer in early April.
A firm of head-hunters had been engaged and a wide range of executives in the broadcasting and production industries had been interviewed in the past few weeks.
No timeline has yet been given for the integration of Shine and Endemol, which will result in the departure of Endemol CEO Janeen Faithfull.
Mark and Carl Fennessy said: .Since giving notice we have continued to work through a transition, producing our current slate of...
- 5/29/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The question of who will lead the yet-to-merge Endemol Shine Group in Australia remains open following news today that Janeen Faithfull will step down later this year as Endemol Australia CEO.
The highly regarded Faithfull will depart in several months to ensure a smooth transition to the new management structure.
Earlier this month Shine Australia CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy announced they will leave when their contracts expire later this year after turning down the offer to run the Endemol Shine Group in Oz.
CEO since 2012, Faithfull said, .I.ve made the difficult decision to leave the company and pursue new opportunities. I didn.t feel I was the right fit for the new business. It will be a much bigger business with a new culture.
.I.m incredibly proud of our talented and committed team and all we have achieved together as Endemol Australia. I have no doubt that...
The highly regarded Faithfull will depart in several months to ensure a smooth transition to the new management structure.
Earlier this month Shine Australia CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy announced they will leave when their contracts expire later this year after turning down the offer to run the Endemol Shine Group in Oz.
CEO since 2012, Faithfull said, .I.ve made the difficult decision to leave the company and pursue new opportunities. I didn.t feel I was the right fit for the new business. It will be a much bigger business with a new culture.
.I.m incredibly proud of our talented and committed team and all we have achieved together as Endemol Australia. I have no doubt that...
- 4/21/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Brothers Mark and Carl Fennessy are set to exit as joint CEOs of Shine Australia after their contract with the newly merged Endemol Shine Group expires later this year. The move is the latest in the wake of the 50-50 joint venture formed late last year between 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management. The company said it plans to create a combined Shine and Endemol business within Australia sometime this year. Until then, Shine Australia and Endemol Australia will…...
- 4/2/2015
- Deadline TV
Mark and Carl Fennessy have announced they will step down as CEOs of Shine Australia later this year.
The surprise announcement comes after negotiation with Endemol Shine Group regarding the pair.s future after their existing contract expires.
It was decided the duo will fulfil their executive duties on the current slate of programming before leaving.
In a statement released to the media, Mark and Carl Fennessy said: .We have loved our time at Shine and remain immensely proud of the business we have built. We sincerely thank our brilliant, loyal and dedicated team who have worked beside us every day on this extraordinary journey. We wish the Endemol Shine Group every success in the future and look forward to a welcome break ahead of our next adventure..
CEO, Endemol Shine Group, Sophie Turner Laing said: .Mark and Carl have built Shine Australia into a great business for which they deserve much credit,...
The surprise announcement comes after negotiation with Endemol Shine Group regarding the pair.s future after their existing contract expires.
It was decided the duo will fulfil their executive duties on the current slate of programming before leaving.
In a statement released to the media, Mark and Carl Fennessy said: .We have loved our time at Shine and remain immensely proud of the business we have built. We sincerely thank our brilliant, loyal and dedicated team who have worked beside us every day on this extraordinary journey. We wish the Endemol Shine Group every success in the future and look forward to a welcome break ahead of our next adventure..
CEO, Endemol Shine Group, Sophie Turner Laing said: .Mark and Carl have built Shine Australia into a great business for which they deserve much credit,...
- 4/1/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Rory Callaghan is departing Shine Australia to join the Screentime Group as CEO.
Screentime CEO Bob Campbell is being promoted to executive chairman, a post which had been vacant since co-founder Des Monaghan retired last year.
Callaghan will depart as executive director of Shine Australia when his contract expires later this year.
Campbell told If, .This is about bandwidth at Screentime. We want to grow the company and Rory has the skillset to do that..
Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti negotiated the deal with Callaghan, with whom he worked closely when the latter was CEO of Southern Star.
Callaghan and Campbell will both report to Bassetti, who said, .As a group we intend to significantly increase our scripted and non-scripted output and Screentime will play a big role in our plans. We are very pleased to have an executive as well-known, well-qualified and prolific as Rory to take Screentime and...
