Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi will lead the new mystery drama Darby and Joan, which Cjz is producing for Acorn TV.
The eight-part series stars Brown as a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and Scacchi as a widowed English nurse. The pair meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
Filming will begin in Queensland this month, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland.
Darby and Joan will be executive produced by Claire Tonkin, David Hannam, Matt Campbell, Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin, with series producer Pino Amenta.
Created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, the series’ writers include Hannam, Beck Cole, Andrew Anastasios, Giula Sandler, Ainslie Clouston, Adam Zwar and Paul Bennett. The set-up director is David Caesar.
Cjz CEO Matt Campbell said the company was always convinced of the project’s potential.
The eight-part series stars Brown as a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and Scacchi as a widowed English nurse. The pair meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
Filming will begin in Queensland this month, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland.
Darby and Joan will be executive produced by Claire Tonkin, David Hannam, Matt Campbell, Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin, with series producer Pino Amenta.
Created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, the series’ writers include Hannam, Beck Cole, Andrew Anastasios, Giula Sandler, Ainslie Clouston, Adam Zwar and Paul Bennett. The set-up director is David Caesar.
Cjz CEO Matt Campbell said the company was always convinced of the project’s potential.
- 8/5/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
MTV released a trailer for “The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies” and announced the first-ever “The Challenge: Fantasy League.”
The new season of the long-running franchise, which premieres Aug. 11 at 8 p.m., will showcase 17 international players alongside U.S. players. It will then roll out globally across MTV’s international networks in more than 190 countries throughout the coming months.
The trailer, which you can watch below, starts off with contestants atop cars swerving around tracks. “The Challenge” host T.J. Lavin tells contestants that the competition will be more complicated than ever before. “Agents, here on ‘The Challenge,’ the missions are harder, my eliminations — tougher. So I’ve brought 34 of the most elite agents from around the globe to test every one of your skills,” he says.
Aside from physical competition, the trailer provides a sneak peek into the contestants’ personal lives, with dancing, partying and romance being showcased between the players.
The new season of the long-running franchise, which premieres Aug. 11 at 8 p.m., will showcase 17 international players alongside U.S. players. It will then roll out globally across MTV’s international networks in more than 190 countries throughout the coming months.
The trailer, which you can watch below, starts off with contestants atop cars swerving around tracks. “The Challenge” host T.J. Lavin tells contestants that the competition will be more complicated than ever before. “Agents, here on ‘The Challenge,’ the missions are harder, my eliminations — tougher. So I’ve brought 34 of the most elite agents from around the globe to test every one of your skills,” he says.
Aside from physical competition, the trailer provides a sneak peek into the contestants’ personal lives, with dancing, partying and romance being showcased between the players.
- 8/4/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Cocktail star Bryan Brown and War & Peace’s Greta Scacchi are to play two strangers trekking on the road in the Australian outback in a new Australian drama series.
Acorn TV has ordered Darby and Joan and will air the eight-part series, which comes from My Life Is Murder producer Cjz, in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Australia, Spain and Portugal.
Brown plays a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and Scacchi, who also featured in AMC’s The Terror, as a widowed English nurse. The pair meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
The series, which has received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland, will air in 2022.
Darby and Joan shines a light on isolated and often unseen areas of regional Australia, and a myriad of characters...
Acorn TV has ordered Darby and Joan and will air the eight-part series, which comes from My Life Is Murder producer Cjz, in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Australia, Spain and Portugal.
Brown plays a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and Scacchi, who also featured in AMC’s The Terror, as a widowed English nurse. The pair meet each other and embark together on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia.
The series, which has received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland, will air in 2022.
Darby and Joan shines a light on isolated and often unseen areas of regional Australia, and a myriad of characters...
- 8/4/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
‘My Life is Murder.’
Cjz’s private investigator series My Life is Murder and Closer Productions’ four-part drama The Hunting have been acquired by UK broadcasters.
Multi-channel operator UKTV will screen the 10-part Cjz production, which follows Lucy Lawless as former homicide cop Alexa Crowe as she investigates baffling and bizarre murders, on its crime drama channel Alibi.
Directed by Leah Purcell, Mat King and Jovita O’Shaugnessy and produced by Elisa Argenzio and Cjz head of development Claire Tonkin, the series premiered on Network 10 on Wednesday night.
