Media and entertainment veteran Kim Williams is to be appointed the next chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian federal prime minister Anthony Albanese’s office announced on Wednesday.
Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment of editorial turbulence. The public broadcaster has recently been criticized for its coverage of the war in Palestine.
On Monday, union members passed a vote of no confidence in the ABC’s MD David Anderson “for failing to defend the integrity of the ABC and its staff from outside attacks.” The ABC’s Buttrose-headed board hit back on Tuesday with a unanimous vote of confidence in Anderson.
“Williams has extensive experience across the screen, music, sports and media industries, and has made eminent and substantial contributions to the cultural life of the nation. He...
Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment of editorial turbulence. The public broadcaster has recently been criticized for its coverage of the war in Palestine.
On Monday, union members passed a vote of no confidence in the ABC’s MD David Anderson “for failing to defend the integrity of the ABC and its staff from outside attacks.” The ABC’s Buttrose-headed board hit back on Tuesday with a unanimous vote of confidence in Anderson.
“Williams has extensive experience across the screen, music, sports and media industries, and has made eminent and substantial contributions to the cultural life of the nation. He...
- 1/24/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+’s ‘Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story’ First Look
Above is your first look at Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, the Disney+ documentary about the legal case between two England players wives that gripped the UK and made tabloid headlines for weeks. Disney has released three images of Coleen Rooney, the wife of former England captain Wayne Rooney, ahead of the show’s launch. The doc follows how Rooney turned amateur online sleuth to find an explanation for why private stories about her and her family kept arising. Her infamous Instagram post revealing the identity of the leaker ‘broke the internet’ and lead to one of the UK’s highest-profile defamation cases, in which Rooney’s claims about Rebekah Vardy, wife of ex-England striker Jamie Vardy, were found to be “substantially true” by a judge. Dorothy Street Pictures and Lorton Entertainment made the doc, with Julia Nottingham, Emma Tutty,...
Above is your first look at Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, the Disney+ documentary about the legal case between two England players wives that gripped the UK and made tabloid headlines for weeks. Disney has released three images of Coleen Rooney, the wife of former England captain Wayne Rooney, ahead of the show’s launch. The doc follows how Rooney turned amateur online sleuth to find an explanation for why private stories about her and her family kept arising. Her infamous Instagram post revealing the identity of the leaker ‘broke the internet’ and lead to one of the UK’s highest-profile defamation cases, in which Rooney’s claims about Rebekah Vardy, wife of ex-England striker Jamie Vardy, were found to be “substantially true” by a judge. Dorothy Street Pictures and Lorton Entertainment made the doc, with Julia Nottingham, Emma Tutty,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Supermodel Linda Evangelista has been called the worst celebrity to work with by a celebrity publicist named Max Markson.
In a new interview, the Australian PR maven recalled a not-so pleasant experience with the supermodel back in the 90s, calling her the worst star he’s worked with throughout his four decades in the industry, reports aceshowbiz.com.
“I shouldn’t say this but Linda Evangelista was definitely the worst,” Max said during his appearance in an episode of the ‘Life, Money & Love podcast’ which was hosted by Dylan Mullan.
He then detailed how the supermodel “went berserk” at him over a snippy newspaper headline.
The whole drama started after the 57-year-old star asked Max for advice about what to wear to a treadmill launch party hosted by Aussie TV legend Ita Buttrose.
The Markson Sparks! agency founder revealed that he suggested Linda to wear “something to go on the...
In a new interview, the Australian PR maven recalled a not-so pleasant experience with the supermodel back in the 90s, calling her the worst star he’s worked with throughout his four decades in the industry, reports aceshowbiz.com.
“I shouldn’t say this but Linda Evangelista was definitely the worst,” Max said during his appearance in an episode of the ‘Life, Money & Love podcast’ which was hosted by Dylan Mullan.
He then detailed how the supermodel “went berserk” at him over a snippy newspaper headline.
The whole drama started after the 57-year-old star asked Max for advice about what to wear to a treadmill launch party hosted by Aussie TV legend Ita Buttrose.
The Markson Sparks! agency founder revealed that he suggested Linda to wear “something to go on the...
- 9/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The Federal Government has promoted Peter Tonagh to deputy chairperson of the ABC board, six months after his appointment as a non-executive director.
Tonagh was one of three new additions to the broadcaster’s board announced in May, with ex-Seven executive Mario D’Orazio and Fiona Balfour also joining as non-executive directors.
Other board members include chair Ita Buttrose and Peter Lewis, Georgie Somerset, and Joseph Gersh.
In announcing Tonagh’s promotion, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher said he looked forward to seeing the contribution he would make in his new role.
“His extensive media and business experience will be a vital resource for the national broadcaster as it navigates the challenges ahead,” he said.
Tonagh will serve as deputy chairperson for the remainder of his current term through to May 2026.
The former Foxtel CEO has nearly 14 years of experience in senior executive roles, including...
Tonagh was one of three new additions to the broadcaster’s board announced in May, with ex-Seven executive Mario D’Orazio and Fiona Balfour also joining as non-executive directors.
Other board members include chair Ita Buttrose and Peter Lewis, Georgie Somerset, and Joseph Gersh.
In announcing Tonagh’s promotion, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher said he looked forward to seeing the contribution he would make in his new role.
“His extensive media and business experience will be a vital resource for the national broadcaster as it navigates the challenges ahead,” he said.
Tonagh will serve as deputy chairperson for the remainder of his current term through to May 2026.
The former Foxtel CEO has nearly 14 years of experience in senior executive roles, including...
- 11/14/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Federal Government has announced three new ABC board appointments, with former Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh, ex-Seven executive Mario D’Orazio, and Fiona Balfour joining as non-executive directors.
The five-year appointments fill the vacancies left by Kirstin Ferguson and Donny Walford, who left their positions in November, and Vanessa Guthrie, who resigned in March.
Tonagh has spent nearly 14 years in senior executive roles, across Foxtel, Rea, and News Corp Australia.
He has also been a lead independent director at Village Roadshow and is the chairman of Bus Stop Films.
D’Orazio also has an extensive media background, having worked as managing director of Channel 7 Perth for eight years before leaving the position in 2019. He has since served on the board of Australia Post, Australia Council, and the Wa Academy of Performing Art (Waapa).
Balfour’s experience lies in information and communications technology, having spent time as a chief information officer at Qantas and Telstra.
The five-year appointments fill the vacancies left by Kirstin Ferguson and Donny Walford, who left their positions in November, and Vanessa Guthrie, who resigned in March.
Tonagh has spent nearly 14 years in senior executive roles, across Foxtel, Rea, and News Corp Australia.
He has also been a lead independent director at Village Roadshow and is the chairman of Bus Stop Films.
D’Orazio also has an extensive media background, having worked as managing director of Channel 7 Perth for eight years before leaving the position in 2019. He has since served on the board of Australia Post, Australia Council, and the Wa Academy of Performing Art (Waapa).
Balfour’s experience lies in information and communications technology, having spent time as a chief information officer at Qantas and Telstra.
