Nine enters Lawyer X drama
Nine has confirmed commissioning a new drama project, Informer 3838, based on the life of lawyer Nicola Gobbo. The news comes 6 weeks after Foxtel also announced plans for a series on the Melbourne...
View ArticleNine Upfronts to echo strong year
Nine will stage its Upfronts tomorrow afternoon at FOX Studios. Nine has enjoyed a bumper year now leading in both Total People and Demos. That means there will be a swag of returning titles: Married...
View ArticleHappy New 2020!
Welcome to 2020! You made it. Happy New Year, hope you had a great night and a safe one given the situation around the country. Allow me to distract you from the toils of news with some entertainment...
View ArticleProgrammer’s Wrap 2020: Nine
EXCLUSIVE: After winning 2019, Nine is going into 2020 with big audiences from the Australian Open, all of whom are seeing promos for upcoming shows. Nine Programming Director Hamish Turner oversees a...
View ArticleScreentime chairman retires
Screentime’s Executive Chairman Bob Campbell (pictured above) has retired after 23 years with the company. Screentime, now a Banijay company, was established in 1996 by Campbell and Des Monaghan,...
View ArticleNew rules impact TV
New rules around 14 day self-isolation for incoming travellers will ripple across television production. Today weatherman Tim Davies last night confirmed he would be forced to undergo self-isolation...
View ArticleAirdate: Informer 3838
Nine’s new mini-series Informer 3838 will screen in two week’s time. The 2 part Screentime-produced drama centres around notorious “Lawyer X” police informer Nicola Gobbo played by Ella Scott Lynch....
View ArticleDrama wave about to hit screens
Good news for viewers hankering for local drama with three new offerings to hit screens next week. Informer 3838 premieres at 8:45pm Monday on Nine, starring Ella Scott Lynch, Gyton Grantley and...
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 ArticleUnderbelly role of a lifetime
When Ella Scott Lynch’s father heard the Underbelly producers were writing a miniseries on ‘Lawyer X’ Nicola Gobbo he rang her up to tell her she would be perfect for the role. Scott Lynch, whose...
View ArticleTurnbull interview draws big crowd on Monday
ABC’s interview with former PM Malcolm Turnbull drew a big audience in what was generally a big night all round. 7:30 / Malcolm Turnbull: The 7:30 Interview pulled 968,000 / 940,000 viewers, putting...
View ArticleNine teases Halifax: Retribution
On Monday night during Informer 3838 Nine screened a trailer for Halifax: Retribution, which suggests the revived drama starring Rebecca Gibney is not far away (replacing Informer on Mondays...
View ArticleDrama dip but Nine wins Monday
Nine drama Informer 3838 was down on its debut but Nine still had a clear win on Monday. Lego Masters won its slot at 1.1m and topped the demos. It defeated Australian Story (911,000), 7:30 (841,000),...
View ArticleHome & Away leads week of drama
There was plenty of Aussie drama on air last week. Home and Away was the top drama of the week at 609,000 viewers followed by Mystery Road (577,000), Informer 3838 (565,000), Doctor Doctor (510,000),...
View ArticleNine, Screentime settle Informer 3838 complaint.
Nine and producers Screentime have speedily settled a legal complaint from former Victorian Police Chief Simon Overland over his portrayal in Informer 3838. The Australian reports the character of...
View ArticleNine drama boss: Halifax success good for industry
“I’m a firm believer that we roll out drama in episodic form, whether it’s on a Free to Air network, or even if it’s on Streaming,” says Nine Head of Drama Andy Ryan. “I believe in giving audiences...
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