The first episode drew 482,000 viewers in the mainland capitals, trailing Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell’s 495,000, despite the fact the ABC mistakenly put to air the previous week’s episode of Micallef.
However the 7-day and 28-day figures for 10’s murder-mystery are bound to be a lot higher. The consolidated total for Five Bedrooms, for example, was 642,000 in the five metros,...
Cjz’s private investigator series My Life is Murder and Closer Productions’ four-part drama The Hunting have been acquired by UK broadcasters.
Multi-channel operator UKTV will screen the 10-part Cjz production, which follows Lucy Lawless as former homicide cop Alexa Crowe as she investigates baffling and bizarre murders, on its crime drama channel Alibi.
Directed by Leah Purcell, Mat King and Jovita O’Shaugnessy and produced by Elisa Argenzio and Cjz head of development Claire Tonkin, the series premiered on Network 10 on Wednesday night.
The first episode drew 482,000 viewers in the mainland capitals, trailing Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell’s 495,000, despite the fact the ABC mistakenly put to air the previous week’s episode of Micallef.
However the 7-day and 28-day figures for 10’s murder-mystery are bound to be a lot higher. The consolidated total for Five Bedrooms, for example, was 642,000 in the five metros,...
- 7/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(l-r) Ebony Vagulans, Lucy Lawless and Bernard Curry.
Cjz’s murder-mystery My Life is Murder, which stars Lucy Lawless, Bernard Curry and Ebony Vagulans, will premiere on Network 10 on Wednesday 17 July at 8.30 pm.
Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) plays private investigator Alexa Crowe, a former homicide detective whose insights into the darker quirks of human nature enable her to provoke and push felons’ right and wrong buttons as she unravels the truth behind baffling and bizarre crimes.
Very few people know the full truth about why or how she left the police, only that her husband, fellow cop Gary, died a few years ago.
Wentworth‘s Curry is her former colleague and long-time friend Detective Inspector Kieran Hussey, who enlists her help.
Nida graduate Vagulans is the bubbly, sarcastic, ambitious Madison, who works as a data analyst for the police.
The series regulars and guests include Danielle Cormack, Don Hany,...
Cjz’s murder-mystery My Life is Murder, which stars Lucy Lawless, Bernard Curry and Ebony Vagulans, will premiere on Network 10 on Wednesday 17 July at 8.30 pm.
Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) plays private investigator Alexa Crowe, a former homicide detective whose insights into the darker quirks of human nature enable her to provoke and push felons’ right and wrong buttons as she unravels the truth behind baffling and bizarre crimes.
Very few people know the full truth about why or how she left the police, only that her husband, fellow cop Gary, died a few years ago.
Wentworth‘s Curry is her former colleague and long-time friend Detective Inspector Kieran Hussey, who enlists her help.
Nida graduate Vagulans is the bubbly, sarcastic, ambitious Madison, who works as a data analyst for the police.
The series regulars and guests include Danielle Cormack, Don Hany,...
- 6/30/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lucy Lawless, Bernard Curry and Ebony Vagulans.
Wentworth’s Bernard Curry and Nida grad Ebony Vagulans will star alongside Lucy Lawless in Cjz mystery drama My Life Is Murder, which enters production today in Melbourne for Network 10.
Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) plays Alexa Crowe, a compelling, charismatic and complex homicide detective. Fearless and unapologetic, her unique insights into the darker quirks of human nature allow her to prod, provoke and push every felon’s right and wrong buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling and bizarre crimes.
As If has previously reported, the 10-part series, backed by Screen Australia and Film Victoria, has already sold to Acorn TV in the Us via Dcd Rights.
The series producer is Elisa Argenzio with Cjz’s head of development Claire Tonkin, and the EPs Nick Murray, Lawless and writer Tim Pye. The start-up director is Leah Purcell, who will...
Wentworth’s Bernard Curry and Nida grad Ebony Vagulans will star alongside Lucy Lawless in Cjz mystery drama My Life Is Murder, which enters production today in Melbourne for Network 10.
Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) plays Alexa Crowe, a compelling, charismatic and complex homicide detective. Fearless and unapologetic, her unique insights into the darker quirks of human nature allow her to prod, provoke and push every felon’s right and wrong buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling and bizarre crimes.
