Pay-TV drama, way of the future for FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia Australia’s creative director Jason Stephens says subscription TV is a more interesting place for producers than commercial networks.
Stephens told Encore that the license rebate the Government will offer free-to-air broadcasters to promote Australian production is “fairly gray” at this stage, but pay-TV is allowing production companies to be more creative.
“From a producers point of view, subscription TV is a great place to make TV. It has to do with the executives who are in charge of drama at those networks, and a relationship of trust. It feels to me that’s the way of the future,” he said.
“Pay TV will keep producing quality television and that would be the incentive for more people to subscribe. It’s happened in the US and the Australian networks are watching that side of the world quite closely.“
hi ,
i have watched so many wonderful programs put out by FREEMANTLE MEDIA
i missed the KILLUNG TIME could you please let me know if i can buy the DVD
Thank you
Veronica
because of legal reasons, the show has not yet aired as explained by Michael Shephard, publicity director for TV1:
“Killing Time has been pulled from our schedule until further notice due to action before the Supreme Court of Victoria.
“The scheduling of the court proceedings is fluid; we had anticipated that the proceedings would have been final prior to our scheduled broadcast date. The broadcast of the program Killing Time has been deferred for legal reasons connected with matters currently before the Supreme Court of Victoria.
TV1 will return to our regular schedule, so no impact.”