In the early days of royal life, Prince Harry reportedly had to tell Meghan Markle “what to do,” says a royal commentator once close to the Duke of Sussex. She claims Meghan had “unrealistic expectations” of her role as a royal family member.
Meghan Markle reportedly looked at her role within the royal family as an opportunity
Royal commentator and author Angela Levin spent an extraordinary amount of time with Prince Harry. She logged 15 months with the Duke when writing the book Harry: Conversations with the Prince.
Therefore, she has an inside look at how Prince Harry handled his relationship with Meghan Markle. Levin told Sky News Australia that Harry tried to warn Meghan how her life would change as a royal family member.
Levin contradicted commentary from Lady Glenconner, a childhood friend of the late Queen Elizabeth who claimed Meghan thought she would be “riding around in a golden coach” after her marriage.
Meghan Markle reportedly looked at her role within the royal family as an opportunity
Royal commentator and author Angela Levin spent an extraordinary amount of time with Prince Harry. She logged 15 months with the Duke when writing the book Harry: Conversations with the Prince.
Therefore, she has an inside look at how Prince Harry handled his relationship with Meghan Markle. Levin told Sky News Australia that Harry tried to warn Meghan how her life would change as a royal family member.
Levin contradicted commentary from Lady Glenconner, a childhood friend of the late Queen Elizabeth who claimed Meghan thought she would be “riding around in a golden coach” after her marriage.
- 10/25/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Other recipients include Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan.
A forthcoming film from BAFTA winner Neasa Hardiman and upcoming projects from Oscar nominees Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan are among those being supported by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
Levels of production funding have significantly increased this quarter, indicating that the Irish film industry is gearing up for a buoyant production period.
Hardiman, a co-bafta winner this year for her work on Happy Valley, has written and will direct Sea Fever, described as “a very smart monster movie” by production company Fantastic Films.
€700,000 in Ifb production funding was awarded to the film, which centres on a female protagonist, a gifted marine biology student who, along with her crew, encounter a large and dangerous mysterious sea creature. Epic is handling international sales.
Fantastic Films were also awarded €750,000 in production funding for Vivarium, a sci-fi...
A forthcoming film from BAFTA winner Neasa Hardiman and upcoming projects from Oscar nominees Lenny Abrahamson, Tomm Moore and Jim Sheridan are among those being supported by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
Levels of production funding have significantly increased this quarter, indicating that the Irish film industry is gearing up for a buoyant production period.
Hardiman, a co-bafta winner this year for her work on Happy Valley, has written and will direct Sea Fever, described as “a very smart monster movie” by production company Fantastic Films.
€700,000 in Ifb production funding was awarded to the film, which centres on a female protagonist, a gifted marine biology student who, along with her crew, encounter a large and dangerous mysterious sea creature. Epic is handling international sales.
Fantastic Films were also awarded €750,000 in production funding for Vivarium, a sci-fi...
- 8/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
Foxtel will launch the Sky News Election Channel on May 1 to provide live coverage of the campaign trails across Australia and the Us..
The dedicated political channel will include live 24-hour coverage of news conferences, policy announcements and events in the lead up to Australia.s Federal Election and the Us Presidential Election in November.
It will also feature comprehensive coverage of the UK EU Referendum taking place on June 23.
The new channel will also take advantage of access to news services and programs from Sky News UK, C-span, CBS News and ABC World News in America.
Australian News Channel chief executive, Angelos Frangopoulos said: .At this pivotal time on the local and international political landscape we are delighted to be partnering with Foxtel to bring viewers a standalone election channel, a key addition to our unrivalled multi-channel and multi-platform news offering in 2016..
"The Sky News Election Channel underscores our...
The dedicated political channel will include live 24-hour coverage of news conferences, policy announcements and events in the lead up to Australia.s Federal Election and the Us Presidential Election in November.
It will also feature comprehensive coverage of the UK EU Referendum taking place on June 23.
