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The ABC has reported growing audiences so far in 2024 and Jennifer Collins is never far from the action. As ABC head of screen, she looks after the teams running scripted dramas, scripted comedies, factual and documentary, children’s and family, and entertainment. Quite a remit.

“It’s just so great to see ABC TV doing so well at the moment,” Collins told Mediaweek backstage after the recent ABC TV mid-year programming event. “Viewers come, have a look at a documentary, then have a look at a scripted project and then move to an entertainment show. “That’s the strength of the ABC – we’ve got that breadth of slate.



” The mid-year Upfront showcased an impressive line-up of programming. As we reported previously, programs from some of the major production houses are coming. Including The Assembly (Helium), Ladies in Black (Bunya Entertainment, Plum (Roadshow Rough Diamond), Headliners (Endemol Shine), Monday’s Experts (CJZ), Hard Quiz Kids (Thinkative), Bluey Minisodes (Ludo), and Bay of Fires S2 (Marta Dusseldorp).

The first of these shows and more start rolling out in the next few days. Talent spruiking products included Wil Anderson, Tom Gleeson, Sammy J, Guy Montgomery, Namila Benson, Michael Theo, Megan Burslem, Gracie Otto, Anthony Burke, Adam Hills, Zane Rowe, Patricia Karvelas, Marc Fennell, Virginia Trioli , and Jan Fran . ABC execs and talent at Mid-Year Upfront event The ratings boast so far this year included ABC iview platform growth that sees it .

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