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Playmaker Media
Curio Pictures (formerly Playmaker Media) is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces scripted and unscripted television programs across multiple television channels in Australia. The company was formed by David Taylor and David Maher in 2009. In 2014, it became a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television under its International Production division, taking over distribution for the company's productions. The company is based in Sydney. In 2016, Playmaker was commissioned to produce a Mandarin language adaptation of '' Chosen'' for Chinese platform iQiyi iQIYI (, pronounced in English as ), formerly Qiyi (), is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series. i ... filmed in Australia. In 2022, Playmaker Media was renamed as Curio Pictures under Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner following the departure of foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiding (TV Series)
''Hiding'' is an Australian television drama series which screened on ABC1 from 5 February 2015. The eight-part series follows a Gold Coast family in witness protection who must build a new life in a strange city, Sydney. It is created by Matt Ford and directed by Shawn Seet, Tori Garrett and Grant Brown. Synopsis After a botched drug deal, Troy (James Stewart) must take his family into Witness Protection in exchange for giving evidence against his former employer, vicious crime boss Nils Vandenberg (Marcus Graham). With new names and fresh identities, the Quigg family is ripped from their home on the sun-drenched Gold Coast and dumped in a safe house in Western Sydney as the Swift Family. But dislocation puts immense pressure on everyone. Lincoln Swift's cover as a post-doctorate fellow in the Criminal Psychology Department of a Sydney university challenges him in fundamental ways. He's told to keep his head down and meet with handler John Pinder (Stephen Curry) to prepare his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney, Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it later operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986. In 1928, Disney established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film ''Steamboat Willie.'' The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon. After becoming a success by the early 1940s, Disney diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. However, followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Artful Dodger (2023 TV Series)
''The Artful Dodger'' is an Australian historical crime comedy-drama television series produced by Sony Pictures Television's Curio Pictures and Beach Road Pictures for the streaming service Disney+. It is a sequel to the Charles Dickens novel ''Oliver Twist'' (1838). It features Thomas Brodie-Sangster as the eponymous Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Fagin, and Maia Mitchell as the new character of Lady Belle Fox. The series was created by James McNamara, David Maher and David Taylor. It is directed and produced by Jeffrey Walker. Also directing are Corrie Chen and Gracie Otto. In November 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. Synopsis In 1850s Australia, Jack Dawkins, a former Royal Navy surgeon, establishes himself as a respected young doctor. When an old acquaintance, Fagin, resurfaces, it forces Jack, once a London-based pickpocket known as the "Artful Dodger", back into a life of crime. Jack forms an attachment to the governor's daughter, Lady Belle Fox, who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shark Tank (Australian TV Series)
''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' returning to ABC"(). Insider TV. Retrieved June 24, 2012. The show is the American franchise of the international format ''Dragons' Den'', a British TV series, which itself is a remake of the Japanese TV show The Tigers of Money. It shows entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of five angel investors (providers of venture capital to early stage start-ups) called "Sharks" on the program, who decide whether to invest in their companies. The series has been a Nielsen ratings, ratings success in its time slot, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program five times (2014–2017 and 2024). Premise The show features a panel of investors called "sharks," who decide whether to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazing Grace (Australian TV Series)
''Amazing Grace'' is an Australian television drama series which premiered on the Nine Network on 3 March 2021. The series was cancelled in September 2021. Synopsis The series centres on midwife Grace and her passionate colleagues at an unconventional birth centre attached to a major city hospital. A fierce advocate for her pregnant mothers-to- be, Grace's dubious work/life balance is about to get even more chaotic when Sophia, the daughter she gave up for adoption 17 years ago, arrives unannounced and pregnant at the birth centre changes her life forever. Production The series was announced at Nine's annual upfronts in September 2020, Kate Jenkinson will play the titular role of Grace, along with supporting actors Sigrid Thornton, Catherine Van Davies, Alexandra Jensen and Kat Hoyos. Filming of the series began in Sydney in October 2020. Cast *Kate Jenkinson as Grace Cresswell *Sigrid Thornton as Diane Cresswell * Alex Dimitriades as Kirk Gilbert * Alexandra Jensen as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commons (TV Series)