As If has previously reported, the 10-part series, backed by Screen Australia and Film Victoria, has already sold to Acorn TV in the Us via Dcd Rights.
The series producer is Elisa Argenzio with Cjz’s head of development Claire Tonkin, and the EPs Nick Murray, Lawless and writer Tim Pye. The start-up director is Leah Purcell, who will...
- 2/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘My Life is Murder’
Cjz’s mystery-drama My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless will make its Us debut on Acorn TV, North America’s largest streaming service focused on British and international programming, following its broadcast premiere on Network 10 next year.
Lawless, who is well known in the Us for her roles in Spartacus, Ash vs Evil Dead, Parks and Recreation, Battlestar Galactica and Xena: Warrior Princess, plays private investigator Alexa Crowe, who uncovers the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.
The 10-part series set in Melbourne was developed in-house at Cjz, The writing team includes Peter Gawler (Wolf Creek), Tim Pye (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Ainslie Clouston (Playing for Keeps), Matt Ford (House Husbands), Monica Zanetti (Sisters) and Paul Bennett (House of Hancock).
Dcd Rights sold the series, which was co-funded by Screen Australia and Film Victoria, to Acorn TV, which is home to numerous Australian...
Cjz’s mystery-drama My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless will make its Us debut on Acorn TV, North America’s largest streaming service focused on British and international programming, following its broadcast premiere on Network 10 next year.
Lawless, who is well known in the Us for her roles in Spartacus, Ash vs Evil Dead, Parks and Recreation, Battlestar Galactica and Xena: Warrior Princess, plays private investigator Alexa Crowe, who uncovers the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.
The 10-part series set in Melbourne was developed in-house at Cjz, The writing team includes Peter Gawler (Wolf Creek), Tim Pye (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Ainslie Clouston (Playing for Keeps), Matt Ford (House Husbands), Monica Zanetti (Sisters) and Paul Bennett (House of Hancock).
Dcd Rights sold the series, which was co-funded by Screen Australia and Film Victoria, to Acorn TV, which is home to numerous Australian...
- 11/20/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Emerging Australian director Lucy Gaffy has been selected as the director's attachment on upcoming Cjz TV drama Bond.
Gaffy, who has directed shorts including Dream Baby, The Gift, The Fence and The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock, will be attached to feature film and TV drama director Mark Joffe on Bond, which is currently in pre-production..
The industry incentive program is funded by Screen Australia and managed by the Adg for emerging directors to develop their craft.
Gaffy said she was excited to work with a filmmaker like Mark Joffe, "a storyteller whom I have so long admired - and deeply grateful to Kingston, Franky and all the marvellous team at the Adg for their continued support of emerging directors."
Gaffy is a Masters graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs)..
She has been working in the industry for over seven years across a broad range of productions including short films,...
Gaffy, who has directed shorts including Dream Baby, The Gift, The Fence and The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock, will be attached to feature film and TV drama director Mark Joffe on Bond, which is currently in pre-production..
The industry incentive program is funded by Screen Australia and managed by the Adg for emerging directors to develop their craft.
Gaffy said she was excited to work with a filmmaker like Mark Joffe, "a storyteller whom I have so long admired - and deeply grateful to Kingston, Franky and all the marvellous team at the Adg for their continued support of emerging directors."
Gaffy is a Masters graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs)..
She has been working in the industry for over seven years across a broad range of productions including short films,...
- 3/29/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Goldcrest and Molinare execs elected to the board of screen industries body.
Patrick Malone, MD of Goldcrest Post Production, and Julie Parmenter, MD of Molinaire, have been voted onto the UK Screen Board.
UK Screen is a trade association that represents companies providing services to the screen industries (film, TV and commercials).
Malone and Parmenter join re-elected directors Paul Bennett, Ivan Dunleavy and Alex Hope in the five available board slots.
The full UK Screen Board now comprises:
Helen Alexander – WB De Lane LeaPaul Bennett – ITV StudiosAdrian Bull – Cinelab LondonIvan Dunleavy – PinewoodNeil Hatton – Nmhc LtdAlex Hope – Double NegativeMike Kelt – ArtemPatrick Malone – Goldcrest Post ProductionLesley Marr – Deluxe MediaJulie Parmenter - MolinareSteve Norris (Chair)
Malone said he aimed to further progress two key initiatives, “the ongoing development and long term security of the UK post business via mutual support and collaborative effort, and the encouragement, training and development of young people into the creative and technical industry leaders of tomorrow...
