Jennifer Collins is quitting as ABC TV head of entertainment to join Screentime in the newly-created role of head of non-fiction.
In a related move, Screentime has promoted Simon Steel from executive producer non-fiction to head of factual, reporting to Collins.
The hiring of Collins, who starts in January, signals Screentime.s commitment to beefing up its non-fiction output including studio-based entertainment productions, comedy, panel shows and factual entertainment.
.We need to build up the entertainment side,. Screentime MD Bob Campbell tells If, while observing that area has not been a great focus for the company since Popstars. .We are delighted to welcome to Screentime an executive of the calibre and experience of Jennifer..
Campbell welcomes Nine Entertainment Co..s stock exchange listing, noting, .Nine has been a consistent supporter of good content and I am sure that momentum will continue..
Screentime.s non-fiction slate includes The Flying Miners for the ABC,...
In a related move, Screentime has promoted Simon Steel from executive producer non-fiction to head of factual, reporting to Collins.
The hiring of Collins, who starts in January, signals Screentime.s commitment to beefing up its non-fiction output including studio-based entertainment productions, comedy, panel shows and factual entertainment.
.We need to build up the entertainment side,. Screentime MD Bob Campbell tells If, while observing that area has not been a great focus for the company since Popstars. .We are delighted to welcome to Screentime an executive of the calibre and experience of Jennifer..
Campbell welcomes Nine Entertainment Co..s stock exchange listing, noting, .Nine has been a consistent supporter of good content and I am sure that momentum will continue..
Screentime.s non-fiction slate includes The Flying Miners for the ABC,...
- 11/6/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In this guest post, Naked’s Adam Ferrier argues that the communications industry has a chance to turn Afl grand final ad breaks into an event similar to the Super Bowl
The two biggest annual sporting events in the world – as judged by TV audience size are the UEFA Champions League Final (European soccer) and The Super Bowl (USA Football). The advertising during the Super Bowl is becoming as famous as the Super Bowl itself. The Eufa Champions League Final has nothing of the sort.
The USA has always admired advertising and sales. Being in ‘sales’ in America is worn with pride, in Europe it’s seen as slightly ‘grubby’. Same with advertising. American’s have long revered advertising, and of course have recently created Mad Men, a long running TV series glorifying the golden years of advertising. Europe has always been more coy with their relationship with ads. Jon Steel in his book Truth,...
The two biggest annual sporting events in the world – as judged by TV audience size are the UEFA Champions League Final (European soccer) and The Super Bowl (USA Football). The advertising during the Super Bowl is becoming as famous as the Super Bowl itself. The Eufa Champions League Final has nothing of the sort.
The USA has always admired advertising and sales. Being in ‘sales’ in America is worn with pride, in Europe it’s seen as slightly ‘grubby’. Same with advertising. American’s have long revered advertising, and of course have recently created Mad Men, a long running TV series glorifying the golden years of advertising. Europe has always been more coy with their relationship with ads. Jon Steel in his book Truth,...
- 2/3/2013
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Channel Nine’s Mornings has beaten rival The Morning Show across the five city metro market for the first time since it launched.
Mornings rated 141,000 and Seven’s The Morning Show rated 134,000, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The Nine show won in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane but lost in Adelaide and Perth.
Mornings launched in February with new hosts Sonia Kruger and David Campbell, taking over from previous host Kerri-Anne Kennerley who presented from October 2002 to November 2011. The debut of the relaunched show rated 104,000.
The last time Nine had a win across the five city metro market in the time slot was on 21 October 2008 with Mornings with Kerri-Anne rating 136,000 to The Morning Show’s 135,000.
Meanwhile, seasonal comedy A Moody Christmas produced respectable numbers for its ABC1 debut last night.
Airing at 8.30pm, the show, the first long form situation comedy from production company Jungleboys, rated 677,000, across the five city metro market,...
Mornings rated 141,000 and Seven’s The Morning Show rated 134,000, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The Nine show won in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane but lost in Adelaide and Perth.
Mornings launched in February with new hosts Sonia Kruger and David Campbell, taking over from previous host Kerri-Anne Kennerley who presented from October 2002 to November 2011. The debut of the relaunched show rated 104,000.
The last time Nine had a win across the five city metro market in the time slot was on 21 October 2008 with Mornings with Kerri-Anne rating 136,000 to The Morning Show’s 135,000.
Meanwhile, seasonal comedy A Moody Christmas produced respectable numbers for its ABC1 debut last night.
