Deanne Weir to head channel aggregation at Foxtel
Rebecca Hawkes
| 11 April 2016
Media executive Deanne Weir is joining Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel as executive director of channel aggregation and wholesale in June 2016.
She will work closely with Foxtel’s channel partners and its executive director of television Brian Walsh and his team. In addition she will play a lead role in determining key elements of Foxtel’s distribution strategies, said Peter Tonagh, Foxtel CEO.
Weir spent ten years as group director of corporate development at Austar and was deputy chair of Screen Australia prior to current role as chair of the boards of captioning business Ai-Media, Emmy and BAFTA award-winning production company Hoodlum and concert streaming business Moshcam. In the not-for-profit sector she is chair of the Australian Women Donors Network.
“Deanne will play a key role in ensuring that we become the aggregator of choice bringing together great content from all possible sources and ensuring that we have the rights and ability to distribute it on the platforms and in the ways that consumers want to view it,” said Tonagh.
“Deanne will take the lead in working with our channel partners to ensure that great brands like Disney, BBC, Discovery, Fox, Turner, NBCU and Viacom continue to deliver world leading content to our subscribers. Deeper relationships with these extraordinary companies will enrich both Foxtel and their Australian operations.”
He added: “Not only is Deanne highly experienced in the subscription television business, she has a real depth of knowledge of how content is made, funded and distributed.”
Walsh commented: “I am delighted Deanne is returning to the subscription television sector. This is a great coup for Foxtel. Deanne is a formidable television executive and one of the most respected in our industry.”
Weir expressed excitement at her new role, adding: “Foxtel has been connecting audiences to the best international and Australian content for over 20 years, and the story is about to get even better.”
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