A tragic accident happened at the first show of singer Robbie Williams‘ tour in Australia, causing a fan to lose their life.
02.11.2023 - 15:39 / deadline.com
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has predicted the uptick in foreign productions shot in Australia will fall next year due to the writers and actors strikes in the U.S.
Responding to funding body Screen Australia‘s Drama Report, which published this morning, producers body SPA said “negative effects”, primarily of the ongoing actors strike, would see the AUD$1.22B ($780M) spent by overseas companies dip.
As we reported in July, the likes of Mortal Kombat 2 and Apples Never Fall temporarily stopped production as industrial action broke out in the U.S., while big budget Apple TV+ series Metropolis was canned over fears around the strikes and spiralling costs.
The Drama Report released today shows foreign investment largely offset significant falls in investment on projects originating from Australia this year, mainly fuelled by feature films such as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Fall Guy. TV shows shot in the country include NCIS: Sydney.
“There’s no doubt many factors driving this changing mix from spending on Australian drama to increased foreign drama, including a significant drop in Australian feature film spend, but we know that these high figures for foreign spend are subject to global trends and many factors outside of Australia’s control,” said Matthew Deaner, CEO of the SPA.
“Next year we can expect the investment figures to indicate falls in foreign titles reflecting the negative effects of a decline in activity caused by the USA actors and to a lesser extent writers strikes.”
The writers strike ended with a deal that was ratified by WGA members three weeks ago, while SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP remain locked in talks over a new contract for actors.
Deaner said “continuing” investments from the likes
A tragic accident happened at the first show of singer Robbie Williams‘ tour in Australia, causing a fan to lose their life.
Robbie Williams has died after falling down six rows of seats during the singer’s Sydney concert at the Allianz Stadium last week.A spokesperson for Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital has reportedly confirmed that the fan – a woman in her 70s – died on Monday (November 20) according to a report from The Guardian. The woman’s death has also been confirmed by Australia’s 9news.NME has reached out to tour organiser Frontier Touring for comment.
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Robbie Williams concert was left fighting for her life after she fell during the performance.A woman in her seventies fell down six rows of seats at the Allianz Stadium in Moore Park, Australia, as Williams was performing. She had apparently been trying to climb over several rows of seats when she slipped and fell.
An elderly woman is fighting for her life after falling down six rows of seats during the Robbie Williams concert in Sydney on Thursday night.The woman, aged in her 70s, is in an induced coma at St Vincent’s Hospital after a shocking fall at Allianz Stadium in Moore Park.She suffered head and face injuries during the incident and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.It’s understood that the elderly fan attempted to climb over several rows of seats before slipping and tumbling down.A NSW Ambulance spokesman confirmed that paramedics were called to the scene at about 10:15pm on Thursday night.“Last night we attended Allianz Stadium. We were called in to reports of a woman in her 70s who had fallen,” the spokesman said.“We treated her on scene to injuries to her face and head and took her to St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical condition.”A St Vincent’s Hospital spokesman said the woman remains in intensive care.NSW Police is aware of the incident and that the woman has been hospitalized.A Venues NSW spokesman said staff at the stadium, as well as a bystander, tended to the woman before emergency crews arrived.“The patron was attended to immediately by venue staff and a nearby guest who is a qualified medical professional,” they told The Daily Telegraph.“Medics arrived shortly after and the patron was taken from the venue by ambulance to hospital.“We are working with NSW Police and will provide further updates as they become available.”Almost 40,000 fans descended on the Sydney stadium on Thursday for the opening night of Williams’s XXV Australian Tour.The ‘90s icon will perform at two venues in Queensland on November 18 and 19 before heading to Victoria for another three shows.
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