Screentime CEO Bob Campbell is being promoted to executive chairman, a post which had been vacant since co-founder Des Monaghan retired last year.
Callaghan will depart as executive director of Shine Australia when his contract expires later this year.
Campbell told If, .This is about bandwidth at Screentime. We want to grow the company and Rory has the skillset to do that..
Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti negotiated the deal with Callaghan, with whom he worked closely when the latter was CEO of Southern Star.
Callaghan and Campbell will both report to Bassetti, who said, .As a group we intend to significantly increase our scripted and non-scripted output and Screentime will play a big role in our plans. We are very pleased to have an executive as well-known, well-qualified and prolific as Rory to take Screentime and...
- 3/18/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Paul Franklin is re-joining Shine Australia early next year in the newly-created role of director of content.
Starting in February, he will oversee part of Shine.s unscripted and scripted programming, working alongside director of programming Peter Newman.
Shine Australia has not yet specified how Franklin and Newman will divide responsibility for the company.s burgeoning slate. But it.s considered likely that Franklin will take charge of The Voice and The Voice: Kids, which had been overseen by Julie Ward, who confirmed in August she was departing as director of entertainment.
For the past two and a half years Franklin has served as executive VP, programming, for Shine America, where he helped launch the unscripted programming department.
As executive producer he oversaw a raft of shows including MasterChef and MasterChef Junior (Fox), The Biggest Loser (NBC), The Face (Oxygen), Tabatha Takes Over (Bravo), Minute To Win It (Gsn...
Starting in February, he will oversee part of Shine.s unscripted and scripted programming, working alongside director of programming Peter Newman.
Shine Australia has not yet specified how Franklin and Newman will divide responsibility for the company.s burgeoning slate. But it.s considered likely that Franklin will take charge of The Voice and The Voice: Kids, which had been overseen by Julie Ward, who confirmed in August she was departing as director of entertainment.
For the past two and a half years Franklin has served as executive VP, programming, for Shine America, where he helped launch the unscripted programming department.
As executive producer he oversaw a raft of shows including MasterChef and MasterChef Junior (Fox), The Biggest Loser (NBC), The Face (Oxygen), Tabatha Takes Over (Bravo), Minute To Win It (Gsn...
- 11/28/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rich Ross is leaving his post as CEO of Shine America, almost two years to the day that he was selected to succeed Carl Fennessy in the role, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. See photos: 16 of Anne Sweeney's Disney-abc Hits and Misses (Photos) Ross, who was previously at Nickelodeon, FX Networks and Disney, was hand-selected by Shine founder Elisabeth Murdoch in fall 2012 to begin in January 2013. He is expected to accept a top programming job at Discovery Communications, according to reports. Also read: Endemol Prez Tim Hincks Tapped as President of New Shine-Core-Endemol Group Shine...
- 10/28/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Former BSkyB executive Sophie Turner Laing will take the helm of the TV production and distribution powerhouse being formed from the merger of Shine, Endemol and Core Media.
Laing, a former MD of content at the British satcaster, will be the new venture.s CEO.
While Endemol CEO Just Spee and Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon will remain in their posts for the time being, media reports suggest both will depart after the transaction is completed and the businesses are integrated. Core Media Group president Marc Graboff has already exited.
There is no word yet on the management structure of the merged Shine-Endemol entity in Australia. Mark Fennessy and Carl Fennessy are joint CEOs of Shine Australia and Janeen Faithfull is CEO of Endemol.
Nor is it yet clear whether Cathy Payne, CEO of Endemol Worldwide Distribution, will take Shine International, where Nadine Nohr is CEO, under her wing.
First announced in May,...
Laing, a former MD of content at the British satcaster, will be the new venture.s CEO.
While Endemol CEO Just Spee and Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon will remain in their posts for the time being, media reports suggest both will depart after the transaction is completed and the businesses are integrated. Core Media Group president Marc Graboff has already exited.
There is no word yet on the management structure of the merged Shine-Endemol entity in Australia. Mark Fennessy and Carl Fennessy are joint CEOs of Shine Australia and Janeen Faithfull is CEO of Endemol.
