- About
Founded in 2015 by veteran Australian Producer Ben Davies, Ronde is responsible for creating and producing prime-time television, across documentary, light-entertainment and scripted programming.
Bondi Rescue, created by Ben in 2004, is now in its 14th season on Network Ten. The series is one of Australia’s most successful TV exports, playing in the US (Netflix), Europe (Nat Geo), and a 100+ countries worldwide.
Here Come The Habibs (Channel Nine) was the first narrative comedy on commercial free to air TV (Nine) in 14 years. In its first season, ‘The Habibs’, was the highest rating new series to launch in 2017.
Bondi Boardriders Versus The World is an observational documentary series produced for Red Bull TV, and is currently playing on Foxtel (as well as worldwide distribution).
Filmed in the Australian Outback, documentary series Gun Ringer is a returnable 10 x30 series for ABC. The short-form precursor on Iview is the highest-ever rating straight-to-Iview series in the history of the ABC’s FVOD service.
Light-entertainment series Show Me The Movie is currently in its second season on Network Ten. Featuring 3 x gold Logie winner Rove McManus, beloved comedian Joel Creasy, and award winning actor Brooke Satchwell, the series is a pop-culture riot through the world of movies.
Ben Davies
Ben’s career began as a ‘racer’ (on-camera talent/producer) on the ABC series Race Around The World (the highest ever rating ABC show at the time). Soon after he worked on factual, documentary, and entertainment programs for Nine, ABC, Foxtel, and BskyB.
He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (film and television) from The College of Fine Arts (UNSW), and is an MA honours graduate of the Australian Film and Television School (where he made the AFI nominated documentary Truckies Don’t Eat Quiche).
He has won 6 Logies (Australia’s highest TV award), and been nominated for a Rose D’or, a Screen Forever award, and a Golden Nymph.