Head of Entertainment and Specialist at the ABC Michael Carrington

Michael Carrington, Head of Entertainment and Specialist at the ABC joins TV Blackbox for a one on one chat about everything from Bluey and Q+A to Spicks and Specks and that dedicated Vera audience.

Bluey

Throughout the discussion Michael chats about:

• His career from the Navy to radio to television
• Ratings (what significance they have to the ABC)
• Releasing shows and seasons on iview before linear broadcast
• ABC's Diversity and Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines for Screen Content
• Arts programming
• Sunday night dramas
• The Newsreader
• Spicks and Specks
• Wednesday night success
• Win the Week
• Q+A (ratings decline, moving to Thursdays, host discussion)
• The backlash over ABC pulling a repeat of Vera for coverage of the death of Prince Philip
• Olympic games programming
• What is to come for the rest of the year on ABC
• ABC TV Plus
• Bluey
• Drama on the ABC
• Achievements at the ABC

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