Nor is it yet clear whether Cathy Payne, CEO of Endemol Worldwide Distribution, will take Shine International, where Nadine Nohr is CEO, under her wing.
First announced in May,...
- 9/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In this roundup from the Encore and Mumbrella Annual, we look back at the year in television.
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James Warburton starts at Ten 10 months after he was appointed to the role.
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The summer non-ratings period comes to an end in February kicking things off with the battle of the bulge as Nine and Ten go head-to-head with their weight-loss shows. Ten’s established format, The Biggest Loser, ultimately triumphs as Nine is forced to move their offering, Excess Baggage, to digital channel Go! after abysmal ratings.
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The cast of Revenge
Seven wins the first week of ratings thanks to American drama Revenge, which was heavily promoted during Seven’s Summer of Tennis. It premieres with a whopping 2.06m viewers.
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Brad Lyons and Angus Ross step up at Seven to take on the roles of head of production and head of programming respectively after Tim Worner was appointed CEO of the network...
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James Warburton starts at Ten 10 months after he was appointed to the role.
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The summer non-ratings period comes to an end in February kicking things off with the battle of the bulge as Nine and Ten go head-to-head with their weight-loss shows. Ten’s established format, The Biggest Loser, ultimately triumphs as Nine is forced to move their offering, Excess Baggage, to digital channel Go! after abysmal ratings.
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The cast of Revenge
Seven wins the first week of ratings thanks to American drama Revenge, which was heavily promoted during Seven’s Summer of Tennis. It premieres with a whopping 2.06m viewers.
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Brad Lyons and Angus Ross step up at Seven to take on the roles of head of production and head of programming respectively after Tim Worner was appointed CEO of the network...
- 12/19/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Shine’s Matt Campbell has been made redundant
Shine’s Carl Fennessy is to return home from running the company’s Us operation in a move which sees MD matt Campbell laid off.
Shine is Australia’s most successful TV production house with franchises including The Voice, MasterChef, The Biggest Loser and Beauty and the Geek.
Although it was not announced at the time that Fennessy headed overseas, Shine claims it was always the plan for him to return after a two year stint.
Campbell was with the company for just over a year, joining from Sbs in July last year, following the announcement of Fennessy’s move to the Us in June 2011.
Carl and Mark Fennessy launched Shine Australia in 2009 after leaving production house FremantleMedia.
Mark Fennessy, CEO and president of Shine Australia, said of Campbell’s departure: “We sincerely thank Matt Campbell and wish him the best. He...
Shine’s Carl Fennessy is to return home from running the company’s Us operation in a move which sees MD matt Campbell laid off.
Shine is Australia’s most successful TV production house with franchises including The Voice, MasterChef, The Biggest Loser and Beauty and the Geek.
Although it was not announced at the time that Fennessy headed overseas, Shine claims it was always the plan for him to return after a two year stint.
Campbell was with the company for just over a year, joining from Sbs in July last year, following the announcement of Fennessy’s move to the Us in June 2011.
Carl and Mark Fennessy launched Shine Australia in 2009 after leaving production house FremantleMedia.
Mark Fennessy, CEO and president of Shine Australia, said of Campbell’s departure: “We sincerely thank Matt Campbell and wish him the best. He...
- 10/31/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Former Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross has signed on with Shine America as CEO, the company said Tuesday. Shine America is the U.S. wing of the Shine Group, the production company chaired by Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth Murdoch. Ross is coming aboard to succeed current Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy, who's returning to Australia following the completion of his two-year term in Los Angeles. Fennessy will serve as joint CEO of Shine Australia in mid-2013. Also read: Rich Ross Out as Walt Disney Studios Chairman Ross will join the company in January. Ross, whose...
- 10/30/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Having moved up through the Disney ranks to head of Disney Channels Worldwide and then a short tenure running the Disney Studio, Rich Ross is now taking over chairman Elisabeth Murdoch's TV and production company Shine America as CEO, reports Variety. In 2011 News Corp. acquired her ten-year-old Shine Group, which has 28 operating companies; Elisabeth Murdoch is assumed to be readying herself for wider responsibilties at her father Rupert's empire. Ross takes over for departing Carl Fennessy, who is returning to Australia after two years supervising the U.S. Shine Group.
