• Plus Netflix and Disney+, ABC staffing numbers, Clemenger BBDO, Optimising, Magic, Ben Fordham on Will Smith, Amazon’s Luxe Listings, Screen Forever...
• "I love television that entertains and then gives you something"
Plus: Wavemaker, GroupM NZ, News Corp’s regional publications, Screen Australia, and ABC podcast drama
• ABC's Father Brown was the most-watched program of the night
• Seven's AFL coverage boosts it to the top
• The eight-part drama is set in 1971 and will explore the hedonistic world of surfing
• Plus Tegan George takes legal action, Amelia Adams, ABC awaits news boss, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sunrise, Tony Armstrong
Plus: The ABC, Godzilla vs Kong sequel, Broadsheet Media, SAS Australia, brekky TV, Ray Warren, and James Warburton
"It's about authenticity for us."
• Whitnall was most recently head of media at ABC
• ABC and CBC are looking for two distinct types of animated projects
The new regional ABC roles were made possible through commercial deals struck with Facebook and Google last year.
• Hard Quiz and Mad as Hell continue to perform well on Wednesdays
• The show comes after the success of last year’s Finding the Archibald
