Optus One80Project returns

Tim Burrowes

October 14, 2011 1:03

Optus will once again run its One80Project, designed to help a future TV talent make a career breakthrough.

The project is a collaboration with MTV Networks and looks for 180 second pilots which it will provide $180,000 of production funding to turn into a one hour TV show.

Last year’s winner was Christian Van Vuuren, otherwise known as the Fully Sick Rapper.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.