- 10/30/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Former Disney chief Rich Ross has found a new home at Shine America. Ross succeeds current Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy, who will return to Australia in mid-2013. The former Walt Disney Studios chairman and Disney Channels Worldwide president is set to join the company in January; Fennessy will remain joint CEO of Shine Australia. The move marks a return to television, where Ross spent the bulk of his career before making a short-lived shift to features. At Shine, he’ll oversee a collection of formats including Fox’s MasterChef, NBC’s The Biggest Loser and Oxygen’s upcoming series The Face
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- 10/30/2012
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross is returning to television, this time on the production side. Ross has been named CEO of Shine America, taking the reins of the U.S. outpost of Elisabeth Murdoch‘s Shine Group. He will start in January. Ross had a very successful run as President of Disney Channels Worldwide, overseeing global hits like Hannah Montana and High School Musical, before he moved to the feature side in 2009 for a rocky two-and-a-half-year term that ended in April. At Shine America, Ross will replace current CEO Carl Fennessy. Fennessy, formerly co-ceo of Shine Australia, was brought to the U.S. in mid-2011 to succeed then-Shine Americas CEO Emiliano Calemzuk when he left in January 2012. After helping Ross with the transition, Fennessy will return to Australia where he will resume his duties as co-ceo of Shine Australia. Ross and Shine Group chairman Murdoch have known each other for 20 years.
- 10/30/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Chaser team are not overly fond of bland press releases. Even if the alternative they offer tends to be something of a flight of fantasy.
The news of The Chaser reuniting with once-mentor Andrew Denton and his recently-formed Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder production company started out plausible before escalating to the ludicrous:
The Chaser team’s production company Giant Dwarf has announced it will join forces with Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder in a bid to become a new super-indie television powerhouse.
The move follows the merger last February between Cordell Jigsaw and Zapruder’s Other Films, which resulted in the new company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder. With today’s addition of Giant Dwarf to the fold, the company will now be known as Giant Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Dwarf.
“This is all about creating a platform so that local independent production companies can compete with the major multinationals like Fremantle and Shine,” said...
The news of The Chaser reuniting with once-mentor Andrew Denton and his recently-formed Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder production company started out plausible before escalating to the ludicrous:
The Chaser team’s production company Giant Dwarf has announced it will join forces with Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder in a bid to become a new super-indie television powerhouse.
The move follows the merger last February between Cordell Jigsaw and Zapruder’s Other Films, which resulted in the new company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder. With today’s addition of Giant Dwarf to the fold, the company will now be known as Giant Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Dwarf.
“This is all about creating a platform so that local independent production companies can compete with the major multinationals like Fremantle and Shine,” said...
- 9/11/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Vivi Zigler, a 19-year veteran of NBC Universal, has moved to Shine America, where she will serve as president, Shine 360 & Digital, Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy said Tuesday. Zigler most recently served as President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment, a position she assumed in 2008. At Shine America -- the production company behind "The Biggest Loser," "The Office" and other shows -- she will oversee all branded entertainment, licensing, digital and live experiences. Also read; Shine America Adds 2 VPs to Development Team Zigler has won five Emmy Awards during her...
- 8/28/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Former NBCUniversal Digital Entertainment president Vivi Zigler has been named President, Digital & Shine 360 for Shine America. Zigler will oversee all branded entertainment, licensing, digital and live experiences for Shine America. She also will formally launch Shine 360° in the Us. Shine America’s Svp and current head of digital, David Anderson, will now report to Zigler First established in 2010, Shine 360° is the global commercial and rights management division of the Shine Group, responsible for developing the company’s brands across sponsorship and advertiser partnerships, digital and interactive, retail and consumer products, as well as live experiences. The Los Angeles branch will join offices in Sydney, Paris, London and Stockholm. “We live in a time when content has to be done in multiple genres on multiple platforms, and Vivi is a rare breed executive who can help us extend our content into the digital space,” said Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy to whom Zigler will report.
