Ambitious and top secret dramas in 2019
A new Bevan Lee script is cause for celebration for Seven’s Director of Network Programming, Angus Ross. He knows Lee’s track record in grabbing viewers thanks to his work on Packed to the Rafters, A...
View ArticleProgrammer’s Wrap 2019: Seven
“Being a programmer you always want more,” admits Seven’s Director of Programming, Angus Ross. “My Kitchen Rules and House Rules made by Seven Studios are incredibly important to our schedule and they...
View ArticleCameras roll on Between Two Worlds
Filming is underway in Sydney on Seven’s next major drama series Between Two Worlds by writer Bevan Lee (A Place to Call Home, Packed to the Rafters, Winners & Losers). The high concept thriller...
View ArticleDramas held back to 2020
Seven’s upcoming Bevan Lee drama Between Two Worlds has been held back for a 2020 premiere. But network sources are extremely pleased with the finished product and are considering it to kick off their...
View ArticleSeven Upfronts set for the big one
Seven network will unveil is Upfronts tomorrow, the first under newly-installed CEO James Warburton. After a challenging year Seven will be looking to convince clients the worst is behind them and...
View ArticleSeven set for 7:30 stripped programming across 2020
House Rules: Jamie Durie, Abbey Gelmi, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Kyly Clarke, Saul Myers. Seven is looking to 2020 with stripped 7:30 programming after a challenging year, and one it is about to lose to...
View ArticlePick of the 2020 Upfronts
Now that the Upfronts season is over, I thought I would post on what I reckon are the new shows that will be ones to watch (and I’m excluding returning seasons of current shows). NITV’s The Beach was...
View ArticleKOJO appoints Executive Producer
Australian studio KOJO (I Am Mother, Wolf Creek 2, The Babadook, Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures) has appointed Linda Ujuk, from Seven Studios, as Executive Producer. Her recent credits include Secret...
View ArticleProgrammer’s Wrap 2020: Seven
EXCLUSIVE: “For Seven it’s new leadership, a new attitude, and a whole new approach to the schedule. We’ve been given the means to do what we need to do at 7:30,” says Network Director of Programming...
View ArticleDrama alarm bells at Seven
Larry the Wonderpup. Seven West Media has told Communications Minister Paul Fletcher it will discontinue making Children’s content and will dump plans for new Australian dramas while the government...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Australian TV in the hot zone
Australian television is coming to terms with the impact of COVID-19 on current and upcoming productions. The Amazing Race Australia has already confirmed it will not be filming overseas this June,...
View Article10 to uphold local content in 2020
EXCLUSIVE: 10 will maintain its local content in 2020 despite fears from the production sector that already-completed local Drama, Documentary and Kids’ television may be held back. With the...
View ArticleSeven Studios sale on hold
Seven Studios could be sold to Beyond Productions but negotiations are on hold due to COVID-19 impact, according to media reports. Nine-owned Sydney Morning Herald reports Seven West Media was working...
View ArticleBetween Two Worlds: promo
Seven has released a trailer for upcoming drama Between Two Worlds by writer Bevan Lee. The series will screen in July. A mother. Proud, caring and strong. Her family is everything. An ordinary world....
View ArticleSeven updates on big ticket shows
Seven has given more info on some of its big brand titles for 2020 and beyond. Farmer Wants a Wife, The Full Monty: Guys & Gals, Murder In The Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery and Between...
View ArticleBetween Two Worlds: promo
Seven has released another trailer for Bevan Lee’s Between Two Worlds, coming in July. The billionaire and his wife. The loving mum and her son. They were never meant to meet. They will collide. Love,...
View ArticleAirdate: Between Two Worlds
New Aussie drama Between Two Worlds launches on Seven on Sunday July 26. This is a 10 part series from writer Bevan Lee (A Place to Call Home, Packed To The Rafters, Winners and Losers, All Saints)....
View ArticleBetween Two Worlds
Keep your eye on the folk of Between Two Worlds…. very few of them stick to a straight and narrow path in Bevan Lee’s new drama on Seven. It’s high stakes melodrama, with sex, power, deception and...
View ArticleRatings delay drags on over ransomware
The delay to television ratings is set to drag on… Sources tell TV Tonight that the situation is likely to stretch into next week, which would delay launch numbers for Australian Ninja Warrior, Farmer...
View ArticleBevan Lee takes one more ride at the fair…
As we discuss his latest work screenwriter Bevan Lee makes several analogies to theme parks. Between Two Worlds is like a rollercoaster ride: “There are many loops and turns and twists and upside...
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