Josie Mason-Campbell will join the public broadcaster as head of non-scripted production.
ABC’s director of television Richard Finlayson has announced his resignation.
"What’s changed in the last few years is the interest from international networks and distributors in content that’s made here," says Finlayson. "There’s great opportunities for international co-productions to tell really distinctively Australian st
The slate includes over 20 new Australian shows, in addition to new seasons for established titles such as You Can't Ask That, Cleverman, Janet King and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
The new-look channel will premiere new programs News to Me, a weekly pop culture review show, sci-fi action animation series Prisoner Zero and short-form documentary series This Is Me, alongside returning series Nowhere Boys, You’re Skitting Me, Little
Carrington is currently CEO of Zodiak Kids Studios, working in London and Paris, where he is responsible for the company’s international portfolio of live-action and animation.
The initiative kicks off with an intensive one-day invitation-only lab at Carriageworks to be held June 7, at which Troche will present alongside other international and Australian leaders in VR.
The second season of Nowhere Boys won the International Emmy Kids Award for a Series, announced at MIPTV in Cannes overnight, alongside winners from Japan, Norway, The Netherlands and the UK.