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SBS takes on online editorial chief

Australian public broadcaster SBS has brought in an executive from local publisher and radio broadcaster Fairfax Media to oversee its online content.

Ben Naparstek

Ben Naparstek

Ben Naparstek will take up the role of head of editorial, online and emerging platforms at SBS on August 10, having spent the past six years at Fairfax Media.

Naparstek will commission and acquire content and also oversee the development, production and publishing of content across the SBS websites.

He will also play a key role in SBS’s range of “innovative cross-platform initiatives,” the company said.

SBS relaunched its on-demand and catch-up platform this month, adding a raft of exclusive programming including feature documentaries and previews of US drama series.

During his time at Fairfax Media, Naparstek led the editorial team of lifestyle magazine Good Weekend and national politics and culture magazine The Monthly, both online and in print.

Marshall Heald, director of TV and online, said: “Ben brings some impressive experience to the position, as well as a clear commitment to producing high-quality content and finding new ways to engage with audiences in a competitive media landscape.”

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