Airing at 8.30pm, the show, the first long form situation comedy from production company Jungleboys, rated 677,000, across the five city metro market,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Last night’s final episode of Gruen Planet for 2012 ended on a high note.
The advertising analysis show, featuring Leo Burnett Sydney boss Todd Sampson and Ten’s new executive Gm Russel Howcroft, received its highest ratings for the season, for both Gruen Planet and its Olympic version Gruen Sweat.
The show was also ABC1′s highest rating program for the night.
Across the five city metro market, the show rated 1.038m viewers, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The show was fourth in total viewers for the night, and won its 8.30pm time slot.
Across the three key advertising demographics, the show improved on its total viewer ranking while remaining top in its time slot.
In the 18-49 demo, Gruen was second behind Big Brother’s daily show, while in 16-39 the ad show was third behind Big Brother Little Sister and the Big Brother’s daily show. In...
The advertising analysis show, featuring Leo Burnett Sydney boss Todd Sampson and Ten’s new executive Gm Russel Howcroft, received its highest ratings for the season, for both Gruen Planet and its Olympic version Gruen Sweat.
The show was also ABC1′s highest rating program for the night.
Across the five city metro market, the show rated 1.038m viewers, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The show was fourth in total viewers for the night, and won its 8.30pm time slot.
Across the three key advertising demographics, the show improved on its total viewer ranking while remaining top in its time slot.
In the 18-49 demo, Gruen was second behind Big Brother’s daily show, while in 16-39 the ad show was third behind Big Brother Little Sister and the Big Brother’s daily show. In...
- 10/24/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Chaser’s media and news analysis show The Hamster Wheel returned last night, slightly down in the ratings on last year’s debut.
The team’s opening sketch, a mocking show tune, lampooned not only themselves but ABC1′s struggling Wednesday line-up including mentor Andrew Denton’s Randling, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and Qi as well as ratings winners such as The Voice and Howzat.
The ABC1 comedy, which aired at 9.10pm, averaged 784,000 viewers across the five city metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam. It was 12th for the night.
Last year’s premiere, which aired at 9.30pm, rated 857,000 and placed 10th for the night. Both season debuts aired after Gruen Planet.
The Hamster Wheel was seventh in 16-39 and eighth in 18-49 and 25-54.
The team also used music and the subject of ratings to promote their season return, parodying Coles’ ‘Down Down’ ad with Status Quo.
The team’s opening sketch, a mocking show tune, lampooned not only themselves but ABC1′s struggling Wednesday line-up including mentor Andrew Denton’s Randling, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and Qi as well as ratings winners such as The Voice and Howzat.
The ABC1 comedy, which aired at 9.10pm, averaged 784,000 viewers across the five city metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam. It was 12th for the night.
Last year’s premiere, which aired at 9.30pm, rated 857,000 and placed 10th for the night. Both season debuts aired after Gruen Planet.
The Hamster Wheel was seventh in 16-39 and eighth in 18-49 and 25-54.
The team also used music and the subject of ratings to promote their season return, parodying Coles’ ‘Down Down’ ad with Status Quo.
- 9/27/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Gruen Planet has moved to reassure its viewers that Y&R Brands boss Russel Howcroft’s move to Ten will not spell an end to his appearing on the ABC show.
After several fans took to Facebook to express their concerns about Howcroft’s job move, Gruen posted a message saying that Howcroft would still be allowed to appear.
Howcroft would not be the first media person working for a rival organisation with a regular ABC gig. Alan Kohler, who writes for News Limited’s Business Spectator is a regular on ABc television.
Along with Leo Burnett’s Todd Sampson, Howcroft has been with the Zapruder’s Other Films-created show since The Gruen Transfer first started pulling back the curtain on the advertising world nearly five years ago. last week, Gruen Transfer was revealed as Australia’s favourite TV show at the Mumbrella Awards. The show is hosted by Wil Anderson.
After several fans took to Facebook to express their concerns about Howcroft’s job move, Gruen posted a message saying that Howcroft would still be allowed to appear.
Howcroft would not be the first media person working for a rival organisation with a regular ABC gig. Alan Kohler, who writes for News Limited’s Business Spectator is a regular on ABc television.
Along with Leo Burnett’s Todd Sampson, Howcroft has been with the Zapruder’s Other Films-created show since The Gruen Transfer first started pulling back the curtain on the advertising world nearly five years ago. last week, Gruen Transfer was revealed as Australia’s favourite TV show at the Mumbrella Awards. The show is hosted by Wil Anderson.
