Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?

Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?

Despite the series’ global runaway success,the future of rich Australian content remains on a knife edge.

  • byCalum Jaspan

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The true crime drama about the UK post office which caused a national scandal

The true crime drama about the UK post office which caused a national scandal

Wrongful convictions wrecked the lives of almost 1000 innocent post office workers,putting 236 in jail. Now,the government is scrambling to deliver justice.

  • byMichael Lallo
Boy Swallows Universe gobbles up viewers around the world for Netflix

Boy Swallows Universe gobbles up viewers around the world for Netflix

Netflix claims the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s 2018 memoir is its biggest Australian-made show to date. But is that true?

  • byKarl Quinn
Netflix releases viewing data for the first time. Axed Aussie show was a hit

Netflix releases viewing data for the first time. Axed Aussie show was a hit

For the first time in its 16-year history of streaming,Netflix has publicly reported detailed data on what we watch. It comes after calls for greater transparency from the Hollywood guilds.

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Great gift’:Melissa Leong responds to being dumped from MasterChef

‘Great gift’:Melissa Leong responds to being dumped from MasterChef

She’s been the highest-profile member of Network Ten’s highest-profile show since 2020. Her move comes amid other changes at the network.

  • byKarl Quinn
Footy’s grand final TV ratings:Who won the battle of the codes?

Footy’s grand final TV ratings:Who won the battle of the codes?

The AFL and NRL grand finals dominated TV viewing on the weekend - but which one came out on top?

  • byKarl Quinn
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Free TV was considered a dinosaur. The Matildas have changed how we think about it

Free TV was considered a dinosaur. The Matildas have changed how we think about it

The gripping grand final between England and Spain capped off a stellar week for women’s sport and soccer – and for free-to-air television,as it demonstrated its fundamental role.

  • byDebi Enker
Matildas semi-final fever scores another TV viewing record
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Matildas semi-final fever scores another TV viewing record

The clash with England drew a record average audience of 7.13 million,the highest recorded since ratings agency OzTam was launched in 2001.

  • byThomas Mitchell andKarl Quinn
Matildas’ shootout win delivers one of the biggest TV audiences in 20 years

Matildas’ shootout win delivers one of the biggest TV audiences in 20 years

The Matildas’ nail-biting penalty-shootout win over France was one of Australia’s most-viewed sporting TV events in the past 20 years.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Matildas v Denmark sets television ratings record

Matildas v Denmark sets television ratings record

The Matildas’ 2-0 win over Denmark in the FIFA Women’s World Cup was the most-watched broadcast event of the year,bettering the 2022 AFL grand final.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Eddie McGuire says axed Hot Seat is ‘too good’ not to return

Eddie McGuire says axed Hot Seat is ‘too good’ not to return

The long-running game show,which has given away more than $90 million over its lifespan,will be no more from January 2024.

  • byKarl Quinn