The new channel will also take advantage of access to news services and programs from Sky News UK, C-span, CBS News and ABC World News in America.
Australian News Channel chief executive, Angelos Frangopoulos said: .At this pivotal time on the local and international political landscape we are delighted to be partnering with Foxtel to bring viewers a standalone election channel, a key addition to our unrivalled multi-channel and multi-platform news offering in 2016..
"The Sky News Election Channel underscores our...
- 4/26/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The second season of FremantleMedia Australia.s Wentworth was named most outstanding Australia drama and Foxtel.s Brian Walsh won the inaugural industry contribution award at Thursday night.s pay-tv awards.
Andrew McFarlane took the best actor trophy for Matchbox Pictures. Devil.s Playground and Wentworth.s Danielle Cormack was best actress.
Game of Thrones season 4 was deemed most outstanding international drama at the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association Awards held at The Star in Sydney.
Sky News collected four prizes, channel of the year and for most outstanding news program (Paul Murray Live), presenter Murray and broadcast journalist David Speers.
ITV Studios Australia.s Paddock to Plate took the lifestyle program award and Arena won the channel achievement award.
Walsh, Foxtel.s Executive Director of Television, spoke of growing up as a .a starry eyed kid from the suburbs,. keeping an imaginary television schedule in an exercise book...
Andrew McFarlane took the best actor trophy for Matchbox Pictures. Devil.s Playground and Wentworth.s Danielle Cormack was best actress.
Game of Thrones season 4 was deemed most outstanding international drama at the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association Awards held at The Star in Sydney.
Sky News collected four prizes, channel of the year and for most outstanding news program (Paul Murray Live), presenter Murray and broadcast journalist David Speers.
ITV Studios Australia.s Paddock to Plate took the lifestyle program award and Arena won the channel achievement award.
Walsh, Foxtel.s Executive Director of Television, spoke of growing up as a .a starry eyed kid from the suburbs,. keeping an imaginary television schedule in an exercise book...
- 3/12/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Wentworth and Devil.s Playground have dominated in the 2015 Astra nominations, between them securing all nominations in the acting and Australian drama categories.
More than 30 Australian subscription channels have been shortlisted as finalists across the 17 Astra categories (finalists for Channel of the Year are announced separately).
This year, for the first time, a number of professionals from wider creative industries joined subscription television executives in the judging process. The result is a diverse range of nominations (for instance, in the Most Outstanding Reality Program category, Aussie productions The Real Housewives of Melbourne is nominated up against Outback Coroner and Afl football show The Recruit, as well as Us programs Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush) while, for the first time, community channel Aurora has earned its first Astra in its 20-year history.
.The finalists announced today represent the best content on Australian television,. Astra CEO Andrew Maiden said in a statement released to media.
More than 30 Australian subscription channels have been shortlisted as finalists across the 17 Astra categories (finalists for Channel of the Year are announced separately).
This year, for the first time, a number of professionals from wider creative industries joined subscription television executives in the judging process. The result is a diverse range of nominations (for instance, in the Most Outstanding Reality Program category, Aussie productions The Real Housewives of Melbourne is nominated up against Outback Coroner and Afl football show The Recruit, as well as Us programs Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush) while, for the first time, community channel Aurora has earned its first Astra in its 20-year history.
.The finalists announced today represent the best content on Australian television,. Astra CEO Andrew Maiden said in a statement released to media.
- 2/10/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
After a challenging 2012, the lines have been drawn and the troops are in position for the 2013 radio year. Colin Delaney looks across the country at the old and new faces and the biggest fights on the cards in the battle for the ratings win.
2012 was a tumultuous year for Australia’s radio industry. Marred by several well-publicised incidents, the reputations and standing of talent, management and key brands in the space took a beating, as did the image of the medium as a whole.