Patrick Malone, MD of Goldcrest Post Production, and Julie Parmenter, MD of Molinaire, have been voted onto the UK Screen Board.
UK Screen is a trade association that represents companies providing services to the screen industries (film, TV and commercials).
Malone and Parmenter join re-elected directors Paul Bennett, Ivan Dunleavy and Alex Hope in the five available board slots.
The full UK Screen Board now comprises:
Helen Alexander – WB De Lane LeaPaul Bennett – ITV StudiosAdrian Bull – Cinelab LondonIvan Dunleavy – PinewoodNeil Hatton – Nmhc LtdAlex Hope – Double NegativeMike Kelt – ArtemPatrick Malone – Goldcrest Post ProductionLesley Marr – Deluxe MediaJulie Parmenter - MolinareSteve Norris (Chair)
Malone said he aimed to further progress two key initiatives, “the ongoing development and long term security of the UK post business via mutual support and collaborative effort, and the encouragement, training and development of young people into the creative and technical industry leaders of tomorrow...
- 1/7/2015
- ScreenDaily
Mark Joffe will direct the Nine Network telemovie on the world.s richest woman Gina Rinehart and the troubled Hancock/Rinehart dynasty.
Joffe (A Place to Call Home, Wild Boys) will start shooting at the end of this month in Sydney and Western Australia.
Love Child.s Mandy McElhinney will play Rinehart in the telepic produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.s Michael Cordell, Claudia Karvan and Paul Bennett.. Karvan won't have an on-camera role.
Set primarily in 1980-2002, the plot follows the public feud between Gina and her father Lang Hancock.s second wife Rose Lacson, her struggles to rebuild the company following her father.s death, and her recent battles with her children over their multi-billion dollar inheritance.
Lang and Gina are inseparable, the perfect team, and Gina is confident she will soon inherit the family business. But their relationship is rocked by a series of tumultuous events.
What...
Joffe (A Place to Call Home, Wild Boys) will start shooting at the end of this month in Sydney and Western Australia.
Love Child.s Mandy McElhinney will play Rinehart in the telepic produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.s Michael Cordell, Claudia Karvan and Paul Bennett.. Karvan won't have an on-camera role.
Set primarily in 1980-2002, the plot follows the public feud between Gina and her father Lang Hancock.s second wife Rose Lacson, her struggles to rebuild the company following her father.s death, and her recent battles with her children over their multi-billion dollar inheritance.
Lang and Gina are inseparable, the perfect team, and Gina is confident she will soon inherit the family business. But their relationship is rocked by a series of tumultuous events.
What...
- 8/15/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia board.s first meeting since Graeme Mason was hired as CEO was eventful as the agency approved $11 million investment in four feature films, four adult dramas and one children.s series.
All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films. Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.
Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.
.This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,. said Mason.
Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves...
All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films. Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.
Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.
.This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,. said Mason.
Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves...
- 12/5/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Nine Network today revealed details of its upcoming telemovie on Schapelle Corby, a miniseries on Gina Rinehart and a telemovie chronicling a near- disaster involving a Qantas flight.
The network.s 2014 slate also includes a factual series which follows Australian diplomats as they deal with Aussies in crisis in Thailand, relationships documentary Married at First Sight, dating show When Love Comes To Town and a new, six-part current affairs series, Inside Story.
FremantleMedia.s Schapelle features Krew Boylan as the 27-year-old beauty school dropout from the Gold Coast who was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag. The cast includes Jacinta Stapleton as her sister Mercedes, Denise Roberts as her mother Ros, Colin Friels as her father Mick, Les Chantery as her mentor Ron Bakir, Vince Colosimo as lawyer Robin Tampoe, Francis Greenslade as Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Michael Croaker as Federal Police boss Mick Keelty.
The network.s 2014 slate also includes a factual series which follows Australian diplomats as they deal with Aussies in crisis in Thailand, relationships documentary Married at First Sight, dating show When Love Comes To Town and a new, six-part current affairs series, Inside Story.