- 5/16/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
ABC staff have voted overwhelmingly to reject the proposed deferral of a 2 per cent pay rise which was was agreed on in last year’s three-year Enterprise Agreement.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher wrote to ABC MD David Anderson in May asking ABC employees to accept the same six months wage rise pause imposed on the Australian Public Service in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
In an email to staff earlier this month, ABC chair Ita Buttrose said the board had decided to ask staff to vote on whether to accept the deferral, which would have delivered a one-off benefit of $5 million but would not help the broadcaster achieve the annual savings requirement of $41 million by fiscal 2022.
As she pointed out, the ABC Act guarantees the independence of the Corporation and the sole responsibility for setting the pay and conditions for staff rests with the ABC Board.
The Act also requires...
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher wrote to ABC MD David Anderson in May asking ABC employees to accept the same six months wage rise pause imposed on the Australian Public Service in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
In an email to staff earlier this month, ABC chair Ita Buttrose said the board had decided to ask staff to vote on whether to accept the deferral, which would have delivered a one-off benefit of $5 million but would not help the broadcaster achieve the annual savings requirement of $41 million by fiscal 2022.
As she pointed out, the ABC Act guarantees the independence of the Corporation and the sole responsibility for setting the pay and conditions for staff rests with the ABC Board.
The Act also requires...
- 9/30/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ita Buttrose.
ABC staff will vote next week on whether or not to accept the Federal Government’s request to defer for six months a 2 per cent pay rise that is due to come into effect on October 1.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher wrote to ABC MD David Anderson in May proposing that ABC employees accept the same wage rise pause imposed on the Australian Public Service in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
In an email to staff, ABC chair Ita Buttrose said the board has been considering this request and after exploring many options decided to ask ABC staff to vote on whether to accept the deferral.
“The decision is yours,” she said, noting a deferral would deliver a one-off benefit of $5 million but would not help the broadcaster achieve the annual savings requirement of $41 million by fiscal 2022.
“It will enable us, however, to make a significant investment in two...
ABC staff will vote next week on whether or not to accept the Federal Government’s request to defer for six months a 2 per cent pay rise that is due to come into effect on October 1.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher wrote to ABC MD David Anderson in May proposing that ABC employees accept the same wage rise pause imposed on the Australian Public Service in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
In an email to staff, ABC chair Ita Buttrose said the board has been considering this request and after exploring many options decided to ask ABC staff to vote on whether to accept the deferral.
“The decision is yours,” she said, noting a deferral would deliver a one-off benefit of $5 million but would not help the broadcaster achieve the annual savings requirement of $41 million by fiscal 2022.
“It will enable us, however, to make a significant investment in two...
- 9/17/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
David Anderson.
The ABC will cut the commissioning of independent production by about $5 million a year from July and rebrand the ABC Comedy channel to encompass genres such as arts, science, education and religion.
The brunt of the drop in local spending will fall on the factual slate and to a lesser extent entertainment as the broadcaster prioritises investment in drama and children’s programming.
In further blows to producers, the commissioning of first-run content will be limited to 42 weeks a year instead of 48 weeks, and the entertainment and specialist division headed by Michael Carrington will undergo a reduction in the executive team and operational roles.
MD David Anderson announced these moves today as he unveiled the ABC’s five-year strategy plan for 2020-2025.
He confirmed there will be as many as 250 redundancies due to the government-imposed $41 million annual cut to its operating budget.
“The proposals announced today ensure the...
The ABC will cut the commissioning of independent production by about $5 million a year from July and rebrand the ABC Comedy channel to encompass genres such as arts, science, education and religion.
The brunt of the drop in local spending will fall on the factual slate and to a lesser extent entertainment as the broadcaster prioritises investment in drama and children’s programming.
In further blows to producers, the commissioning of first-run content will be limited to 42 weeks a year instead of 48 weeks, and the entertainment and specialist division headed by Michael Carrington will undergo a reduction in the executive team and operational roles.
MD David Anderson announced these moves today as he unveiled the ABC’s five-year strategy plan for 2020-2025.
He confirmed there will be as many as 250 redundancies due to the government-imposed $41 million annual cut to its operating budget.
“The proposals announced today ensure the...
- 6/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
ABC chair Ita Buttrose, actors Hugh Jackman, Sigrid Thornton, Eric Bana and Peter Cousens, director and cinematographer Ray Argall, and producers Suzanne Baker, Kerry Heysen-Hicks and Fiona Cochrane were among the screen professionals to receive Queen’s Birthday Honours over the long weekend.
Media doyenne Buttrose was named a Companion to the Order of Australia (AC) for her eminent service to the community through leadership in the media, the arts, and the health sector, and as a role model.
Jackman was also named an AC for his eminent service to the performing arts as an acclaimed actor and performer, and to the global community, particularly as an advocate for poverty eradication.
Thornton, who is currently working on the Seachange reboot, was named an Officer to the Order of Australia (Ao) for distinguished service to the performing arts as a film, television and stage actor, and to professional arts organisations.
Argall,...
Media doyenne Buttrose was named a Companion to the Order of Australia (AC) for her eminent service to the community through leadership in the media, the arts, and the health sector, and as a role model.
Jackman was also named an AC for his eminent service to the performing arts as an acclaimed actor and performer, and to the global community, particularly as an advocate for poverty eradication.
Thornton, who is currently working on the Seachange reboot, was named an Officer to the Order of Australia (Ao) for distinguished service to the performing arts as a film, television and stage actor, and to professional arts organisations.
Argall,...
- 6/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Paul Fletcher and Scott Morrison.
The screen sector is hoping the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications and the Arts will signal an end to government policy paralysis towards the industry.
The director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus before he entered Parliament in 2009, Fletcher takes over from Senator Mitch Fifield, who is being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
The industry has welcomed Fletcher’s appointment. “Paul Fletcher is a great choice for the Communications portfolio. He is smart, pragmatic and has a deep understanding of our industry,” a spokesperson for Network 10 said.
“Paul is definitely the right person to be dealing with the big and complex issues that need to be sorted in this area.”
Australian Children’s Television Foundaation CEO Jenny Buckland tells If: “I think Paul Fletcher’s a great choice – he has experience in the portfolio from his Parliamentary...
The screen sector is hoping the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications and the Arts will signal an end to government policy paralysis towards the industry.
The director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus before he entered Parliament in 2009, Fletcher takes over from Senator Mitch Fifield, who is being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
The industry has welcomed Fletcher’s appointment. “Paul Fletcher is a great choice for the Communications portfolio. He is smart, pragmatic and has a deep understanding of our industry,” a spokesperson for Network 10 said.
“Paul is definitely the right person to be dealing with the big and complex issues that need to be sorted in this area.”
Australian Children’s Television Foundaation CEO Jenny Buckland tells If: “I think Paul Fletcher’s a great choice – he has experience in the portfolio from his Parliamentary...
- 5/26/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jolene Anderson and Remy Hii in ‘Harrow’ 2.
Here’s a shout-out to producers: The ABC is keen to find another genre series to fill a gap as Matchbox Pictures’ Glitch comes to its conclusion after three seasons.
