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The AACTA Reg Grundy Award is open for original entertainment and factual TV ideas, with $50,000 on offer. See the entry requirements and 9 November deadline.

Screen Australia has committed more than $16.9 million to 75 Narrative Content projects, including Toni Collette’s directorial debut The Best Of and Phoebe Tonkin series The Dark Lake.

Triple M will call the 2026 Rugby League World Cup from 15 October, with fans able to pair its commentary with Channel 7’s live vision on 7plus.

Samantha Bee’s The Ambassador joins Blue Ant’s scripted sales slate alongside Icelandic thriller Signals. No Australian broadcaster is confirmed.

Screen Producers Australia has named Liam Heyen and Madeleine Hetherton-Miau as the inaugural recipients of its six-month SPA Producer Fellowship.

SCA says it has led metro radio among 25–54s for 42 consecutive surveys. GfK Survey 6 also shows gains for Triple M and Hit across several markets.

Lisa Wilkinson’s The Titanic Story of Evelyn is heading to television as The Set Up’s first project, with Bruna Papandrea and Alison Hurbert-Burns producing.

Tralala is heading to ABC Australia as Blue Ant Media takes its largest kids and family slate to MIPCOM, including Flower & Flour, BeddyByes and Old Enough!

Screen Producers Australia wants consent, compensation and transparency when AI systems use Australian screen content. CEO Matthew Deaner addressed a parliamentary inquiry.

Jeffrey Archer: A Life in Words premieres on News24 at 9pm AEDT on Tuesday 6 October, with Jonathan Lea conducting one of the author’s final TV interviews.