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- The Reg Grundy Organisation first forayed into documentaries in 1973 with THE WRECK OF BATAVIA and POOR FELLA ME.
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The Reg Grundy Organisation first forayed into documentaries in 1973 with THE WRECK OF BATAVIA and POOR FELLA ME. 1973 also saw the Federal Government introduce regulations that influenced the quantity and types of Australian-made shows that television networks would transmit.
Getting his start in radio in the 1940’s, Reg’s career spanned over six decades and encompassed entertainment and game shows such as SALE OF THE CENTURY and THE PRICE IS RIGHT; dramas including NEIGHBOURS and PRISONER; documentaries and feature film.
Reg Grundy's started his media career in radio, before moving to television producing Wheel of Fortune which launched on Nine Network in 1959. Another show with this title, although based on the USA version celebrated its 25th anniversary in Australia, a week before its cancellation in July 2006.
KILLERS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF – 1979, documentary PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H – 1979-86 (Network Ten), drama
May 9, 2016 · The Reg Grundy Organisation, founded in 1959, produced many of Australia's most-popular television shows. It has since been bought and is now known as FremantleMedia Australia.
He founded his own production company Reg Grundy Enterprises in 1960, and began producing game shows for the Australian and overseas market, before eventually branching out into drama in 1973. In 1977, he co-produced ABBA: The Movie .
The Reg Grundy Organisation was renamed Grundy World Wide in the late 1980s, as a means of better reflecting the companies international operations. In 1995 Grundy sold the company to the media and publishing company, Pearson PLC (now FremantleMedia).
