Former Ten foreign correspondent Hamish MacDonald signs with ABC in US

Ten’s former chief foreign correspondent Hamish MacDonald has confirmed he has signed a new contract with ABC in the US to be the network’s international affairs correspondent.

MacDonald confirmed his departure from Ten in September in  a series of tweets, but it is understood he had been tied to the network with a contract until March.

However, this morning he tweeted confirming he had landed the new role with ABC, one of the three major TV networks in the US, saying on Twitter: “Very happy to tell you I am joining @ABC America as ‘International Affairs Correspondent’, starting on Monday.”

He later confirmed he would be committing to a “few smaller” Australian projects in 2014, but will be based in London as he would be “much closer to so many of the big stories”.