Snapple Island Ferry Comedy Club

On Sept. 17, Snapple will turn Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s famously random John F. Kennedy Staten Island Ferry purchase into the Snapple Island Ferry, a one-day-only, free comedy club built to give New Yorkers an unexpectedly refreshing break from the daily grind. As New Yorkers trade summer Fridays for packed fall calendars, Snapple is…

Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild  debuting October 3 on ABC

Emmy®-winning conservationist, television host, and executive producer Jeff Corwin returns to national television this fall with Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild, a new wildlife conservation series produced by Hearst Media Production Group in an exclusive partnership with Lees-McRae College. Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild premieres Saturday, October 3, and will air weekend mornings on ABC stations nationwide…

Brisbane ferry industrial action on Saturday 5 September

Brisbane ferry workers will take 24-hour protected industrial action on Saturday 5 September, coinciding with Riverfire, after RiverCity Ferries refused to properly negotiate and instead moved to put a union-rejected Enterprise Agreement to a workforce vote. Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) have given RiverCity Ferries (RCF)…

Screenrights Announces six projects supported by 2026 round of its annual Cultural Fund

Screenrights has announced six projects will be supported by the 2026 round of its annual Cultural Fund, to total $293,400 in funding for this year’s focus of Learning Through Story. The Screenrights Cultural Fund makes a difference by supporting people with exciting and innovative new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content…

SUFF 2026 – Geisha War

Director Yoshihiro Nishimura Starring Natsumi Tadano, Yoshika Nishi & Costas Mandylor Score 6/6 Set in Tokyo’s historic Yoshiwara pleasure district, Geisha War pits rival Yakuza clans against the American Mafia in a bloody battle for control of Edo’s most notorious entertainment quarter. When a wealthy American businessman and his ruthless henchmen attempt to swindle the…

Think Funky

As food prices keep climbing, Australians are changing the way they fill their trolley — and one food rescue company – FUNKY FOOD – says imperfect could be the new smart – $2 artisan bread, rescued fruit and vegetables and savings of up to 30 per cent are putting perfectly imperfect food on Australian tables…

The Bend Classic announces a full rough stock rodeo

South Australia’s home of horsepower will swap 300km/h for eight seconds of chaos, with The Bend Classic today announcing a full rough stock rodeo will now open the October long weekend festival — the state’s biggest celebration of country music, cars, camping… and now rodeo! The nation’s hardest-riding cowboys and cowgirls and the fiercest bulls…

Omnicom Media Launches Hearts United

Omnicom Media, an Omnicom Connected Capability, has officially launched Hearts United, a new global media agency created through the combination of its Hearts & Science and Mediahub networks. Bringing together two high-growth challenger organizations with complementary capabilities, cultures and geographic strengths, Hearts United is built to help ambitious brands navigate a media environment where influence…

AIDC Headed to NSW in 2027

Australia’s home for screen, New South Wales, will welcome the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in March 2027, with support from Screen NSW as the Principal Partner for the event. AIDC is the premier industry event for documentary and factual storytelling in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting global buyers – including broadcasters, streamers, distributors, film festivals…