MipTV/Canneseries: ZDF Studios Invests in Factual Entertainment, Oble Nabs ‘The Plague,’ Studiocanal’s ‘The Vow’ Goes to Italy

ZDF Boots Factual Entertainment ZDF Studios is boosting factual entertainment with the establishment of new company Content Laden. Founded with managing director Tom Gamlich and creative director Jan Fritzowsky, the Munich-based subsidiary will focus on the development and production of innovative and high-quality formats. Gamlich and Fritzowsky most recently served as the long-standing management team […]

Spain’s Mediacrest Brings Eco-Reality Format ‘The Village’ Onto the International Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Spain’s fast-growing production house Mediacrest Entertainment is launching high-concept eco-reality contest format “El pueblo” (“The Village”), which will have its international market premiere at this week’s MipTV trade fair. Designed as a primetime reality show, “El pueblo” has been structured as a social experiment, charting five families’ attempt to settle in an abandoned village, guided […]

Chalmers seeks bipartisan support for RBA reforms

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Major changes to the way the Reserve Bank operates and manages the economy will hinge on the federal government winning support from the Coalition, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers declaring he does not want the Senate pulling apart any […]