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Commercial TV networks ‘can’t be trusted’ with scripted comedy Vivienne Kelly

Rosehaven and Utopia’s Celia Pacquola has told producers at the Screen Forever conference that free-to-air commercial networks don’t back Australian scripted comedy and can’t be trusted to invest in programs and then stick with them. Pacquola said only the ABC commits to local...

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Australian production company Essential Media and Entertainment expands into branded content

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Yvonne Ball joins Citadel-Magnus as associate director of Perth

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