Brief: nice neat ABC controller model is no more

Remember how ABC1 had Brendan Dahill as Controller, and ABC2 had Stuart Menzies to create a separate identity for the two? Not any more.

17 Dec 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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Remember how ABC1 had Brendan Dahill as Controller, and ABC2 had Stuart Menzies to create a separate identity for the two? Not any more.

From early next year, the Controller word is GONE. Now we have a Head of Programming, who is responsible for both ABC1 and ABC2. That person is Brendan Dahill.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.