FremantleMedia.s Schapelle features Krew Boylan as the 27-year-old beauty school dropout from the Gold Coast who was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag. The cast includes Jacinta Stapleton as her sister Mercedes, Denise Roberts as her mother Ros, Colin Friels as her father Mick, Les Chantery as her mentor Ron Bakir, Vince Colosimo as lawyer Robin Tampoe, Francis Greenslade as Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Michael Croaker as Federal Police boss Mick Keelty.
- 11/26/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Nine Network today revealed details of its upcoming telemovie on Schapelle Corby, a miniseries on Gina Rinehart and the chronicle of a near- disaster involving a Qantas flight.
The network.s 2014 slate also includes a series in which Australian diplomats reveal how they saved Aussies in crisis abroad, relationships documentary Married at First Sight, dating show When Love Comes To Town and a new current affairs series, Inside Story.
FremantleMedia.s Schapelle will star Krew Boylan as the 27-year-old beauty school dropout from the Gold Coast who was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag. The cast includes Jacinta Stapleton as her sister Mercedes, Denise Roberts as her mother Ros, Colin Friels as her father Mick, Les Chantery as her mentor Ron Bakir, Vince Colosimo as lawyer Robin Tampoe, Francis Greenslade as Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Michael Croaker as Federal Police boss Mick Keelty.
The network.s 2014 slate also includes a series in which Australian diplomats reveal how they saved Aussies in crisis abroad, relationships documentary Married at First Sight, dating show When Love Comes To Town and a new current affairs series, Inside Story.
FremantleMedia.s Schapelle will star Krew Boylan as the 27-year-old beauty school dropout from the Gold Coast who was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag. The cast includes Jacinta Stapleton as her sister Mercedes, Denise Roberts as her mother Ros, Colin Friels as her father Mick, Les Chantery as her mentor Ron Bakir, Vince Colosimo as lawyer Robin Tampoe, Francis Greenslade as Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Michael Croaker as Federal Police boss Mick Keelty.
- 11/26/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Volvo has parted ways with ad agency Sapient Nitro, with the car maker moving its advertising business to Arnold Furnace.
The Arnold network handles Volvo in a number of markets globally.
An announcement from Sapient Nitro reads:
SapientNitro and Volvo Car Australia will cease working together in April this year, when the automotive brand aligns its local business needs with Arnold Furnace, part of Volvo Car Group’s global agency, Arnold.
Paul Bennett, national managing director of SapientNitro Australia, said the decision of the two organisations to part ways was based on the divergence between Volvo’s marketing needs, and the direction of SapientNitro as a new breed of agency.
“We have enjoyed working with the Volvo team in Australia, but as a global brand ourselves, we appreciate the benefits of global alignment and we wish Volvo Car Australia every success in the next phase of their marketing.”
At Volvo Car Australia,...
The Arnold network handles Volvo in a number of markets globally.
An announcement from Sapient Nitro reads:
SapientNitro and Volvo Car Australia will cease working together in April this year, when the automotive brand aligns its local business needs with Arnold Furnace, part of Volvo Car Group’s global agency, Arnold.
Paul Bennett, national managing director of SapientNitro Australia, said the decision of the two organisations to part ways was based on the divergence between Volvo’s marketing needs, and the direction of SapientNitro as a new breed of agency.
“We have enjoyed working with the Volvo team in Australia, but as a global brand ourselves, we appreciate the benefits of global alignment and we wish Volvo Car Australia every success in the next phase of their marketing.”
At Volvo Car Australia,...
- 2/8/2013
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Sapient Nitro has won the digital account of BT Financial Group after a competitive pitch.
The announcement:
Sydney, 31 January 2013: In line with a major new brand campaign, BT Financial Group has appointed SapientNitro as its digital agency to develop a large-scale website and mobile site for its BT business which are now live.
After a three-way pitch in October last year, SapientNitro secured the BT business in November and commenced work on the new website, which weighs in at more than 400 pages, as well as the mobilisation of the site.
Paul Bennett, national managing director at SapientNitro, said: “We are delighted to be a part of the new positioning for this iconic financial brand for all Australians, and to be able to contribute significantly to BT’s customer focus and business success across all digital channels.”
BT Financial Group Head of Digital and Direct, Katrina Barry, said: “SapientNitro gave...
The announcement:
Sydney, 31 January 2013: In line with a major new brand campaign, BT Financial Group has appointed SapientNitro as its digital agency to develop a large-scale website and mobile site for its BT business which are now live.
