Paper Giants: Magazine Wars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is the story of the Golden Years of the glossies, of the 'battle' waged by Nene King (Mandy McElhinney) and Dulcie Boling (Rachel Griffiths) from the rival Packer and Murdoch empires to make their publication the number one seller in Australia. Both women were supremely talented. All stops were pulled out to sell their magazines. 'Camilla-gate', 'Squidgy-gate', the Fergie toe sucking photos - no story was off limits. The boundaries of journalism were stretched like never before. Filled with humour, tragedy and outrageous tactics, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars charts the rise of cheque-book journalism in Australia from 1987-97; the age of celebrity power and Princess Di; of the paparazzi and AIDS; of media moguls, and two remarkable women who helped make them.

Series details

• Title: Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2013-06-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10446
• IMDb ID: tt2358586
• TVDB ID: 270134

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-02; final listed air date 2013-06-09; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Paper Giants: Magazine Wars on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.