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Former ABC2 controller resurfaces
Posted By Don Groves On 01-04-2015 @ 9:55 am In News | Comments Disabled
A former controller of Australian pubcaster ABC2 has reappeared as the CEO of local drama and factual producer December Media.
[1]Stuart Menzies succeeds Heath Watt, who left December for personal reasons in early March after a year as its Sydney-based MD.
December Media executive chairman Tony Wright said: “I have known Stuart for many years in different roles and I’m really excited by the energy and enthusiasm he brings to his work.
“He is the right person to lead December Media and position the company at a time that it is doing so much dynamic work.”
Menzies, who spent six years as head of documentaries at the ABC before being elevated to ABC2 controller, left [2] last September after a restructure.
He said: “I loved my time at the ABC but I am an independent producer at heart. December Media has been a first-rate company for many years, producing a string of great shows, and opportunities abound for growth.”
Watt was hired [3] in February 2014 after two-and-a-half years with WTFN, establishing the Melbourne-based prodco’s Sydney operations and launching its distribution business, Fred Media.
Wright told C21 that Watt had been a substantial influence and had left December well placed to build on its successes.
Meanwhile, December Media has completed the third season of The Doctor Blake Mysteries for the ABC. The murder mystery, starring Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner and Cate Wolfe, is licensed to the UK’s BBC1, BBC Worldwide and PBS in the US.
Imax films Life in Space 3D and Earth Story 3D are in production and pre-production, respectively, and dramas and non-scripted projects are also in development.
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