After a three-way pitch in October last year, SapientNitro secured the BT business in November and commenced work on the new website, which weighs in at more than 400 pages, as well as the mobilisation of the site.
Paul Bennett, national managing director at SapientNitro, said: “We are delighted to be a part of the new positioning for this iconic financial brand for all Australians, and to be able to contribute significantly to BT’s customer focus and business success across all digital channels.”
BT Financial Group Head of Digital and Direct, Katrina Barry, said: “SapientNitro gave...
- 1/30/2013
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
The loss of the Stockland Residential account has led to the exit of 15 staff at ad agency Sapient Nitro.
Originally said by Sapient Nitro to have meant “minimal” casualties, the departure of the residential homes giant has led to the exit of a creative director in Melbourne and Sydney, a head of studio, senior producer and account director among others, the agency has confirmed.
Paul Bennett, the agency’s national MD and VP, told Mumbrella in a statement: “As part of its business consolidation efforts, Stockland Residential decided to shift advertising duties away from SapientNitro. (Our relationship with Stockland Commercial remains unaffected.)”
“The consolidation has prompted us to consider what is most needed for our business going forward and resulted in the unfortunate exit of fewer than 15 people across all of SapientNitro’s Australia offices. This was a tough but necessary decision that will help better align our capabilities and...
Originally said by Sapient Nitro to have meant “minimal” casualties, the departure of the residential homes giant has led to the exit of a creative director in Melbourne and Sydney, a head of studio, senior producer and account director among others, the agency has confirmed.
Paul Bennett, the agency’s national MD and VP, told Mumbrella in a statement: “As part of its business consolidation efforts, Stockland Residential decided to shift advertising duties away from SapientNitro. (Our relationship with Stockland Commercial remains unaffected.)”
“The consolidation has prompted us to consider what is most needed for our business going forward and resulted in the unfortunate exit of fewer than 15 people across all of SapientNitro’s Australia offices. This was a tough but necessary decision that will help better align our capabilities and...
- 11/12/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Property giant Stockland Residential has consolidated its national advertising account into Clemenger Bbdo Sydney.
The company uses a variety of agencies across the country, and the centralisation means Sapient Nitro loses the business in Victoria and Queensland, The Property Agency misses out in New South Wales, and Grove & Groves in Western Australia.
“We would like to thank each of these agencies for their partnerships with Stockland Residential and the work they have done to build our brand – and those of our communities,” said Stockland Residential’s Gm of sales, marketing and sustainable communities Ben Allen in a statement.
The review comes five months after the appointment of Rachel King as national consumer marketing manager, and just one month after The Australian reported a downgrading of earnings at Stockland, which is the country’s largest residential housing developer.
Allen added: “This represents a new era for the Stockland Residential brand. In...
The company uses a variety of agencies across the country, and the centralisation means Sapient Nitro loses the business in Victoria and Queensland, The Property Agency misses out in New South Wales, and Grove & Groves in Western Australia.
“We would like to thank each of these agencies for their partnerships with Stockland Residential and the work they have done to build our brand – and those of our communities,” said Stockland Residential’s Gm of sales, marketing and sustainable communities Ben Allen in a statement.
The review comes five months after the appointment of Rachel King as national consumer marketing manager, and just one month after The Australian reported a downgrading of earnings at Stockland, which is the country’s largest residential housing developer.
Allen added: “This represents a new era for the Stockland Residential brand. In...
- 11/1/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
If you've been a fan of Dexter since day 1 like we have, you'll remember the strung-out face of Mark Pellegrino who played Paul Bennett - aka Rita's baby daddy. Well Paul's back on another BuzzFocus fav TV show - "Lost." And, from what we can gather he'll play a pivotal role in our Oceanic 815 survivors' lives. According to TV Guide, Pelligrino is billed on the "Lost" call sheet as "Man No. 1." What the heck does that mean? No, one knows. But, speculation is already brewing that it must deal with the number 1 guy in season 5 - John Locke. The site speculates that Pellegrino will make his appearance during the May 13th season finale. Lost fans on Hawaii told the Dark UFO fansite that Pellegrino was around for the scene when Locke was filmed being thrown out of the window. If that's true then he may be ...
- 3/31/2009
- by Lady Iris
- BuzzFocus.com
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