- 9/19/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Russell Howcroft: Y&R to Ten
Y&R Brands Australia and New Zealand boss and Gruen Planet pundit Russel Howcroft has joined Network Ten, as widely speculated in recent weeks.
The well connected Melburnian takes on the role on executive general manager early next year, and will relocate to his home town. However, Howcroft will maintain ties with Y&R as non-executive chairman of the group.
His departure has prompted a restructure at Y&R, with the main move seeing chief financial officer Jason Buckley taking on the role of COO of the Sydney offices of Y&R Brands, which includes the agencies Gpy&R, Vml and Ideaworks.
The announcement from Ten defined Howcroft’s new role as “responsible for Network Ten’s operations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.” Ten’s station managers in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will report to Howcroft, who will join the company’s executive team,...
Y&R Brands Australia and New Zealand boss and Gruen Planet pundit Russel Howcroft has joined Network Ten, as widely speculated in recent weeks.
The well connected Melburnian takes on the role on executive general manager early next year, and will relocate to his home town. However, Howcroft will maintain ties with Y&R as non-executive chairman of the group.
His departure has prompted a restructure at Y&R, with the main move seeing chief financial officer Jason Buckley taking on the role of COO of the Sydney offices of Y&R Brands, which includes the agencies Gpy&R, Vml and Ideaworks.
The announcement from Ten defined Howcroft’s new role as “responsible for Network Ten’s operations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.” Ten’s station managers in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will report to Howcroft, who will join the company’s executive team,...
- 9/19/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
ABC’s Gruen Planet, last week voted as Australia’s favourite TV show, will this week tackle cigarette plain packaging, people smuggling and why apologising is good marketing. In the pitch is Group Hug Creative and Made4Media
The announcement:
Picking up where they left off last year, host Wil Anderson and regular key panellists Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft run the Gruen Planet scanner across the stories of the week, at home and abroad, pinpointing exactly where the truth stops and the spin, branding and image control begin.
Gruen Planet – Episode 5 (September 19 at 8:30pm on ABC1)
Guest Panellists:
Dee Madigan – Madigan Communications boss and Transfer legend.
Jeremy Nicholas – CEO of Bmf, one of Australia’s most awarded agencies.
In tonight’s episode:
People Smuggling – You may not know it, but one of the methods used by the Australian government to stop the boats is advertising. The Gruen team...
The announcement:
Picking up where they left off last year, host Wil Anderson and regular key panellists Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft run the Gruen Planet scanner across the stories of the week, at home and abroad, pinpointing exactly where the truth stops and the spin, branding and image control begin.
Gruen Planet – Episode 5 (September 19 at 8:30pm on ABC1)
Guest Panellists:
Dee Madigan – Madigan Communications boss and Transfer legend.
Jeremy Nicholas – CEO of Bmf, one of Australia’s most awarded agencies.
In tonight’s episode:
People Smuggling – You may not know it, but one of the methods used by the Australian government to stop the boats is advertising. The Gruen team...
- 9/19/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
In the world of promotion, media and marketing bugger-ups, it’s a brave network that hands Gruen Planet and its host such a ‘gimme’.
But that’s what Nine did when, in a scene for its new drama House Husbands, it altered a bus ad for Wil Anderson’s stand up comedy show Wilarious, presumably so as not to promote the ABC talent.
Instead, ‘Ilarious’ the new show by ‘Wil Anders’ got a mention, but Nine got the take down on Gruen last night.
But that’s what Nine did when, in a scene for its new drama House Husbands, it altered a bus ad for Wil Anderson’s stand up comedy show Wilarious, presumably so as not to promote the ABC talent.
Instead, ‘Ilarious’ the new show by ‘Wil Anders’ got a mention, but Nine got the take down on Gruen last night.
- 9/13/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
As a fan of the T-shirt wearing, Gruen Planet-appearing, Leo Burnett-running adland legend that is Todd Sampson, Dr Mumbo is surprised that this has taken so long.
He receives word of a new artistic work from a company called The Living Room Theatre due to make its debut in March next year.
The name of the play? I Love Todd Sampson.
Creator Michelle St Anne tells Dr Mumbo: “I Love Todd Sampson engages almost 50 really passionate artists across disciplines of sound, light, film, visual arts, performance and for the first time architecture – what is architecturally created is extraordinary adding a disturbing subtext to the performance experience.”
She explains the plot thus:
“During horrific events in her childhood, Laura she taught herself to dissociate. Unable to cope with the everyday she found ‘friends’ each of whom have been manifested from paintings, furniture and walls.
“The problem is these days adult...
He receives word of a new artistic work from a company called The Living Room Theatre due to make its debut in March next year.