The pubcaster is also looking for a multi-generational relationship drama, comedies for Wednesday nights and shows with diverse casts and creatives across all genres.
It is less interested in programs set in small country towns and procedural crime series, particularly with the second series of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow premiering on May 12 and the second season of Bunya Productions’ Mystery Road due to shoot later this year in Broome.
That’s the word from ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley. She hopes the funding for her domain – drama, comedy and Indigenous content – for the next financial year will not be less than the last couple of years, despite the federal government-imposed three-year $83.7 million funding cut.
Here’s a shout-out to producers: The ABC is keen to find another genre series to fill a gap as Matchbox Pictures’ Glitch comes to its conclusion after three seasons.
The pubcaster is also looking for a multi-generational relationship drama, comedies for Wednesday nights and shows with diverse casts and creatives across all genres.
It is less interested in programs set in small country towns and procedural crime series, particularly with the second series of Hoodlum Entertainment’s Harrow premiering on May 12 and the second season of Bunya Productions’ Mystery Road due to shoot later this year in Broome.
That’s the word from ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley. She hopes the funding for her domain – drama, comedy and Indigenous content – for the next financial year will not be less than the last couple of years, despite the federal government-imposed three-year $83.7 million funding cut.
- 5/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
David Anderson and Ita Buttrose.
The ABC board today confirmed David Anderson will lead the organisation as MD for the next five years, assuring stability and continuity after the recent turbulence.
Formerly director, entertainment and specialist, Anderson has been acting in the post since last September when Michelle Guthrie was sacked by the board then headed by Justine Milne.
Ita Buttrose, who replaced Milne as ABC chair, said today: “Mr Anderson is an exceptional media professional with strong content, digital and strategic experience.
“The ABC board resolved unanimously to appoint David Anderson following a national and international search that produced many impressive candidates.
“With almost 30 years of service, David’s knowledge of the ABC is unsurpassed. He has a deep understanding of audience needs and the board is confident he has the skills and ability to respond to the challenges of a changing media environment.
“We believe he is the...
The ABC board today confirmed David Anderson will lead the organisation as MD for the next five years, assuring stability and continuity after the recent turbulence.
Formerly director, entertainment and specialist, Anderson has been acting in the post since last September when Michelle Guthrie was sacked by the board then headed by Justine Milne.
Ita Buttrose, who replaced Milne as ABC chair, said today: “Mr Anderson is an exceptional media professional with strong content, digital and strategic experience.
“The ABC board resolved unanimously to appoint David Anderson following a national and international search that produced many impressive candidates.
“With almost 30 years of service, David’s knowledge of the ABC is unsurpassed. He has a deep understanding of audience needs and the board is confident he has the skills and ability to respond to the challenges of a changing media environment.
“We believe he is the...
- 5/3/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ita Buttrose.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that the government will recommend Buttrose’s appointment to the Governor-General.
Buttrose is the founder of Cleo magazine, and a former editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald. Over her career, she has worked for all of the commercial broadcasters, and also served on the board of a variety of organisations, including News Ltd.
The former Australian of the Year will be the second woman to hold the role of ABC chair in the broadcaster’s 87 year history – the other being Leonie Kramer in the early 1980s.
Morrison said Buttrose was an “outstanding candidate”. “Ita is an extraordinary Australian who will bring decades of media and management experience to the ABC. I can think of no-one better to lead the national broadcaster.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that the government will recommend Buttrose’s appointment to the Governor-General.
Buttrose is the founder of Cleo magazine, and a former editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald. Over her career, she has worked for all of the commercial broadcasters, and also served on the board of a variety of organisations, including News Ltd.
The former Australian of the Year will be the second woman to hold the role of ABC chair in the broadcaster’s 87 year history – the other being Leonie Kramer in the early 1980s.
Morrison said Buttrose was an “outstanding candidate”. “Ita is an extraordinary Australian who will bring decades of media and management experience to the ABC. I can think of no-one better to lead the national broadcaster.
- 2/28/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Former magazine and newspaper editor Ita Buttrose has been named as the new chair of Australia's public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the news Thursday, and Buttrose becomes only the second woman in the ABC’s 85-year history to hold the position, following in the footsteps of Dame Leonie Kramer in the 1980s. She told local media that it was “time to get the ABC functioning properly again”, following the announcement of her appointment.
The ABC has essentially been leaderless since September following the board’s sacking of then-managing director Michelle Guthrie ...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the news Thursday, and Buttrose becomes only the second woman in the ABC’s 85-year history to hold the position, following in the footsteps of Dame Leonie Kramer in the 1980s. She told local media that it was “time to get the ABC functioning properly again”, following the announcement of her appointment.
The ABC has essentially been leaderless since September following the board’s sacking of then-managing director Michelle Guthrie ...
- 2/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Veteran media professional, Ita Buttrose has been named as chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The appointment is a significant step towards ending the five month period of uncertainly that has followed the sacking of the organization’s chief executive Michelle Guthrie and the subsequent resignation of chairman Justin Milne.
The appointment was announced on Thursday by the cabinet of the Australian federal government. Buttrose becomes the second woman to lead the organization.
“I think my most important role is to restore stability to the management of the organization, to reassure the staff that life will go on as usual and to reassure the board, who’s also gone through a period of unrest, that it’s time to get the ABC functioning again with proper, stable management and good, frank discussion between the chair and whoever is the managing director,” she said at a press conference, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s abc.
The appointment was announced on Thursday by the cabinet of the Australian federal government. Buttrose becomes the second woman to lead the organization.
“I think my most important role is to restore stability to the management of the organization, to reassure the staff that life will go on as usual and to reassure the board, who’s also gone through a period of unrest, that it’s time to get the ABC functioning again with proper, stable management and good, frank discussion between the chair and whoever is the managing director,” she said at a press conference, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s abc.
- 2/28/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
(L-r): Nadine Garner, Sophie Wright, Nick Russell, Stephen Curry and Paul Denny in ‘Mr Black’.
Cjz MD Nick Murray and CEO Matt Campbell are grappling with three major issues facing the screen industry as the company ramps up its production and development slates.
They identify the challenges as the rising cost of drama budgets; a shortage of top-class writers given the talent drain to the Us and UK; and finding original concepts for factual and factual entertainment shows.
Murray questions why drama is more expensive to produce than comedy, observing: “I don’t know that the additional money that goes into drama is necessarily visible on screen to the audience.
“The costs of drama are going up and we need to be making it cheaper. There are work practices which make it impossible to make drama at the price it should be made at. We should be employing people differently or with more flexibility,...
Cjz MD Nick Murray and CEO Matt Campbell are grappling with three major issues facing the screen industry as the company ramps up its production and development slates.
They identify the challenges as the rising cost of drama budgets; a shortage of top-class writers given the talent drain to the Us and UK; and finding original concepts for factual and factual entertainment shows.
Murray questions why drama is more expensive to produce than comedy, observing: “I don’t know that the additional money that goes into drama is necessarily visible on screen to the audience.
