"Each creative team is to imagine the episode is like an open letter to their 12-year-old self that explores the hopes, the dreams, the challenges, the hardships and the belly laughs that drive today’s girls," the ABC said in a statement.
The ABC has confirmed Libbie Doherty as head of children’s production after she served as acting head of children's content for the past year.
Confirmed as head of children’s production at the ABC earlier this month, Libbie Doherty is on the look-out for comedies and factual entertainment programs.
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its US and European units.
The ABC has hired Mary-Ellen Mullane as executive producer of children’s content.
Megan Young has been appointed production executive for ABC Children's.
The ABC has released its 72-page 2020-2022 content plan, essentially a restatement of its core values and goals which also stresses the need to engage with new and younger audiences.
The ABC and Netflix have co-ordered children's series 'MaveriX' from Brindle Films, set in the world of junior motocross and due to shoot in Alice Springs in 2021.