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February 24th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: Streaming, Executive Producer of The Queen’s Gambit, William Horberg was in conversation with film critic Luke Buckmaster last week as part of the Screen Forever conference. Amongst the questions he was asked, “How do you make chess come alive on screen?” “Well, I am going to push back and say, I don’t think it is really about chess,” Horberg said. “It is about this character, a very, very unique character, Beth Harmon that Walter Tevis created. She is a genius, she is a nerd, she is sexy, she is a killer, she is shy...

While Home & Away prefers to avoid all things COVID, it worked for Eastenders & Casualty.

TV executives reveal why Seven's Holey Moley is on a ratings decline Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Seven's new mini-golf show Holey Moley has been on a ratings decline since its premiere episode earlier this month. Despite drawing in more viewers than the Married At First Sight Grand Reunion for its episode on February 1, ratings have since significantly dwindled. As reported by TV Tonight on Friday, television executives revealed why they believe the show has been on a ratings decline at Thursday's Screen Forever conferen...

Seven's Holey Moley series was modeled off the US show by the same name, which became an instant ratings hit for the ABC in 2019.

MasterChef Australia, Married at First Sight, The Biggest Loser were all international formats before they were all successfully “stripped” in Australia (all under Endemol Shine / and previously Fremantle). But ‘super-sizing’ a show doesn’t always work. In the USA Holey Moley (created by Australia’s Eureka Productions) screens for 60 minutes once a week. In Australia it runs as 3 x 90 mins but has proven too demanding of the audience. Stripped reality shows were the subject of some discussion at the Screen Forever conference yesterday. “I think we have probably the hardest audi...