Yeesum Lo is set to join ViacomCBS's Network 10 in the newly-created role of head of development.
Network 10 is set to launch a new free-to-air channel, 10 Shake, which by day will air children's content and from 6pm-6am focus on edgier content for adults under 40.
Arguably the most stressed players in the broadcasting sector, Foxtel, the Seven and Nine Networks and Network 10 are calling for the scrapping of local content quota obligations.
"Our research examines the role of television storytelling, especially the importance of local television. So it’s with great surprise we find ourselves advocating for the elimination of Australian content quotas on commercial free-to-air broadcasters," write Amanda Lotz and Anna Potter.
Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Australian author Michael Robotham, the six-part psychological thriller is led by Jessica de Gouw and Laura Carmichael as Agatha.
The Federal Government has committed to a staged process of media regulation reform, ultimately culminating in what it hopes will be "platform-neutral regulatory framework covering both online and offline delivery of media content."
Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.
Network Ten drama executive Sara Richardson is moving back to production house Playmaker Media after nearly three years with the broadcaster.