The ABC and Screen Australia have unveiled four new children's programs at the Australian Children’s Content Summit in Coffs Harbour, including collaborations with Cheeky Little Media and Werner Film Productions.
ABC head of children's family content Libbie Doherty will depart the broadcaster next month after nine years of service.
Producer Rachel Millar has stepped into the role of ABC head of entertainment, after holding the position in an interim capacity.
Netflix executive Susie Jones has followed the streamer's former head of physical production Chris Oliver-Taylor over to the ABC, with the broadcaster also welcoming Stan senior commissioning editor Rachel Okine.
The ABC is the new broadcast partner for lifestyle program 'Grand Designs Australia', with future series to premiere exclusively across ABC iview and ABC TV.
Executives from Paramount, Amazon and the ABC will share their commissioning priorities at Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum later this month, alongside those previously announced from Stan, Netflix and SBS.
Chris Oliver-Taylor is set to depart Netflix to join the ABC in the newly-created role of chief content officer, reporting to managing director David Anderson.
The South Australian Film Corporation will commit $5.2 million over three years to an ABC-specific matched development fund as part of a new partnership between the national broadcaster and the state agency.