“The costs of drama are going up and we need to be making it cheaper. There are work practices which make it impossible to make drama at the price it should be made at. We should be employing people differently or with more flexibility,...
- 2/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Actor and comedian Shane Bourne will host this year.s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTAs), broadcast in a 90-minute presentation on Thursday, January 30, at 8.30pm on Network Ten.
Bourne will lead the night of peer-voted awards, live performances and special appearances from personalities across the Australian television and film industry.
AFI | Aacta CEO, Damian Trewhella, said .We are delighted Shane will host the 3rd Aacta Awards Ceremony. Shane is an AFI Award winner and audience favourite, and a well loved and respected member of the screen industry.. Bourne said, .I am really looking forward to being involved in the 3rd Aacta Awards and providing the social lubricant to help ensure a great night for all as we celebrate the year.s achievements in television and film. And if the official after party is just a fraction as good as the scenes from The Great Gatsby then...
Bourne will lead the night of peer-voted awards, live performances and special appearances from personalities across the Australian television and film industry.
AFI | Aacta CEO, Damian Trewhella, said .We are delighted Shane will host the 3rd Aacta Awards Ceremony. Shane is an AFI Award winner and audience favourite, and a well loved and respected member of the screen industry.. Bourne said, .I am really looking forward to being involved in the 3rd Aacta Awards and providing the social lubricant to help ensure a great night for all as we celebrate the year.s achievements in television and film. And if the official after party is just a fraction as good as the scenes from The Great Gatsby then...
- 1/15/2014
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Magazine legend Ita Buttrose has just been named Australian of the Year. She speaks to Encore about the launch of Elle magazine, the second installment of Paper Giants and the future of tablet publishing.
You’ve just been named the 2013 Australian of the year. How does that feel?
It feels pretty good actually. It was a big surprise when the Pm read out my name because I was there with many other distinguished Australians who have all contributed in so many ways to shaping the nation. You’re in very good company when you’re a finalist in the Australian of the Year and you think, that’s my name. Goodness. So it was very exciting and quite a moving time for me. Somebody said to me ‘you looked a bit emotional’ and I said ‘well, it is an emotional moment to be called Australian of the year’.
You’ve...
You’ve just been named the 2013 Australian of the year. How does that feel?
It feels pretty good actually. It was a big surprise when the Pm read out my name because I was there with many other distinguished Australians who have all contributed in so many ways to shaping the nation. You’re in very good company when you’re a finalist in the Australian of the Year and you think, that’s my name. Goodness. So it was very exciting and quite a moving time for me. Somebody said to me ‘you looked a bit emotional’ and I said ‘well, it is an emotional moment to be called Australian of the year’.
You’ve...
- 2/4/2013
- by mumbrellahouse
- Encore Magazine
Mumbrella’s sister title Encore has today launched as a weekly, tablet-only edition.
The title is already live in Apple’s App store, with the Google Android edition available tomorrow.
The move to weekly publication coincides with a widening of Encore’s content to cover the same media and marketing landscape as Mumbrella.
Encore will be Mumbrella’s video-rich, analytical sister.
It will also break a number of exclusive news stories in each edition. This week, the news stories include details of News Limited’s plans for a major development in Parramatta, what ABC MD Mark Scott has to say about the future of his old employer Fairfax Media, and McCann’s new national creative structure.
Meanwhile, Mumbrella’s Robin Hicks explores the reasons for the decline of the Melbourne market compared to Sydney, while editor Tim Burrowes argues that media agency staff are nicer people than their creative counterparts.
The title is already live in Apple’s App store, with the Google Android edition available tomorrow.
The move to weekly publication coincides with a widening of Encore’s content to cover the same media and marketing landscape as Mumbrella.
Encore will be Mumbrella’s video-rich, analytical sister.
It will also break a number of exclusive news stories in each edition. This week, the news stories include details of News Limited’s plans for a major development in Parramatta, what ABC MD Mark Scott has to say about the future of his old employer Fairfax Media, and McCann’s new national creative structure.
Meanwhile, Mumbrella’s Robin Hicks explores the reasons for the decline of the Melbourne market compared to Sydney, while editor Tim Burrowes argues that media agency staff are nicer people than their creative counterparts.
- 1/31/2013
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Publishing legend Ita Buttrose is the new face Priceline Pharmacy and will front a series of campaigns this year for the chain which has more than 200 stores across Australia.
She joins actress Ada Nicodemou as one of the brand’s “Health Sisters” as it pushes further into the health care market.
Buttrose’s first Tvc is pink themed and focuses on prescription services and promotes the company’s “Lovable Service” motto, and invites customers to enter a competition for a $25,000 garden make-over in conjunction with the Seven network’s Better Homes and Gardens program.
Priceline’s marketing director Amanda Connors said Buttrose was perfect fit for the brand’s “Better Health” campaign, aimed specifically at women.
Buttrose has another role in health care as the national president of Alzheimers Australia, a role she took on after her father suffered from the brain disease.
The post Ita Buttrose becomes a ‘Health...
She joins actress Ada Nicodemou as one of the brand’s “Health Sisters” as it pushes further into the health care market.
Buttrose’s first Tvc is pink themed and focuses on prescription services and promotes the company’s “Lovable Service” motto, and invites customers to enter a competition for a $25,000 garden make-over in conjunction with the Seven network’s Better Homes and Gardens program.
Priceline’s marketing director Amanda Connors said Buttrose was perfect fit for the brand’s “Better Health” campaign, aimed specifically at women.
Buttrose has another role in health care as the national president of Alzheimers Australia, a role she took on after her father suffered from the brain disease.
The post Ita Buttrose becomes a ‘Health...
- 1/23/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
Kerry Stokes – Australian of the Year finalist
Commonwealth Bank has produced a series of short documentaries on eight of the 2013 Australian of the Year finalists. The Can Stories campaign is part of the financial institution’s sponsorship of the Australian of the Year Awards.
The campaign’s creative has been executed by Imagination with media by Ikon and Spring.
The three-minute videos include media personalities Ita Buttrose and Kerry Stokes.
Ita Buttrose - by Paola Morabito
Kerry Stokes – by Fiona McGee
The films will be screened on Ten and its digital channel One HD on Australia Day and Foxtel’s Bio channel throughout the last week of January.
The videos have been published on YouTube and run within at tab of Commbank’s Facebook page, which is also redirected from address www.canstories.com.au from today until Thursday 31 January. Users must first like the Commbank’s Facebook page.
Commbank...
Commonwealth Bank has produced a series of short documentaries on eight of the 2013 Australian of the Year finalists. The Can Stories campaign is part of the financial institution’s sponsorship of the Australian of the Year Awards.
The campaign’s creative has been executed by Imagination with media by Ikon and Spring.
The three-minute videos include media personalities Ita Buttrose and Kerry Stokes.
Ita Buttrose - by Paola Morabito
Kerry Stokes – by Fiona McGee
The films will be screened on Ten and its digital channel One HD on Australia Day and Foxtel’s Bio channel throughout the last week of January.
The videos have been published on YouTube and run within at tab of Commbank’s Facebook page, which is also redirected from address www.canstories.com.au from today until Thursday 31 January. Users must first like the Commbank’s Facebook page.
