Willie Rowe CEO of Screenwest said, “Screenwest is pleased to support the next two seasons of Aussie Gold Hunters, with its significant reach and success through Discovery Australia and the UK, which is such an incredible outcome for a Western Australian production company.”ĭCD Rights based in London, will continue to distribute Aussie Gold Hunters for Electric Pictures in more than 130 countries outside of the Discovery territories.Īussie Gold Hunters Seasons 7 & 8 have been supported by Screenwest and Lotterywest and the Western Australian Screen Fund through the State Government of Western Australia’s Royalties for Regions Programme, and Film Victoria’s Regional Location Assistance Fund.Īndrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle and Robin Shingleton are Executive Producers for Electric Pictures with Mike Hoath joining the team as Series Producer, a role which he will share with Robin Shingleton. At Discovery, we are passionate about the production of content that resonates both locally and internationally and this is a format that continues to drive success across multiple markets.” I’d also like to thank the Discovery executives who have worked closely with us to ensure that this co-production is increasingly successful season after season.”ĭarren Chau, Senior Director, Production, Discovery ANZ said, “Aussie Gold Hunters continues to be Discovery Australia’s most successful franchise and we are incredibly proud of our investment into local content with the order of a further two seasons. It has also performed strongly on discovery+ UK.Įlectric Pictures’ CEO Andrew Ogilvie said, “We are very excited to continue our relationship with Discovery and start work on the next season of Aussie Gold Hunters. I’m very proud of the Electric Pictures production team whoseskill and dedication have made the series the success that it is. As the #1 factual series on the Foxtel cable platform for four consecutive years (2017-2020), it continues to grow its audience every season with the 2020 broadcast of Season 5 resulting in its best performance yet with an 8% increase on the season prior*.Īlso breaking records in the UK, Aussie Gold Hunters is one of the best performing original productions ever on Quest, with a whopping audience increase of 31% for Season 5, reaching 7.94m individualsᐩ. Discovery UK and Australia have ordered Seasons 7 & 8 of the hit series Aussie Gold Hunters from Western Australian production company Electric Pictures, just as Season 6 is about to launch in Australia on Thursday 29 April 2021.Īussie Gold Hunters is Discovery Channel Australia’s all-time highest rating local show.
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