TV Shows & Broadcast Series

Here is how this works in practice. Australian broadcast-series production runs through five free-TV networks — Seven, Nine, Network 10, ABC (public TV networks) and SBS (multicultural TV networks) — plus Foxtel pay TV. SVOD distribution layers on through Stan (Nine — the largest Australian SVOD, since 2015), Binge (Foxtel), 7plus, 9Now, 10 play, ABC iview, SBS On Demand, Netflix AU, Amazon Prime Video AU, Disney+ AU, Apple TV+ AU and Paramount+ AU.

Here is the short of it. Series-format heritage spans long-running dramas, panel shows and reality flagships (MasterChef Australia since 2009, The Block since 2003). Studio infrastructure supports broadcast workflows — Disney Studios Australia Sydney, Village Roadshow Studios Gold Coast Queensland, Docklands Studios Melbourne, Adelaide Studios SAFC — with multi-stage capacity, edit-bay clusters, and the post-prod turnaround that broadcast slot delivery demands. We field crews with ARRI ALEXA Mini LF, Sony VENICE 2 and Sony FX9 packages, Steadicam and dolly grip, full grip and electric, and on-set DIT pipelines feeding broadcast-spec MAM and edit systems.

Here is the breakdown. Federal and state rebates stack big for broadcast series — Producer Offset (30%), Location Offset (30% on QAPE of 30M+ AUD) and PDV Offset (30%) sit on top of state rebates from Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, VicScreen, ScreenWest, Screen Tasmania (up to 15%) and the SAFC, reaching combined good rates up to 40%+.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The lead-cast bench (Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, Sam Worthington, Chris Hemsworth, Naomi Watts, Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving) routes through Sydney and Melbourne for high-profile network commissions. Aboriginal cultural protocols (Aboriginal Land Council consultation, Classic Owner permissions, Welcome to Country / Acknowledgement of Country, Mabo 1992 Native Title framework, AIATSIS coordination) apply to any series touching Indigenous storylines or Country shoots.

Here is how the picture comes together. Climate planning across multi-block production schedules tracks Sydney 19-26°C, Melbourne 'four seasons in one day', subtropical Gold Coast 21-30°C, and the bushfire window (December-March, NSW, Victoria, SA — specific post Black Summer 2019-2020). We work Monday-Friday 38-hour weeks under Fair Work Ombudsman conditions, bill in AUD with 10% GST, and apply 11% Superannuation across the crew base.