Commbank...
- 1/15/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The front of a January edition of women’s magazine Grazia, which features model Miranda Kerr holding the Australian flag, has won cover of the year at an awards organised by online mag subscription company iSubscribe.
Ita Buttrose, chair of the judging panel, said of Grazia’s effort: “This is an extremely appealing cover. It has impact, pizzazz and that ‘look at me’ factor that all covers must have. Miranda Kerr is a great cover choice as she is a popular celebrity with appeal and especially since becoming a mother. Good cover lines; excellent use of colour. Well done Grazia.”
The Maggies were shortlisted by a panel chaired by Buttrose, and a shortlist was put to a public vote; 85,000 votes were cast over five weeks.
The category winners were:
Overall Winner & Weeklies Winner – Grazia (January 30, 2012)
Business & Trade Winner - Australian Business Solutions (Apr/May 2012)
Fashion & Beauty Winner – Harper’s Bazaar...
Ita Buttrose, chair of the judging panel, said of Grazia’s effort: “This is an extremely appealing cover. It has impact, pizzazz and that ‘look at me’ factor that all covers must have. Miranda Kerr is a great cover choice as she is a popular celebrity with appeal and especially since becoming a mother. Good cover lines; excellent use of colour. Well done Grazia.”
The Maggies were shortlisted by a panel chaired by Buttrose, and a shortlist was put to a public vote; 85,000 votes were cast over five weeks.
The category winners were:
Overall Winner & Weeklies Winner – Grazia (January 30, 2012)
Business & Trade Winner - Australian Business Solutions (Apr/May 2012)
Fashion & Beauty Winner – Harper’s Bazaar...
- 12/4/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Mumbrella’s sister magazine Encore is to partner with specialist digital content company Reddo when the title moves to a weekly tablet edition next year.
Reddo will provide a publishing platform which will allow Encore to be published on all major tablet and mobile devices.
The app edition of Encore is currently available for free on the iPad only. The November edition can be downloaded via this link.
The final printed edition of Encore will be December’s joint Annual edition with Mumbrella which will be published in early December.
The increased frequency and Encore’s future as a tablet based magazine was revealed earlier this month.
Reddo will power the technology behind Encore, and work with parent company Focal Attractions’ sales team in educating the advertising market about the opportunities available via tablet publishing.
Reddo founder and CEO Shane Mitchell – a veteran of media companies including Yahoo! and Haymarket...
Reddo will provide a publishing platform which will allow Encore to be published on all major tablet and mobile devices.
The app edition of Encore is currently available for free on the iPad only. The November edition can be downloaded via this link.
The final printed edition of Encore will be December’s joint Annual edition with Mumbrella which will be published in early December.
The increased frequency and Encore’s future as a tablet based magazine was revealed earlier this month.
Reddo will power the technology behind Encore, and work with parent company Focal Attractions’ sales team in educating the advertising market about the opportunities available via tablet publishing.
Reddo founder and CEO Shane Mitchell – a veteran of media companies including Yahoo! and Haymarket...
- 11/14/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The latest free iPad edition of Mumbrella’s sister title Encore magazine is now live.
Encore became free on the App Store two months ago. The September edition of Encore includes:
The E List, Encore’s 200 list of the industry’s most powerful media and entertainment players. While the top 100 ran in the print edition, the app is only place to see the full list; An exclusive extract from Ita Buttrose’s book, A Passionate Life, plus video extras; Behind the scenes of Ten’s hit drama Puberty Blues; The significant seven – Australia’s top voiceover artists; We ask if producers have finally nailed the correct mix of entertainment and brands in branded content off the back of Host’s Kiwi Sceptics, Qantas’ The Great Crusade and McDonald’s Gets Grilled; Our critics examine milk ads; Ex Maxus boss David Gaines on why he hates – really hates – Today Tonight; We...
Encore became free on the App Store two months ago. The September edition of Encore includes:
The E List, Encore’s 200 list of the industry’s most powerful media and entertainment players. While the top 100 ran in the print edition, the app is only place to see the full list; An exclusive extract from Ita Buttrose’s book, A Passionate Life, plus video extras; Behind the scenes of Ten’s hit drama Puberty Blues; The significant seven – Australia’s top voiceover artists; We ask if producers have finally nailed the correct mix of entertainment and brands in branded content off the back of Host’s Kiwi Sceptics, Qantas’ The Great Crusade and McDonald’s Gets Grilled; Our critics examine milk ads; Ex Maxus boss David Gaines on why he hates – really hates – Today Tonight; We...
- 9/3/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Women’s Agenda, a website ‘for career-minded women’ from the publisher of Crikey, has gone live this morning.
The Private Media publication, which was a year in development, will be edited by Angela Priestley, former editor of The Power Index.
Women’s Agenda starts life with 4,000 registered users, having been marketed by Private Media across a number of its sites.
The website is geared towards “giving a voice to career-focused, aspirational women who want to set their own agendas,” according to publisher Marina Go.
Angela Priestley
Areas covered include finance, investment, employment, post-graduate education, career progression, life-balance, technology, grooming, style, travel and culture.
In an Inspirational Women section, the site will feature the likes of magazine veteran Ita Buttrose, Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, author Tara Moss and barrister Rana Rashda.
The site has been designed by Jemma McMahon, who worked on The Knot Australia, Primped websites and the soon-to-be-relaunched, Crikey.
The Private Media publication, which was a year in development, will be edited by Angela Priestley, former editor of The Power Index.
Women’s Agenda starts life with 4,000 registered users, having been marketed by Private Media across a number of its sites.
The website is geared towards “giving a voice to career-focused, aspirational women who want to set their own agendas,” according to publisher Marina Go.
Angela Priestley
Areas covered include finance, investment, employment, post-graduate education, career progression, life-balance, technology, grooming, style, travel and culture.
In an Inspirational Women section, the site will feature the likes of magazine veteran Ita Buttrose, Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, author Tara Moss and barrister Rana Rashda.
The site has been designed by Jemma McMahon, who worked on The Knot Australia, Primped websites and the soon-to-be-relaunched, Crikey.
- 8/7/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Journalists and telemarketers are among the least trusted professions by the public, a survey carried out by Readers Digest suggests.
In the 40 professions surveyed, journalists are at number 32, jointly with taxi drivers.
Telemarketers were 40th, behind door-to-door salespeople, call centre operators, insurance sales people and sex workers. Paramedics were most trusted.
Meanwhile, several journalists and broadcasters featured in the publication’s ranking of the 99 most trusted people.
Ita Buttrose was 26th and the ABC’s Kerry O’Brien was 36th. At the other end Rupert Murodch was 97th and Kyle Sandilands was bottom, at 99th.
In the 40 professions surveyed, journalists are at number 32, jointly with taxi drivers.
Telemarketers were 40th, behind door-to-door salespeople, call centre operators, insurance sales people and sex workers. Paramedics were most trusted.
Meanwhile, several journalists and broadcasters featured in the publication’s ranking of the 99 most trusted people.
