Jennifer Collins is quitting as ABC-TV head of entertainment to join Screentime in the newly-created role of head of non-fiction.
Fremantle has appointed Jennifer Collins as the Australian director of content, a role which will see see her responsible for both scripted and unscripted development and production slates and for creating a consolidated strategy across genres.
Fremantle Australia has signed a first-look deal with Keshet International covering the global producer/distributor's non-scripted formats catalogue in Australia/New Zealand.
Since taking the helm of Fremantle’s Asia Pacific operations last September, Chris Oliver-Taylor has been busy realigning the Australasian business.
Fremantle has hired Joel Williams, a former head of programming - content and consumer engagement at Disney, to head up its children's division.
Aidan Laverty, the ABC's head of specialist content until he was forced to quit three weeks ago due to ill health, died on Tuesday.
Jennifer Collins is set to return to the ABC as its inaugural head of factual and culture, where she will lead the development and production of content across arts, religion, science, education, health, history and social affairs.