{"id":13807,"date":"2020-09-28T08:37:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/universal-invests-103-million-australia-shot-dramas\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T08:38:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:38:15","slug":"universal-invests-103-million-in-australia-shot-dramas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/universal-invests-103-million-in-australia-shot-dramas\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCU Invests $103 Million in Australia-Shot Dramas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Studio Group has committed to shooting three TV productions in Australia over the next 18 months: <em>Young Rock<\/em> from Universal Television, <em>Joe Exoti<\/em>c from UCP and <em>Irreverent<\/em> from NBCUniversal International Studios\u2019 Matchbox Pictures.<\/p>\n<p><em>Young Rock<\/em> is being produced for NBC, while <em>Joe Exotic<\/em> will span three of NBCUniversal\u2019s distribution platforms: Peacock, NBC and USA. <em>Irreverent<\/em> is being developed and produced for the global market. NBCUniversal Global Distribution will be handling international sales for all three titles.<\/p>\n<p>The productions are projected to contribute at least $103 million (A$143 million) to the Australian economy and creative sector. More than 3,500 local cast and crew will be employed to work across the three shows and workforce development and skills programs will be implemented. Additionally, the projects will also invest more than $4.5 million (A$6.5 million) in the VFX industry and will draw extensively on the renowned creativity and innovation of Australia\u2019s post-production houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative encapsulates all of the goals we had in mind when we aligned the three studios\u2014Universal Television, UCP and NBCUniversal International Studios\u2014under the Universal Studio Group umbrella,\u201d said Pearlena Igbokwe, chairman of Universal Studio Group. \u201cNot only are we leveraging shared resources and utilizing talent across our three businesses, we are also partnering with the Australian Government and Screen Queensland to make a significant investment in our global community and significantly upgrade the studio infrastructure in Brisbane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, commented: \u201cThis demonstrates international confidence in Australia\u2019s world-class production sector and reinforces our country\u2019s great appeal as a COVID-safe location that boasts high caliber facilities and expertise. This pipeline of exciting projects from the Universal Studio Group team has been made possible through our Government\u2019s Location Incentive program and showcases the best that Australia\u2019s screen sector has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk said, \u201cBringing these three high-end television series, as part of my Government\u2019s Production Attraction Strategy, will provide a multi-million-dollar boost to Queensland\u2019s economy and create not only jobs for our talented TV\/film workforce but also a ripple effect that will benefit numerous industries, including hospitality, tourism, transport and logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Studio Group has committed to shooting three TV productions in Australia over the next 18 months: Young Rock from Universal Television, Joe Exotic from UCP and Irreverent from NBCUniversal International Studios\u2019 Matchbox Pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":13808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[4096,4039,4030,226],"class_list":["post-13807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-irreverent","tag-joe-exotic","tag-universal-studio-group","tag-universal-television","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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