But the stage is now set for the battle of 2013 after the ratings season begins on January 20 and those in the industry Encore spoke to are hopeful the coming 12 months will see a turnaround with a number of new additions to the talent lineup and the return of many industry veterans. Um CEO Mat Baxter believes one show in particular will be a major game changer...
2012 was a tumultuous year for Australia’s radio industry. Marred by several well-publicised incidents, the reputations and standing of talent, management and key brands in the space took a beating, as did the image of the medium as a whole.
But the stage is now set for the battle of 2013 after the ratings season begins on January 20 and those in the industry Encore spoke to are hopeful the coming 12 months will see a turnaround with a number of new additions to the talent lineup and the return of many industry veterans. Um CEO Mat Baxter believes one show in particular will be a major game changer...
- 2/6/2013
- by mumbrellahouse
- Encore Magazine
Former 2Gb and Triple M figure Brian “The Spoonman” Carlton today signed on with beleaguered 2Ue just days after Tweeting ”after 29 years its goodbye to the media, I’m done” and later telling Mumbrella ”it’s time to go off and utilise my skills somewhere (else).”
Staff at the Fairfax radio station were told Carlton had been employed to produce Jason Morrison’s new drive program. Mumbrella understands that the reaction was very positive with Carlton a highly regarded radio operator.
But Mumbrella has also learned that the good news was balanced with another negative to hit 2Ue, with weekend afternoon host Peter Berner quitting, apparently upset due to turmoil at the station.
The shock Carlton announcement came just a day before the talk station 2Ue will announce its new line up with the focus on who – and it is expected she will be female – will co-host the ambitious breakfast...
Staff at the Fairfax radio station were told Carlton had been employed to produce Jason Morrison’s new drive program. Mumbrella understands that the reaction was very positive with Carlton a highly regarded radio operator.
But Mumbrella has also learned that the good news was balanced with another negative to hit 2Ue, with weekend afternoon host Peter Berner quitting, apparently upset due to turmoil at the station.
The shock Carlton announcement came just a day before the talk station 2Ue will announce its new line up with the focus on who – and it is expected she will be female – will co-host the ambitious breakfast...
- 1/10/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
Brian ‘Spoonman’ Carlton leaves industry
After 29 years, radio presenter and journalist Brian Carlton has decided to quit the media industry.
His announcement on Twitter today followed the news in October that Southern Cross Austereo would not be renewing Carlton’s contract with Triple M Sydney where he presented weekday news opinion under the name Spoonman since 2005. He has also been a regular contributor to Paul Murray’s Pm Live on Sky News.
Carlton told Mumbrella today: “The media is in a massive period of contraction. There has to be more to life than year-by-year contracts. I’ve nothing more to professionally prove to myself; I’ve had number one shows in multiple cities in FM and my old 2Ue show, going into the early ’90s, was also the number one rating show. It’s time to go off and utilise my skills somewhere.”
Carlton wouldn’t comment on his next professional move.
After 29 years, radio presenter and journalist Brian Carlton has decided to quit the media industry.
His announcement on Twitter today followed the news in October that Southern Cross Austereo would not be renewing Carlton’s contract with Triple M Sydney where he presented weekday news opinion under the name Spoonman since 2005. He has also been a regular contributor to Paul Murray’s Pm Live on Sky News.
Carlton told Mumbrella today: “The media is in a massive period of contraction. There has to be more to life than year-by-year contracts. I’ve nothing more to professionally prove to myself; I’ve had number one shows in multiple cities in FM and my old 2Ue show, going into the early ’90s, was also the number one rating show. It’s time to go off and utilise my skills somewhere.”
Carlton wouldn’t comment on his next professional move.
- 1/7/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
In this roundup from the Encore & Mumbrella Annual, we look back at the seven top rentaquotes over the last 12 months.
1. Steve Allen
Media veteran Steve Allen is the go-to guy for media-related quotes. Allen has many years’ experience in the industry having worked with, for, or alongside some of today’s heavy hitters. As one Mumbrella reporter pointed out this year, “there’s a reason why people call Steve Allen”. He always delivers.