Ita Buttrose was 26th and the ABC’s Kerry O’Brien was 36th. At the other end Rupert Murodch was 97th and Kyle Sandilands was bottom, at 99th.
- 7/10/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
So three months ago, we made something of a leap when we launched an iPad edition of Mumbrella’s sister title Encore magazine.
Today we’re making another leap – we’re making it free. You can find it on the App Store here.
At the time, I promised to share what we learned along the way – and our numbers, no matter “how embarrassingly small”. And I’ll do that in a moment.
A lot has happened since then, and we’ve learned a lot.
For starters, I’m still in love with the iPad as a means of delivering a magazine.
When you’re writing about visual content such as ads, it makes a huge difference to be able to play them right there. And the experience of reading longer pieces beats doing it on your average website.
I’ve also found myself in various conversations – including at the Oomph-curated...
Today we’re making another leap – we’re making it free. You can find it on the App Store here.
At the time, I promised to share what we learned along the way – and our numbers, no matter “how embarrassingly small”. And I’ll do that in a moment.
A lot has happened since then, and we’ve learned a lot.
For starters, I’m still in love with the iPad as a means of delivering a magazine.
When you’re writing about visual content such as ads, it makes a huge difference to be able to play them right there. And the experience of reading longer pieces beats doing it on your average website.
I’ve also found myself in various conversations – including at the Oomph-curated...
- 7/9/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ita Buttrose – widely seen as the most accomplished editor in the history of Australian magazines – is contemplating a return to editing, Mumbrella can reveal.
Buttrose, who founded Cleo, took Australian Women’s Weekly above 1m sales and ran her own magazine Ita for six years, is weighing up launching a new title for the iPad.
Buttrose came back into media prominence last year after the ABC telemovie Paper Giants saw her portrayed by Asher Keddie in the story of the launch of Cleo by Buttrose and Kerry Packer.
Buttrose launched her publishing company Capricorn in 1989 and published Ita magazine until the recession forced her to close the title. The magazine was targeted at an older age group with the slogan “For the woman who wasn’t born yesterday.”
In a video interview with Mumbrella editor Tim Burrowes, Buttrose said: ”My magazine ran for six years and we did a lot...
Buttrose, who founded Cleo, took Australian Women’s Weekly above 1m sales and ran her own magazine Ita for six years, is weighing up launching a new title for the iPad.
Buttrose came back into media prominence last year after the ABC telemovie Paper Giants saw her portrayed by Asher Keddie in the story of the launch of Cleo by Buttrose and Kerry Packer.
Buttrose launched her publishing company Capricorn in 1989 and published Ita magazine until the recession forced her to close the title. The magazine was targeted at an older age group with the slogan “For the woman who wasn’t born yesterday.”
In a video interview with Mumbrella editor Tim Burrowes, Buttrose said: ”My magazine ran for six years and we did a lot...
- 7/5/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Former editor Ita Buttrose has derided the management of Fairfax, saying much of the blame for the company’s woes lies with the media inexperience of successive boards.
Buttrose spent four years at Fairfax including as editor-in-chief of the company’s Sunday paper the Sun-Herald. Buttrose was also editor-in-chief of News Limited’s Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph along with magazines including Cleo, Australian Women’s Weekly and Ita.
In a video interview with Mumbrella’s Tim Burrowes, Buttrose said that the company had never got over the bungled takeover of the company by Warwick Fairfax in 1987.
She said: “Young Warwick Fairfax came along, launched his abortive takeover, destroyed the company in my opinion.
“I don’t think Fairfax has recovered from that day. It’s not been well administered.
“Many times it’s had people on its boards who have no media experience – you wonder why. Why would you...
Buttrose spent four years at Fairfax including as editor-in-chief of the company’s Sunday paper the Sun-Herald. Buttrose was also editor-in-chief of News Limited’s Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph along with magazines including Cleo, Australian Women’s Weekly and Ita.
In a video interview with Mumbrella’s Tim Burrowes, Buttrose said that the company had never got over the bungled takeover of the company by Warwick Fairfax in 1987.
She said: “Young Warwick Fairfax came along, launched his abortive takeover, destroyed the company in my opinion.
“I don’t think Fairfax has recovered from that day. It’s not been well administered.
“Many times it’s had people on its boards who have no media experience – you wonder why. Why would you...
- 7/4/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Former magazine editor Ita Buttrose claims the producers of Paper Giants knew there were inaccuracies in the script before the show screened.
The Southern Star-produced show about the launch of women’s magazine Cleo aired on ABC1 last year to critical acclaim. However, it portrayed Buttrose’s first husband Alisdair Macdonald as selfishly abandoning Buttrose while she was pregnant.
Macdonald sued the ABC for defamation after the show aired. The ABC was forced to withdraw all DVD copies of Paper Giants after settling with him out of court.
Buttrose, who is currently promoting a new edition of her autobiography told Mumbrella in a video interview: “I told them it was incorrect – and that was before the show ever went to air. I couldn’t persuade them to change it.”
Buttrose wrote about Paper Giants in A Passionate Life.
“Overall I was pleased and thought it captured well the spirit of the seventies,...
The Southern Star-produced show about the launch of women’s magazine Cleo aired on ABC1 last year to critical acclaim. However, it portrayed Buttrose’s first husband Alisdair Macdonald as selfishly abandoning Buttrose while she was pregnant.
Macdonald sued the ABC for defamation after the show aired. The ABC was forced to withdraw all DVD copies of Paper Giants after settling with him out of court.
Buttrose, who is currently promoting a new edition of her autobiography told Mumbrella in a video interview: “I told them it was incorrect – and that was before the show ever went to air. I couldn’t persuade them to change it.”
Buttrose wrote about Paper Giants in A Passionate Life.
“Overall I was pleased and thought it captured well the spirit of the seventies,...
- 7/4/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
Asher Keddie as Ita Buttrose in Paper Giants
The ABC and production company Southern Star have today publicly apologised to Alisdair Macdonald, the former husband of magazine editor Ita Buttrose, over claims made in the mini-series Paper Giants.
The apology comes after Mumbrella reported last week that the defamation case had been settled out of court in mediation.
Further details of the settlement remain confidential, but DVDs of Paper Giants have been withdrawn from sale. The apology will also be broadcast on ABC1 next Sunday.
Macdonald took legal action after the show depicted him being threatened by Buttrose’s success, finally deserting his pregnant wife and young child.
According to Macdonald, the marriage continued for another three years after the birth of his second child, and he had not been contacted by the producers of the show to verify the way he was portrayed.The statement read as follows:
“Recently...
The ABC and production company Southern Star have today publicly apologised to Alisdair Macdonald, the former husband of magazine editor Ita Buttrose, over claims made in the mini-series Paper Giants.
The apology comes after Mumbrella reported last week that the defamation case had been settled out of court in mediation.
Further details of the settlement remain confidential, but DVDs of Paper Giants have been withdrawn from sale. The apology will also be broadcast on ABC1 next Sunday.
Macdonald took legal action after the show depicted him being threatened by Buttrose’s success, finally deserting his pregnant wife and young child.