- 8/28/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After 19 years at NBC, Vivi Zigler is heading to Shine America. The executive has been tapped president of Shine 360° and Digital at Shine America, where she'll oversee all branded entertainment, licensing, digital and live experiences. "Vivi is an innovative and dynamic leader with extraordinary multiplatform experience that makes her the ideal person to lead both our Shine 360° and digital businesses,” said Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy. “She has the vision and expertise to develop our brands and content into true 360-degree experiences and will add a whole new dimension to our executive team.” Zigler,
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- 8/28/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris Culvenor has been named senior VP development at Shine America, and Christie McConnell has joined the company as VP development, CEO Carl Fennessy announced today. Culvenor joins Shine America from sibling Shine Australia and will oversee day-to-day unscripted development for the Los Angeles-based company. Culvenor, who sinced 2010 has overseen Shine Australia’s development and sale of TV programs and formats, will report to president Eden Gaha. McConnell will report to Culvenor. During Culvenor’s time at Shine Australia, the company successfully launched Australian formats of such series as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, The Voice Australia, Wag Nation, The Shire, Australia’s Next Top Model, Minute to Win It, The Renovators and Dating in the Dark. Prior to Shine Australia, Culvenor worked at FremantleMedia Australia. McConnell joins Shine America from Stephen David Entertainment, where she served as VP development since 2010. She developed concepts for a variety of cable networks and brands including Bravo,...
- 8/20/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Lee Rierson has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Shine America. Rierson, who has been with the company since 2006, will be responsible for all of Shine America’s corporate and strategic operations, physical production studios, business and legal affairs, human resources and labor relations across all labels and business units. “Lee’s vast entertainment experience and strategic expertise make him the ideal executive to help us lead Shine America into a new era, as we look to expand our imprint in the U.S. broadcast and cable TV marketplace,” said Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy, to whom Rierson will report. Rierson most recently served as Managing Director and Head of Worldwide Business & Operations for Shine America’s predecessor Reveille when it was an independent production company owned by Ben Silverman, and then through its acquisitions by Shine Group and ultimately by News Corp. Before joining Shine, Rierson served as...
- 6/4/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Liz Murdoch’s Shine America has signed with Wme for representation in all areas, including scripted and unscripted TV and digital programming. This is the first time Shine America, recently formed by the merging of Shine’s three U.S. businesses – Shine Americas, Shine USA and Reveille — has had a formal agency representation. Informally, the company had already been in business with Wme — the agency’s Ari Greenburg has handled Shine on the scripted since the departure of Reveille founder Ben Silverman. Additionally, Wme sold the Reveille-produced Fox reality series MasterChef, co-produced by the company of Gordon Ramsay, who was a Wme client at the time. Following a top-to-bottom restructuring over the past year, which saw Shine merge its Us operations and bring in Carl Fennessy as CEO and Eden Gaha as president, Shine America has been ramping up its unscripted and scripted efforts. Season 3 of MasterChef premieres next week,...
- 5/30/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Shine America has hired PR veteran Joe Schlosser, previously of NBC, to the newly created position of senior vice president of communications. As the company's first in-house PR executive, Schlosser will oversee Shine America’s branding, trade and consumer media relations, programming publicity, events, and talent relations. He will also serve as the company’s chief press officer, working with Shine's outside PR agency, Triple 7. "Joe is one of the most respected PR executives in the business and we are thrilled for him to join Shine America," said Shine America CEO Carl Fennessy.
- 4/19/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Shine USA continues to staff up its upper executive ranks. The company has tapped Australia unscripted TV producer and Shine Australia executive Paul Franklin for the newly created position of Evp Programming, Shine USA. Relocating to Los Angeles, Franklin will take creative oversight of Shine USA’s unscripted slate that include The Biggest Loser, MasterChef and Tabatha Takes Over. He will report to company president Eden Gaha. Franklin’s hire follows last July’s appointment of Shine Australia and New Zealand co-ceo Carl Fennessy as Shine USA CEO. Fennessy and Franklin worked together at Shine Australia. Franklin began his TV career in the UK before relocating to Sydney to oversee the first Australian season of The Biggest Loser and Jamie’s Kitchen Australia. He later served as head of factual entertainment for FremantleMedia Australia, where he launched the first international MasterChef offshoot, MasterChef Australia, which became the country’s highest-rated series.
