Australia’s Foxtel Renews Content Supply Deal With Discovery

Life & Beth.WATCH: Life & Beth | Official TrailerComedian, actress, mother, wife, best friend of Jennifer Lawrence - Amy is many wonderful things. She's also the writer, director and star of the new series Life & Beth, which is set to drop on our screens this month!A Star Original Series airing on Hulu in the United States, Life & Beth has fortunately been picked up by a local streaming service for Aussie viewers.Much like How I Met Your Father and the upcoming reality TV series The Kardashians, it's going to air on Disney Plus in Australia. If you're not already signed up, you're going to want to click here.The full 10-episode series drops on March 18, 2022, in the US.

Elsa Pataky and her family are experiencing torrential rains in the country in Oceania. As of this report, the flooding has killed eight people and figures in the books as one of the worst natural disasters in the eastern part of the nation.Although Queensland, Brisbane, and the cities of Gympie and Maryborough have been particularly affected by this rainfall, Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and their kids, India and twins Tristan and Sasha are suffering the effects of this complicated weather situation.Pataky took to social media to document how the dangerous flooding didn’t allow the actress and her daughter to continue aboard the family SUV while driving to school.

Naman Ramachandran Seven Network in Australia is this week to begin broadcasting “Police Strike Force,” a documentary series made in close partnership with the New South Wales police. The 6×60 minute series is produced by WTFN and licensed internationally by Fred Media.

Foxtel in Australia has become the latest broadcaster to suspend transmission of the Kremlin-backed RT channel in the region.

2 min read Sheldon Riley will represent Australia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin after being crowned the winner of the Australian Eurovision competition at the live final on the Gold Coast.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading production conglomerate Fremantle announced a new structure in Australia that will bring the development and production of all its entertainment, reality, and game show formats under the control of unscripted producer, Eureka Productions. Eureka is led by co-CEOs Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin.

Fremantle Australia has appointed Greg Woods as permanent CEO and restructured, focusing on drama, docs and factual and bringing entertainment, reality and gameshows under Eureka Productions.

ITV Studios Strikes Major CBC Content Deal

Schafter, who has served on the boards of Midsumma and Star Observer and is a board director at Twenty10, was named one of Australia’s Outstanding 50 LGBTQI+ Leaders in Deloitte’s Out50 report. Schafter also MCed on the main stage at Fair Day.As Content Lead for ABCQueer, Schafter is responsible for curating queer youth content across various platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Baker, star of CBS’ The Mentalist, has partnered with MGM International Television Productions.

Disney+’s ‘Nautilus’ Rounds Off Cast; Cameras Roll In Australia

B.I is set to be managed by Billie Eilish‘s agent following a new deal with WassermanEarlier today (February 17), the South Korean musican’s label IOK Company announced that B.I has officially signed with United States-based talent management company Wasserman, per Korea JoongAng Daily. Wasserman is home to several noteworthy musicians in the music industry, including Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex, Billie Eilish and more. Notably, Eilish’s agent, Tom Windish, will also be managing B.I as part of his promotions in South and North America, as well as Australia.According to B.I’s new profile on the Wasserman website, the K-pop idol is said to be preparing for several new projects for international promotions.

Kate Aurthur editorDiscovery Plus has unveiled the trailer for its three-part docuseries “Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed,” an investigation into the church made famous by its celebrity congregation, such as Justin Bieber, various Kardashians and other stars. All three episodes will drop on the streamer on March 24.The series explores the rise of Hillsong, which was founded in Australia by Brian Houston as an offshoot of his father Frank’s Sydney-based Pentecostal church.

ViacomCBS is supersizing reality competition franchise The Challenge.

CBS Studios is ramping up its international order book.

Discovery And Foxtel Strike Multi-Year Partnership