Joe Hildebrand
2. Joe Hildebrand
If there was an award for top pundit of 2012, Joe Hildebrand would surely be the key contender. The Chaser’s Hamster Wheel skewered the News Limited journalist for being on every channel across the television spectrum and rightly so. He is a regular on Seven’s Sunrise and The Morning Show, Q&A, Sky News and Paul Murray Live and has even managed to parlay his punditry into hosting his own show, Dumb Drunk and Racist,...
1. Steve Allen
Media veteran Steve Allen is the go-to guy for media-related quotes. Allen has many years’ experience in the industry having worked with, for, or alongside some of today’s heavy hitters. As one Mumbrella reporter pointed out this year, “there’s a reason why people call Steve Allen”. He always delivers.
Joe Hildebrand
2. Joe Hildebrand
If there was an award for top pundit of 2012, Joe Hildebrand would surely be the key contender. The Chaser’s Hamster Wheel skewered the News Limited journalist for being on every channel across the television spectrum and rightly so. He is a regular on Seven’s Sunrise and The Morning Show, Q&A, Sky News and Paul Murray Live and has even managed to parlay his punditry into hosting his own show, Dumb Drunk and Racist,...
- 12/31/2012
- by Luke
- Encore Magazine
Fairfax Media’s struggling Sydney talk radio station 2Ue has announced that programming director Peter Brennan will leave at the end of the year.
Brennan led last year’s relaunch of the talk station which saw a new generation of presenters brought in to challenge ratings leader 2Gb.
The station targeted an 8.5% share of the Sydney audience by the end of last year. In the latest Nielsen survey, 2Ue remained on 4.9%, behind 2Gb’s 14.2%.
At the time, Brennan told Mumbrella that the station had previously suffered from “poor management” and that “the fish stinks from the head”.
Accoridng to today’s announcement, Brennan will leave on December 14. Gm Chris Parker said: “During his tenure at 2Ue 954, Peter has led the programming team through some very exciting and also difficult times. His energy and commitment to 2Ue 954 and talk radio has seen him drive considerable change and we have benefited from...
Brennan led last year’s relaunch of the talk station which saw a new generation of presenters brought in to challenge ratings leader 2Gb.
The station targeted an 8.5% share of the Sydney audience by the end of last year. In the latest Nielsen survey, 2Ue remained on 4.9%, behind 2Gb’s 14.2%.
At the time, Brennan told Mumbrella that the station had previously suffered from “poor management” and that “the fish stinks from the head”.
Accoridng to today’s announcement, Brennan will leave on December 14. Gm Chris Parker said: “During his tenure at 2Ue 954, Peter has led the programming team through some very exciting and also difficult times. His energy and commitment to 2Ue 954 and talk radio has seen him drive considerable change and we have benefited from...
- 10/10/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Shock jock Derryn Hinch, who was fired by the radio station he worked for for a decade last night, was recently interviewed by Brooke Hemphill about ethics, current affairs programming and writing children’s musicals.
“The secret to my success,” Derryn Hinch says, “is everyday at 20 to four, I go in here and have a nap.”
Hinch points to a room adjacent to his office on the seventh floor of Media House, the headquarters of Melbourne’s Fairfax Media and the radio station 3Aw where he hosted his drivetime talkback program.
It sounds like a joke but at precisely 20 to four, Hinch hands over a copy of his autobiography and says, “I’ll leave you with your book and I’ll be back in 10 minutes”. He ducks next door and pulls shut a black curtain. It really is time for Hinch’s daily nap. And why not? After five decades in the media,...
“The secret to my success,” Derryn Hinch says, “is everyday at 20 to four, I go in here and have a nap.”
Hinch points to a room adjacent to his office on the seventh floor of Media House, the headquarters of Melbourne’s Fairfax Media and the radio station 3Aw where he hosted his drivetime talkback program.