The name of the play? I Love Todd Sampson.
Creator Michelle St Anne tells Dr Mumbo: “I Love Todd Sampson engages almost 50 really passionate artists across disciplines of sound, light, film, visual arts, performance and for the first time architecture – what is architecturally created is extraordinary adding a disturbing subtext to the performance experience.”
She explains the plot thus:
“During horrific events in her childhood, Laura she taught herself to dissociate. Unable to cope with the everyday she found ‘friends’ each of whom have been manifested from paintings, furniture and walls.
“The problem is these days adult...
- 9/13/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The Sydney suburb of Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire will be the focus of a brief on advertising show Gruen Planet this evening.
The show has asked a panel of marketing experts to tackle the beachside community’s image problem not helped by the Cronulla riots and dramality show The Shire.
Tackling the brief will be Splash Agency’s Johnothan Naiman and Jack Watts Currie’s Colin Watts. Joining host Wil Anderson and regular panelists Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft will be Liquid Ideas’ Stuart Gregor and former Olympian and marketing specialist Jane Flemming.
As well as Tourism Cronulla, the show will also look at the controversy surrounding Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal, his sponsors and How his charity will help him.
Aami’s Rhonda and Ketut’s unresolved sexual tension also goes under the microscope, a look at recent PR stunts – genius or stupid; and the worst performance by...
The show has asked a panel of marketing experts to tackle the beachside community’s image problem not helped by the Cronulla riots and dramality show The Shire.
Tackling the brief will be Splash Agency’s Johnothan Naiman and Jack Watts Currie’s Colin Watts. Joining host Wil Anderson and regular panelists Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft will be Liquid Ideas’ Stuart Gregor and former Olympian and marketing specialist Jane Flemming.
As well as Tourism Cronulla, the show will also look at the controversy surrounding Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal, his sponsors and How his charity will help him.
Aami’s Rhonda and Ketut’s unresolved sexual tension also goes under the microscope, a look at recent PR stunts – genius or stupid; and the worst performance by...
- 9/5/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The series return of Gruen Planet tonight sets agencies the tough challenge of persuading the public that Gina Rinehart would be a good owner for Fairfax Media.
Tonight’s episode, which is on ABC1 at 8.30pm, is the first in the series of the Gruen Planet format after four Gruen Sweat Olympics specials.
Perth’s Cooch Creative and Melbourne’s Loud&Clear Creative will take on the Fairfax challenge in The Pitch.
Joining regulars Todd Sampson from Leo Burnett and Russel Howcroft from Y&R Brands will be creative Dee Madigan and spin doctor Toby Ralph.
The show will also be discussing the current campaign for James Packer’s Crown Casino and ask why it doesn’t mention gambling.
Tonight’s episode, which is on ABC1 at 8.30pm, is the first in the series of the Gruen Planet format after four Gruen Sweat Olympics specials.
Perth’s Cooch Creative and Melbourne’s Loud&Clear Creative will take on the Fairfax challenge in The Pitch.
Joining regulars Todd Sampson from Leo Burnett and Russel Howcroft from Y&R Brands will be creative Dee Madigan and spin doctor Toby Ralph.
The show will also be discussing the current campaign for James Packer’s Crown Casino and ask why it doesn’t mention gambling.
- 8/22/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The Gruen Transfer franchise is to return to ABC1 next month with a four episode Olympics special titled Gruen Sweat followed by ten episodes of Gruen Planet which goes beyond advertising into the world of spin.
Both shows will run at 8.30pm on Wednesdays in the timeslot currently occupied by Randling, which is also produced by Andrew Denton’s Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.
Randling will move to 9.15pm.
Denton said in a press release: “Every four years, the cream of the world’s advertisers come together for the greatest marketing event in history – two weeks of elite competition played out while the whole planet looks on. This year it’s in London and for the brands taking part, their very presence is a testament to years of dedication and focus, of sweat and toil. What do they want for their efforts? Gold, gold, gold. They want to bring home glory, to...
Both shows will run at 8.30pm on Wednesdays in the timeslot currently occupied by Randling, which is also produced by Andrew Denton’s Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.
Randling will move to 9.15pm.
Denton said in a press release: “Every four years, the cream of the world’s advertisers come together for the greatest marketing event in history – two weeks of elite competition played out while the whole planet looks on. This year it’s in London and for the brands taking part, their very presence is a testament to years of dedication and focus, of sweat and toil. What do they want for their efforts? Gold, gold, gold. They want to bring home glory, to...
- 6/24/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
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