According to Macdonald, the marriage continued for another three years after the birth of his second child, and he had not been contacted by the producers of the show to verify the way he was portrayed.The statement read as follows:
“Recently...
- 4/30/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
Alasdair Macdonald, the former husband of magazine editor Ita Buttrose, has settled his defamation case against the ABC out of court.
Macdonald was suing the ABC over the way he was portrayed in the mini-series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.
Details of the settlement, which was completed on Friday, remain confidential, according to Macdonald’s counsel.
Macdonald claims no one contacted him to verify the truth of the story before production.
When Mumbrella rang the ABC shop helpline we were told that copies of the series DVD had been withdrawn due to a “legal issue”.
Macdonald claims he was shown in the TV mini-series in a negative light, falsely depicting him as being “selfish and irresponsible” in scenes in which he abandons his heavily pregnant wife and young child so he could ”find himself and be a free spirit”.
The couple divorced in 1976 while Buttrose was editor of Cleo and Women’s Weekly.
Macdonald was suing the ABC over the way he was portrayed in the mini-series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.
Details of the settlement, which was completed on Friday, remain confidential, according to Macdonald’s counsel.
Macdonald claims no one contacted him to verify the truth of the story before production.
When Mumbrella rang the ABC shop helpline we were told that copies of the series DVD had been withdrawn due to a “legal issue”.
Macdonald claims he was shown in the TV mini-series in a negative light, falsely depicting him as being “selfish and irresponsible” in scenes in which he abandons his heavily pregnant wife and young child so he could ”find himself and be a free spirit”.
The couple divorced in 1976 while Buttrose was editor of Cleo and Women’s Weekly.
- 4/23/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
A sequel to historical drama Paper Giants is in the works, it has been reported. Last year's television miniseries Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo profiled magazine editor Ita Buttrose (Asher Keddie) as she launched Cleo magazine in the 1970s with Kerry Packer (Rob Carlton). A follow-up focusing on rival magazine editors Dulcie Boling and Nene King during the 1990s is now said to be in the works at production company Southern Star under the title Paper Giants: The Magazine Wars. Boling and King were formerly colleagues at New Idea magazine, but became rivals when King moved to Woman's (more)...
- 4/13/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
The nominations for the 2012 TV Week Logies were announced on Sunday, with long-running soap Home and Away and Nine.s Underbelly: Razor leading the pool with seven nominations each.
Home and Away, which has been on air since 1988, received its nominations in the public-voted categories. It is up against Offspring, Packed To The Rafters, Winners And Losers and Underbelly: Razor for most popular drama series.
Esther Anderson (who plays Charlie Buckton) is nominated for both the gold logie for most popular TV personality and the silver logie for most popular actress. Veteran Ray Meagher (aka Alf Stewart) will compete against stars from Wild Boys, Packed to the Rafters and Offspring for most popular actor, while Dan Ewing, Steve Peacocke and Demi Harman are nominated in the most popular new talent categories.
Underbelly: Razor was acknowledged by both the public and industry peers. It earned nods for most popular series, actress...
Home and Away, which has been on air since 1988, received its nominations in the public-voted categories. It is up against Offspring, Packed To The Rafters, Winners And Losers and Underbelly: Razor for most popular drama series.
Esther Anderson (who plays Charlie Buckton) is nominated for both the gold logie for most popular TV personality and the silver logie for most popular actress. Veteran Ray Meagher (aka Alf Stewart) will compete against stars from Wild Boys, Packed to the Rafters and Offspring for most popular actor, while Dan Ewing, Steve Peacocke and Demi Harman are nominated in the most popular new talent categories.
Underbelly: Razor was acknowledged by both the public and industry peers. It earned nods for most popular series, actress...
- 3/19/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
TV heavyweights Karl Stefanovic, Adam Hills and Asher Keddie are among the main contenders for the top prize at the 2012 TV Week Logie Awards.
For the second year in a row, the Today presenter, the Spicks and Specks host and the Paper Giants actress look likely to claim the top award – the viewer-voted Gold Logie – which last year was claimed by Stefanovic.
They will be challenged by Ten’s Carrie Bickmore, Hamish Blake from Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year and Seven’s Esther Anderson.
The list of contenders in full:
TV Week Gold Logie – Most Popular Personality on TV
Adam Hills (Spicks And Specks, ABC1/Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1) Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten /Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1) Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten) Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home And Away, Channel Seven) Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year,...
For the second year in a row, the Today presenter, the Spicks and Specks host and the Paper Giants actress look likely to claim the top award – the viewer-voted Gold Logie – which last year was claimed by Stefanovic.
They will be challenged by Ten’s Carrie Bickmore, Hamish Blake from Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year and Seven’s Esther Anderson.
The list of contenders in full:
TV Week Gold Logie – Most Popular Personality on TV
Adam Hills (Spicks And Specks, ABC1/Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1) Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten /Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1) Carrie Bickmore (The Project, Network Ten) Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton, Home And Away, Channel Seven) Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year,...
- 3/18/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
InStyle Magazine has announced the nominees for its Women of Style Awards with actresses Rose Byrne and Asher Keddie and TV presenter, and singer Natalie Imbruglia up for the award.
The announcement:
Monday 12th March, 2012: InStyle and Audi have announced the nominees for the prestigious annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards. Nominees in the News and Entertainment category are: Rose Byrne, Actress; Asher Keddie, Actress; and Natalie Imbruglia, TV Presenter and Singer.
The InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards honour Australia’s most inspirational and innovative women, be they in an artistic, business, lifestyle or community-related field.
“These women are true pioneers within their field, and we look forward to sharing their inspirational achievements with our readers in 2012,” Kerrie McCallum, Editor, InStyle said.
2012 InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards nominees – News and Entertainment category:
Rose Byrne, Actress: Since making her acting debut aged eight with...
The announcement:
Monday 12th March, 2012: InStyle and Audi have announced the nominees for the prestigious annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards. Nominees in the News and Entertainment category are: Rose Byrne, Actress; Asher Keddie, Actress; and Natalie Imbruglia, TV Presenter and Singer.
The InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards honour Australia’s most inspirational and innovative women, be they in an artistic, business, lifestyle or community-related field.
“These women are true pioneers within their field, and we look forward to sharing their inspirational achievements with our readers in 2012,” Kerrie McCallum, Editor, InStyle said.
2012 InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards nominees – News and Entertainment category:
Rose Byrne, Actress: Since making her acting debut aged eight with...
- 3/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Magazine doyenne Ita Buttrose has been appointed chairman of a startup aimed at helping publishers turn their content into tablet apps.
Reddo Media Services will offer print publishers the ability to effectively outsource production of tablet editions.
The company is the brainchild of former CBS Interactive commercial director Troy Martin and Shane Mitchell, who has stepped aside as MD of content company HS3 to focus on Reddo.
Mitchell is CEO while Martin is chief operating officer. HS3′s commercial director Andy Corlett has stepped up as MD following Mitchell’s move.
Reddo uses Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite to produce the apps. As well as helping develop the tablet content, the company also offers to work with publishers as an advertising sales house including developing tablet ads.
