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• "This initiative emphasizes the significant value we create for not only our cruise partners and guests but also port communities."
• Onboard Media spotlighted local businesses and the destination's unique offerings for its cruise partners through a diverse range of multimedia programming touchpoints.
• Adding an extra layer of authenticity to the cruise vacation, Starboard elevated onboard offerings by procuring artisanal products onboard its various cruise line partners.
• This cruising season was a testament to the remarkable synergy between Starboard and Onboard Media and how seamlessly our offerings intertwine and enhance one another," said Jeffrey Meister, General Manager of Onboard Media.

• “We believe that our commitment to raising awareness about coastal conservation can play a pivotal role in ensuring the harmonious coexistence of clean cars and clean oceans,” said BLISS Car Wash CEO Vahid David Delrahim.
• It showcases our settlement tanks in action, emphasizing how they contribute to our larger mission of coastal conservation,” noted David Delrahim.
• Each car owner who chooses BLISS Car Wash is consciously deciding to support clean oceans.
• “Our commitment to coastal conservation goes beyond providing exceptional car wash services.

• For anyone who has cared for an ageing parent – or faced the diminution of their autonomy as they have aged – Mother and Son still strikes a nerve.
• However, the revival has some fresh things to say about the fraught but loving bonds between adult children and their ageing parents in the 21st century.

The original Mother and Son

• Mother and Son premiered on the ABC in 1984 and ran for six seasons until 1994.
• At the time Mother and Son was first broadcast, Australian sitcoms were thin on the ground.
• Mother and Son represented a significant departure from the sketch comedies, soaps and serial dramas that featured on 1980s television.

Ageing parents and adult children

• Re-watching Mother and Son, (currently available on iView), I was struck by how well it captures the complex emotions of both ageing parents and their adult children.
• The series never shied away from Arthur’s guilt and frustration, or Maggie’s loneliness and feelings of loss.
• In a society where care of children and the elderly was (and still is) typically regarded as “women’s work”, this was significant.

A new mother and son

• In the 2023 Mother and Son, Maggie (Denise Scott) is a free-spirited eccentric who almost burned down the family home while cooking dinner for her grandchildren.
• His mercenary sister, Robbie (a gender flip from the original) wants to move their mother into aged care so they can sell her home: a very 2020s tale.
• The new Mother and Son is likeable, gentle comedy.
• While it can’t hope to match the brilliance of the original, this reimagined Mother and Son offers an sympathetic, honest portrayal of ageing parents and their harried adult children – something we don’t see enough of on our television screens.

• EARTH with John Holden is also available on the streaming platforms Vimeo, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, and YouTube.
• First, John travels to Belitung Island, Indonesia to learn how ANJ Group produces palm oil, used in food, soaps, and cosmetics – while conserving energy and water, and protecting endangered rainforest.
• StarMedia Productions , creator of EARTH with John Holden , remains at the forefront of the latest trends, technology and ideas that shape the way audiences interact with television - in entertaining and educational ways.
• Our shows lead viewers towards a promising future fueled by effective, powerful communications between consumers, business leaders, and stakeholders.