It sounds like a joke but at precisely 20 to four, Hinch hands over a copy of his autobiography and says, “I’ll leave you with your book and I’ll be back in 10 minutes”. He ducks next door and pulls shut a black curtain. It really is time for Hinch’s daily nap. And why not? After five decades in the media,...
- 8/27/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Sydney radio’s bad boys of Alan Jones and Kyle Sandilands have both enjoyed ratings jumps in the latest set of audience numbers from Nielsen.
Sydney breakfast
Source: Nielsen
In the breakfast battle, Jones was the winner with his show on 2Gb jumping by 1.4 points to a share of 18.5%. Last week, 2Gb was censured by the Australian Communications and Media Authority over Jones’ climate change claims. The watchdog also labelled Jones’ comments about Pm Julia Gillard as disrespectful.
Among the commercial FM breakfast shows, The Kyle & Jackie O Show on 2Day FM has consolidated its lead, with a rise of 0.7 points to a share of 10.5%. Acma is currently investigating Sandilands’ “spider baby” jokes and earlier this year censured him for his “piece of shit” attack on journalist Alison Stephenson.
Meanwhile, ABC702′s breakfast show presented by Adam Spencer had the biggest fall, down from 13.6% to 12%.
Wsfm’s Jonesy & Amanda had a good result,...
Sydney breakfast
Source: Nielsen
In the breakfast battle, Jones was the winner with his show on 2Gb jumping by 1.4 points to a share of 18.5%. Last week, 2Gb was censured by the Australian Communications and Media Authority over Jones’ climate change claims. The watchdog also labelled Jones’ comments about Pm Julia Gillard as disrespectful.
Among the commercial FM breakfast shows, The Kyle & Jackie O Show on 2Day FM has consolidated its lead, with a rise of 0.7 points to a share of 10.5%. Acma is currently investigating Sandilands’ “spider baby” jokes and earlier this year censured him for his “piece of shit” attack on journalist Alison Stephenson.
Meanwhile, ABC702′s breakfast show presented by Adam Spencer had the biggest fall, down from 13.6% to 12%.
Wsfm’s Jonesy & Amanda had a good result,...
- 6/18/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
This year’s Mumbrella360 is now underway with just over 1000 media, marketing and entertainment professionals descending on the Hilton Hotel in Sydney over the next two days.
Th event will be one of the first to have its numbers audited by the Audit Bureaux of Australia so an official headcount will be available later, but Mumbrella calculated that as of 5pm on Tuesday, 1030 people were expected. Tickets are no longer available online, but are still on sale on the door of the venue.
The event sees around 60 sessions taking place across five streams.
Battle of the Media will be fought again with former Phd CEO Barry O’Brien, former Starcom MD Bob Goodge and Virgin Mobile marketing director David Scribner making up the coaching panel.
Doing battle:
Paul Murray, presenter, 2Ue (radio); Dylan Taylor, managing partner, Bmf (direct mail); Paul Fisher, CEO, Iab Australia (online); Damian Keogh, CEO, Val Morgan (cinema) Brian Hogan,...
Th event will be one of the first to have its numbers audited by the Audit Bureaux of Australia so an official headcount will be available later, but Mumbrella calculated that as of 5pm on Tuesday, 1030 people were expected. Tickets are no longer available online, but are still on sale on the door of the venue.
The event sees around 60 sessions taking place across five streams.
Battle of the Media will be fought again with former Phd CEO Barry O’Brien, former Starcom MD Bob Goodge and Virgin Mobile marketing director David Scribner making up the coaching panel.
Doing battle:
Paul Murray, presenter, 2Ue (radio); Dylan Taylor, managing partner, Bmf (direct mail); Paul Fisher, CEO, Iab Australia (online); Damian Keogh, CEO, Val Morgan (cinema) Brian Hogan,...
- 6/5/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
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