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Australian TV indies defy economy

Weekly International: Power subtly shifts to local programmers -- Aussie viewers? insatiable appetite for local programming in recent years is causing a subtle power shift in network boardrooms. Producers of local shows, the hitherto minnows of the Oz TV biz, are gaining clout.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?a=isxIlFkt7Ok:AYbYfwIHhaM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?a=isxIlFkt7Ok:AYbYfwIHhaM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/variety/headlines?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/variety/headlines/~4/isxIlFkt7Ok" height="1" width="1"/>