- 2/27/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
From drama to reality and factual – meet the production house powerhouses responsible for Australia’s greatest television.
Andrew Denton
Owner/ Creative guy
Zapruder’s Other Films The Gruen Transfer, Hungry Beast, Country Town Rescue, Randling
With producers Anita Jacoby and Peter Thompson, Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films is known for intelligent and often funny television.
Denton came to prominence as the host of ABC’s 1988 comedy show Blah Blah Blah and was quick to get involved behind the scenes. His first executive producing credit came in 2001 when he gave The Chaser team their break with The Election Chaser.
Denton is responsible for adland favourite The Gruen Transfer, with five series including Gruen Planet and Nation under its belt. The show is one of the ABC’s highest rating formats attracting international interest.
Denton’s great skill is fostering young talent with his 2008 Project Next experiment resulting in Hungry Beast.
Andrew Denton
Owner/ Creative guy
Zapruder’s Other Films The Gruen Transfer, Hungry Beast, Country Town Rescue, Randling
With producers Anita Jacoby and Peter Thompson, Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films is known for intelligent and often funny television.
Denton came to prominence as the host of ABC’s 1988 comedy show Blah Blah Blah and was quick to get involved behind the scenes. His first executive producing credit came in 2001 when he gave The Chaser team their break with The Election Chaser.
Denton is responsible for adland favourite The Gruen Transfer, with five series including Gruen Planet and Nation under its belt. The show is one of the ABC’s highest rating formats attracting international interest.
Denton’s great skill is fostering young talent with his 2008 Project Next experiment resulting in Hungry Beast.
- 2/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The restructure of Australia’s biggest TV production company is continuing with Tim Robinson promoted to chief operating officer of Shine Australia and New Zealand.
Robinson joined Shine last October as commercial director after previously working for the company in Europe.
In June, Shine’s Australian bosses Markl and Carl Fennessy took an extra international responsibilities. Carl Fennessy became CEO of Shine USA with a move to La and Mark Fennessy became president of Shine Network with a brief to build co-production relationships in new territories”.
In July it was announced that Matt Campbell, Sbs’s director of television and online content, was to become the new MD.
Reporting to Mark Fennessy, Robinson “will be responsible for the performance of the company’s business units and will provide operational, strategic and commercial direction in support of Shine’s creative, production and off-screen functions. He will also oversee the company’s Hr,...
Robinson joined Shine last October as commercial director after previously working for the company in Europe.
In June, Shine’s Australian bosses Markl and Carl Fennessy took an extra international responsibilities. Carl Fennessy became CEO of Shine USA with a move to La and Mark Fennessy became president of Shine Network with a brief to build co-production relationships in new territories”.
In July it was announced that Matt Campbell, Sbs’s director of television and online content, was to become the new MD.
Reporting to Mark Fennessy, Robinson “will be responsible for the performance of the company’s business units and will provide operational, strategic and commercial direction in support of Shine’s creative, production and off-screen functions. He will also oversee the company’s Hr,...
- 10/21/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
Nick Love has been appointed Managing Director of Shine 360 Australia. Love replaces Ben Liebmann who held the role for 11 months and will relocate to London as CEO of Shine 360.
Shine 360 is responsible for the management and commercialisation of non-broadcast rights for Shine Group properties. Nick will be responsible for non-broadcast business and licensing such as brand partnerships, sponsorship, retail, consumer products, digital, live events, and will work closing with Shine Australia to develop brand-funded content.
Love has come from Fox Interactive Media where he oversaw Myspace prior to its sale. Prior to Fox, he has worked at Aria, Ice interactive and Electronic Arts.
His team will include Director of Brand Partnerships Lisa Coren, Director of Consumer and Retail Strategy Petrina Frost.
Reporting to Mark and Carl Fennessy, Mark said “Mark Fennessy said: “I am thrilled to welcome Nick into the Shine family. His expertise across business development, multiplatform and brands...