''The Commons'' is an Australian television drama series on Stan about climate change and biotechnology set in the future. The eight-part, character-driven thriller looks at ethical boundaries and the place of humanity in saving the planet. Premise Eadie, a radical and gifted neuropsychologist, is desperate for a child. In that quest, she faces intellectual property theft, disaster capitalism and eugenics. Cast * Joanne Froggatt as Eadie Boulay * David Lyons as Lloyd *Ryan Corr as Shay *Rupert Penry-Jones * Damon Herriman as Ben Childers * John Waters as Herman * Fayssal Bazzi as Abel * Simone McAullay as Francesca Boulay * Andrea Demetriades as Karina * Felix Williamson as Carl Anderson * Inez Currò * Dominic Ona-Ariki * Zara Michales * Sara West as Zoe * Anthony Brandon Wong as Harlow * Carma Sharon as Nurse Mumford * Finn Curran * Alex Chard * Susan Prior as Lena Gordon Episodes Production ''The Commons'' was written by Shelley Birse with Matt Ford, Michael Mille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckoning (TV Series)
''Reckoning'' is an Australian crime thriller television limited series developed for Sony Pictures Television Networks' AXN. It received a direct-to-series order of 10 episodes on 2 May 2018. Production started in early July 2018. Premise When a teenager goes missing and a serial killer is suspected after five years of being dormant, two fathers find themselves set on a course of mutual destruction that threatens to consume every part of their quiet, suburban community. Cast Main * Sam Trammell as Leo Doyle * Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Mike Serrato * Simone Kessell as Paige Serrato * Laura Gordon as Candace Doyle * Gloria Garayua as Detective Cyd Ramos * Jacqueline McKenzie as Linda Swain * Mitzi Ruhlmann as Amanda Serrato * Toby Schmitz as John Ainsworth Recurring * Milly Alcock as Sam Serrato * Ed Oxenbould as Paxton Doyle * Finn Little as Jake Serrato * Anthony Phelan as Dr. Arlon Doyle * Diana Glenn as Tori McGrath * Robert Mammone as Chief Randy Sosa * Paula Arun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan (service)
Stan (stylised as Stan.) is an Australian subscription over-the-top streaming service. It was launched on 26 January 2015. Stan originally was founded as StreamCo Media, a 50/50 joint venture between Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media. In August 2014, each company invested A$50 million in StreamCo. StreamCo was renamed Stan Entertainment in December 2014, prior to the January 2015 launch of the streaming service. Nine Entertainment acquired Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital. The service offers a broad range of film and television content from both local and foreign productions, particularly from the United States and United Kingdom. Stan also includes a growing library of their own original film and television content. With over 2.6 million subscribers, as of June 2023 Stan is the fourth largest streaming service in Australia, behind Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. Stan's original comedy ''No Activity'' became the first SV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloom (TV Series)
''Bloom'' is an Australian science fiction drama television series which was released on Stan. A six-part mystery was released on 1 January 2019, and stars Bryan Brown, Jacki Weaver, Phoebe Tonkin, and Ryan Corr. A second season was released on 9 April 2020. Premise A year after a devastating country flood kills five people, a new plant is discovered with the power to restore youth. This is a miracle for locals but some are prepared to kill for it. Cast * Bryan Brown as Ray Reed, Gwen's husband and care taker. * Jacki Weaver as Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Reed. Gwen is a retired actor who moved back to her childhood town with her husband, Ray. * Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen * Ryan Corr as Young Tommy / Sam (season 1) * Daniel Henshall as Dave 'Griffo' Griffiths (season 1) * John Stanton as Max McKinnon * Sam Reid as Young Max (season 1) * Thomas Fisher as Isaac Langlan (season 1) * Genevieve Morris as Rhonda Stokes * Anne Charleston as Loris Webb * Terry Norris as Herb Webb * Jacob C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Date (Australian Game Show)
''Blind Date'' is an Australian television game show which was originally based on the American series ''The Dating Game''. ''Blind Date'' first aired from 1967 to 1970 on the 0-10 Network (now known as Network 10). Graham Webb hosted the series from its debut to the 28 November 1969 episode. Jeremy Cordeaux hosted the show in 1970. A 1974 version on the Seven Network was hosted by Scottish-born Bobby Hanna. A 1991 version hosted by Greg Evans was screened on Network Ten as a revived version of '' Perfect Match'', which was also based on the same format. A new series, termed the show's revival, began on 15 October 2018 on Channel 10, hosted by Julia Morris. It was broadcast at 7:30 pm on Mondays until the fifth episode, where it moved to the time-slot of 8:40 pm on Wednesdays. Format Each week, a number of single Aussies who are looking for 'love', ask three questions to three potential suitors who are behind a wall (which is called the Slide-O Wall from the seventh series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bite Club (TV Series)
Bite Club may refer to: * Bite Club (comics), a Vertigo comic book mini series created by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman * ''Bite Club'' (TV series), an Australian crime thriller television series {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
