The ABC board confirmed David Anderson will lead the organisation as MD for the next five years, assuring stability and continuity after the recent turbulence.
Steve Bibb has resigned after four years as head of factual at the ABC, where he oversaw an impressive slate which included War on Waste, Employable Me, Anh’s Brush With Fame, Stargazing Live, Back in Time for Dinner and Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader.
The BBC is looking to appoint a director of production for BBC Studios in Australia, which will launch on April 1 as part of the global merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia’s Opening Shot initiative.
Julie Hanna and Stephen Oliver are headed to the ABC as commissioning editors for the broadcaster's Factual department.
Virginia Trioli hosted Film Victoria’s Jenni Tosi, Screen NSW’s Courtney Gibson, Screen Australia’s Documentary Senior Manager Liz Stevens, ABC Head of Factual Steve Bibb and SBS’s Head of Documentaries John Godfrey in a panel discussion.
O'Neill was most recently VP of unscripted development at Essential Media's LA office. For Essential in Australia he worked on Dingo: Wild Dog at War (ABC1), Getting Frank Gehry (ABC1), Maddie Parry: Inside the Clinic (ABC2), Australia: The Story of Us (C
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder's Steve Bibb is joining the ABC next month as head of factual.