Amanda Laing will oversee content across all of Foxtel's brands, while Brian Walsh will spearhead a new Originals division as part of a reorganisation of the Foxtel executive team.
SBS director of TV and online content Marshall Heald will leave the broadcaster next year to join Foxtel as executive director of entertainment.
Foxtel and Discovery have struck a new multi-year partnership to supply the subscription broadcaster with content from the flagship Discovery Channel as well as the TLC, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Turbo, and Animal Planet channels.
Foxtel Group Executive Director Brian Walsh will lead discussions with a variety of industry figures at next month's Screen Forever after being announced as host of the In Conversation sessions.
Foxtel has entered into a multi-year content partnership with Sony Pictures that covers a range of new releases and library movies and iconic TV series.
As the executive director of drama for the Foxtel Group, Walsh will oversee all commissioned drama across both Foxtel and Binge, and consult on the company's scripted content strategy and industry relations.
Foxtel has inked a new multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal that includes content from Sky Studios and streaming service Peacock, as well as Universal Television titles such as 'The Office', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', and '30 Rock'.
Foxtel has confirmed it has inked a new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to allow it to continue as the local platform for HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros., and Discovery programming.