Australian production company Matchbox Pictures is set to close after almost two decades. The studio was founded by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Pankhurst in 2008 ...

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Members of the Australian screen industry have been shocked to learn one of the nation’s most successful and prolific production companies, Matchbox Pictures – and its subsidiary Tony Ayres ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Survivors/Netflix Members of the Australian screen industry have been shocked to learn one of the nation’s most successful and ...

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A TV industry insider has declared that the popular Real Housewives of Australia franchise is dead. Matchbox Pictures, owned by US media giant Universal International Studios, closed their doors ...

Universal International Studios (UIS) is closing the Australian production label Matchbox Pictures after nearly two decades of operation. Matchbox, originally founded by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, ...

The adoptive mum of Tony Hudgell has spoken of her delight after winning a campaign for a new child safety register. Parents guilty of neglect will face similar monitoring to sex offenders following a ...