Mitchell said: “Traditional publishers are under increasing pressure with falling readership and an increasingly difficult ad market. I believe that outsourcing is a...
Reddo Media Services will offer print publishers the ability to effectively outsource production of tablet editions.
The company is the brainchild of former CBS Interactive commercial director Troy Martin and Shane Mitchell, who has stepped aside as MD of content company HS3 to focus on Reddo.
Mitchell is CEO while Martin is chief operating officer. HS3′s commercial director Andy Corlett has stepped up as MD following Mitchell’s move.
Reddo uses Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite to produce the apps. As well as helping develop the tablet content, the company also offers to work with publishers as an advertising sales house including developing tablet ads.
Mitchell said: “Traditional publishers are under increasing pressure with falling readership and an increasingly difficult ad market. I believe that outsourcing is a...
- 3/9/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ita Buttrose's ex-husband has revealed that he is suing The ABC for defamation. Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald - who was portrayed by actor Nathan Page in the network's 2011 drama Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo - said that he was wrongly depicted as a "pitiably weak man" who was jealous of his successful wife. Macdonald told The Daily Telegraph that his on-screen character painted him as "selfish and irresponsible", implying that he was willing to abandon his pregnant wife and child so that he could be a "free spirit". He said that he was offended that The ABC didn't try to contact him to verify the material they were using to create the show. (more)...
- 3/6/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
A list of Australia's best and worst television shows of the year has been revealed. Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, which starred Asher Keddie as magazine editor Ita Buttrose, has been labelled the "best TV show" of 2011 by the Herald Sun newspaper. Other successful dramas of the year included in the list are Danielle Cormack and Chelsie Preston's crime drama Underbelly: Razor and period drama Downton Abbey. Daniel MacPherson and Zoe Ventoura's outback drama Wild Boys also featured in the round-up, in spite of its recent cancellation. > 'Underbelly: Razor' finale airs to top viewer ratings The publication listed Ben Elton's Live from Planet Earth and George Negus's axed current affairs programme as two of the worst shows of the year. It also (more)...
- 11/30/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Ita Buttrose has revealed that she is pleased with new show Paper Giants. The former publishing boss, who was portrayed by Asher Keddie in the TV drama about how she revolutionised the Australian women's magazine industry, also revealed more about what it was like to work with media mogul Kerry Packer in the 1970s. According to The Sunday Telegraph, Buttrose praised Keddie's performance but said that her "lisp was overdone". She also revealed that Rob Carlton "captured Kerry's temper" but she didn't think "his great sense of humour" came across very well. Buttrose said that she felt she had to "hide" her pregnancy as the editor of Cleo magazine almost 40 years ago, as Sydney was tough for working women. (more)...
- 4/25/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Australia's Nine Network are reportedly going to air a sequel to ABC drama Paper Giants. The original two-part show about Ita Buttrose and the birth of Cleo magazine, which aired earlier this week, was so successful in TV ratings that Nine boss David Gyngell has secured the rights to continue the story of Kerry Packer. According to The Age, the second part of the series will continue to tell the story of media mogul Packer, who had a close relationship with Gyngell. It is believed that the sequel will be called The Pajama Game and will look into how Packer transformed sport with his World Series (more)...
- 4/21/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Bosses at The ABC have revealed that they are "thrilled" with the success of Asher Keddie's latest TV show. Two-part drama Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, which tells the story of the magazine editor Ita Buttrose revolutionising the Australian women's magazine industry, was a massive success when it aired earlier this week. The first episode on Sunday night was the most watched show in its timeslot with 1.2 million viewers, while the second instalment got an audience of 1.34 million. ABC1 controller Brendan Dahill said: "We had hoped that Paper Giants would appeal to a wide audience and we are thrilled they have not only taken one bite, but came (more)...
- 4/20/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The Nsw Government has used almost a quarter of its recently announced $25m budget for the film industry to fund five features, four TV series, one telemovie, 12 docos and one cross-platform project.
The projects include Mei Mei, an Australia/China co-production starring Guy Pearce, and The Hunter, with American actor Willem Dafoe.
The biggest winner is Joanna Werner’s children’s drama Dance Academy, with $500,000 towards production of season two.
Vincent Sheehan’s production The Hunter will be shot in Tasmania and China, with a majority of crew from Nsw and post-production also taking place in this state – it will receive $400,000 from the Government.
The production expenditure of these projects is expected to reach $62m.
These are the projects receiving funds from the Nsw Government in this round:
Features
Mei-mei
Production Company: Portal Pictures Finance: $200,000 Writers: Martin Edmond, Pauline Chan, Philip Dalkin. Producers: Penny Carl-Nelson, Pauline Chan, Lesley Stevens,...
The projects include Mei Mei, an Australia/China co-production starring Guy Pearce, and The Hunter, with American actor Willem Dafoe.
The biggest winner is Joanna Werner’s children’s drama Dance Academy, with $500,000 towards production of season two.
Vincent Sheehan’s production The Hunter will be shot in Tasmania and China, with a majority of crew from Nsw and post-production also taking place in this state – it will receive $400,000 from the Government.
The production expenditure of these projects is expected to reach $62m.
These are the projects receiving funds from the Nsw Government in this round:
Features
Mei-mei
Production Company: Portal Pictures Finance: $200,000 Writers: Martin Edmond, Pauline Chan, Philip Dalkin. Producers: Penny Carl-Nelson, Pauline Chan, Lesley Stevens,...
- 8/4/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced an investment of $15m on 13 productions, including a German/Australian co-production directed by Cate Shortland and development for Bruce Beresford, Sarah Watt and Phillip Noyce projects.
In terms of films, Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm - which began production without financial support from Screen Australia – is one of the beneficiaries.
Shortland’s co-production Lore will be produced by Liz Watts, Karsten Stöter, Benny Drechsel, Paul Welsh and Gabriele Kranzelbinder and set in 1945 Germany.
The third feature to receive support is Kieran Darcy-Smith’s debut Say Nothing, written in conjuction with Felicity Price and produced by Angie Felder.
TV series The Slap, Cleo and Blood Brother, as well as series two of Spirited. also received financial support.
The agency estimates that these projects will generate production worth $72m.
The projects are:
The Eye Of The Storm
Paper Bark Films Eos Pty Ltd
Executive Producers Jonathan Shteinman,...
In terms of films, Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm - which began production without financial support from Screen Australia – is one of the beneficiaries.
Shortland’s co-production Lore will be produced by Liz Watts, Karsten Stöter, Benny Drechsel, Paul Welsh and Gabriele Kranzelbinder and set in 1945 Germany.
The third feature to receive support is Kieran Darcy-Smith’s debut Say Nothing, written in conjuction with Felicity Price and produced by Angie Felder.
TV series The Slap, Cleo and Blood Brother, as well as series two of Spirited. also received financial support.
The agency estimates that these projects will generate production worth $72m.
The projects are:
The Eye Of The Storm
Paper Bark Films Eos Pty Ltd
Executive Producers Jonathan Shteinman,...
- 7/9/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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