SBS has appointed Emily Griggs as its new head of entertainment and food, replacing Susie Jones.
Despite COVID-19, SBS director of TV and online content Marshall Heald says the broadcaster is still commissioning and developing local content, and pursuing initiatives with Screen Queensland, Film Victoria and Screen Australia.
SBS has commissioned a four-part drama set during the 1850s gold rush from the perspective of desperate Chinese miners from Goalpost Television, to be directed by Ana Kokkinos.