The ABC has pledged by new managing director Hewmarks that it will be easier to deal with the production sector.
Speaking at the media roundtable at ABC’s Ultimo boardroom, Marks admitted that he is a production veteran – “We are renowned as an organization that is difficult to deal with for external producers.”
Marks, who was in charge of ABC five months ago, said he and ABC’s Screen Division Director Jennifer Collins were working to get it right. “Jen and I have a series of meetings with sectors that are trying to do that, and we are working with external sectors to explore different ways to improve those partnerships.
“I think ABC is probably the fifth or sixth in the Lang that might sell your best show. We’re very focused on bringing us closer to the top.
He is best known for his six-year lead nine, but Marks spent much of his career in the independent production sector, including co-owners, alongside production house Dream Chaser Carl Fennessy.
Many of the most viewed shows on ABC, such as Gruen, Bluey, and The NewsReader, are created in partnerships with external production companies.
Marks also suggested that ABC is more business-savvy with production contracts to secure shares in stock on a global hit financial rise. ABC missed Bluey’s global content and merchandising rights infamous.
He states: “Of course, it would be better to invest in the Bluey that the BBC went to at the time. We couldn’t talk about what happened at the time.
“We sometimes say, “What do you know, because we really believe in the possibilities and we make investments that will benefit ABC and taxpayers in the long term.
However, Marks has eliminated the BBC from spinning new for-profit businesses in the way it has a fellow public broadcaster that it has in the UK. He states:
“We can work with third parties to participate at the material level and achieve roughly the same results.”
This article was originally published in IF’s sister publication Mumbrella.