Shine 360 is responsible for the management and commercialisation of non-broadcast rights for Shine Group properties. Nick will be responsible for non-broadcast business and licensing such as brand partnerships, sponsorship, retail, consumer products, digital, live events, and will work closing with Shine Australia to develop brand-funded content.
Love has come from Fox Interactive Media where he oversaw Myspace prior to its sale. Prior to Fox, he has worked at Aria, Ice interactive and Electronic Arts.
His team will include Director of Brand Partnerships Lisa Coren, Director of Consumer and Retail Strategy Petrina Frost.
Reporting to Mark and Carl Fennessy, Mark said “Mark Fennessy said: “I am thrilled to welcome Nick into the Shine family. His expertise across business development, multiplatform and brands...
- 9/8/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Block has been accused of poaching ideas from rival television show The Renovators. Executives at Channel Nine, which launched the 2012 season of home makeover programme The Block last month, have hit back at reports that they allegedly lifted a challenge from soon-to-be-aired new series The Renovators. Various sources at The Renovators production company Shine have said that the notion of The Block contestants kicking off the competition by creating rooms in a giant warehouse was directly lifted from their format, as was their decision to air five nights a week. Shine executive Carl Fennessy told The Daily Telegraph: "We were first to the market with these ideas but we weren't the first to get to air. I'd like to think no-one has taken our ideas, but we initially had a crew of 150 people (more)...
- 7/13/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Matt Campbell, Sbs’s director of Television and Online Content will leave the network to be Managing Director of Shine Australia and New Zealand.
In a statement, Sbs Managing Director Michael Ebeid said, “I’m disappointed to see Matt leave Sbs after seven years and so much success but with his enviable track record of producing and acquiring great content for Sbs, it’s not surprising a great offer to join Shine came his way.”
Campbell leaves Sbs with recent successes in East West 101, First Australians, Immigration Nation as well as the successful documentary series and Sbs’s highest rating program this year, Go Back To Where You Came From. He also picked up local productions Wilfred and Rockwiz, and international programs Mythbusters and Top Gear.
“It’s bittersweet to be leaving Sbs at such an exciting time for the network with Michael’s arrival and fantastic, innovative projects...
In a statement, Sbs Managing Director Michael Ebeid said, “I’m disappointed to see Matt leave Sbs after seven years and so much success but with his enviable track record of producing and acquiring great content for Sbs, it’s not surprising a great offer to join Shine came his way.”
Campbell leaves Sbs with recent successes in East West 101, First Australians, Immigration Nation as well as the successful documentary series and Sbs’s highest rating program this year, Go Back To Where You Came From. He also picked up local productions Wilfred and Rockwiz, and international programs Mythbusters and Top Gear.
“It’s bittersweet to be leaving Sbs at such an exciting time for the network with Michael’s arrival and fantastic, innovative projects...
- 7/5/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Shine Australia bosses Carl and Mark Fennessy have been promoted to global roles within the News Ltd-owned reality TV production house. Carl Fennessy will become Shine USA chief executive while Mark Fennessy has been appointed to the the newly-created role of president of Shine Network, where he will work with the London-based internal unit overseeing key shows such as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser and One Born Every Minute. Both will retain their current roles although Carl will move to Los Angeles while Mark remains in Sydney, where he will also forge new co-production relationships in countries where Shine does not yet have a market presence. Shine Group chair and chief executive Elisabeth Murdoch said: .Mark and Carl have taken Shine Australia from a standing start...
- 6/16/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Shine Australia and New Zealand joint CEOs, brothers Carl and Mark Fennessy, have been given additional responsibilities within Shine Group. Carl Fennessy has been named CEO Shine USA. He will relocate to Los Angeles later this year and will be "responsible for driving the ongoing commercial strategy of the company," reporting to CEO Shine Group Americas Emiliano Calemzuk. Mark Fennessy has been named President, Shine Network. He will oversee the exploitation of Shine formats such as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser and One Born Every Minute, focusing on creating co-productions in countries with no Shine Group presence. He will continue to operate from Sydney.
- 6/15/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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