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Seven execs shuffle

A few programming and production execs at Channel Seven are on the move.

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seven 008A few programming and production execs at Channel Seven are on the move: Janeen Faithfull, Brad Lyons and Graeme Hill.

Janeen Faithfull is being appointed to a new role as Head of Content and Rights Management, taking over the management of rights Seven owns, acquires and exploits as well as retaining her role in managing investments in Australian productions. She will also work with key business units across the Seven Media Group.

Brad Lyons will be returning to Sydney from Melbourne, as Head of Production, taking over the creative control of a number of Australian shows and running a team of Executive Producers. Lisa Fitzpatrick (Head of Program Development), Dan Meenan (Head of Factual) and Lucy Brodie (Manager, European Office) will all report to Lyons.

Graeme Hill will be returning to Melbourne from Sydney as Program and Communications Manager following the launch of 7TWO.

Seven’s Director of Programming and Production, Tim Worner, said, “Going forward, it is now clear that our part of this business is changing very fast and we will need to change in order to meet the growing demand for Australian content, not just on Seven but on all the various platforms across the Seven Media Group and the local and international media landscape in general. With this in mind we’re making a few changes to our team structure.

“These are key moves, and they will go a long way towards ensuring that this time next year we are again where we want to be – and that is winning with a whole bunch of shows, a lot of which will have been built and launched in the preceding twelve months.”

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  1. I recall when BTQ was a long time leader in the 80’s when it used to be more of a stand-alone station instead of being a network clone, them was the days, long gone now. No local production anymore up on Mt Cootha except for the 6pm News.

  2. I think a change has to happen at 7. Give the Brisbane station more money to play with, surely the narrowest of losses (just 0.1% behind 9 in Brisbane), can give 7 something to work on.

    Look at Perth, they have millions poured in, and the viewership rewarded them, but mainly from brand loyalty, over the last 50 years.

    BTQ’s growing distant from their audience unfortunately, the Deal decline’s showing it in spades.

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