Deirdre Brennan returns to ABC as controller of children’s TV

The ABC has appointed BBC Worldwide’s director of content Deirdre Brennan as its new controller of children’s TV.

Brennan is a former director of programming for children’s channel Nickelodeon and she also previously spent six years as programmer for ABC Kids.

Brennan’s responsibilities at BBC Worldwide included the local development of subscription TV channels UKTV, UKTV NZ, BBC Knowledge, BBC Knowledge NZ and CBeebies along with local operations for BBC World News and iPlayer .

She said: “My three years experience at BBC Worldwide has been invaluable, but I am excited about the opportunity to return to ABC TV as Controller Children’s, an area of content that I hold a deep passion for. The ABC has an incredible connection with Australian children and families and I am thrilled to engage with this audience once again.”