Information for TV Staff. TV Division - Final Changes to TV s operating model

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1 APRIL 2010 Information for TV Staff TV Division - Final Changes to TV s operating model On 8 April 2010, the Director of Television, Kim Dalton, announced the conclusion of the consultation period for changes to ABC TV s operating model. Following is information about the changes which will be implemented. Also attached are the final organisation charts for ABC TV. Why a new operating model? ABC TV needs to change its current operating model from a model centred around a single, analogue channel to a model reflecting its true outputs one focussed around a number of digital multichannels and multiplatform format. With additional channels, ABC TV needs to separate its strategic outputs from the operational requirements of the Division. ABC TV needs to focus on its core business of aggregating content and distributing it to audiences across a multichannel and multiplatform environment. ABC TV requires the flexibility to support the launch of additional channels and platforms which require distinct, yet integrated strategies and brands. Benefits to ABC TV and the broader ABC The model will: Deliver aligned content strategy providing ABC TV with distinct channels, distinct programming and a healthy and competitive production model. Allow content and programming strategies to be developed and delivered at genre, channel and platform levels. Allow for the introduction of additional channels. Provide a stronger management alignment allowing the Division to increase its structural capacity and maximise its ability to adapt within a changing media landscape and audience environment. What are the key changes? Create the roles of Channel s who will set the vision, branding and program strategy for ABC1, ABC2, ABC Childrens (across ABC for Kids and ABC3) and ABC Multiplatform. Page 1 of 13

2 Devolve the acquisition editorial selection process to content specialists, under the management of the Heads, and create roles within the genre areas to allow the process to be fulfilled. Prioritise Indigenous content. Sally Riley, the recently appointed Indigenous, will be responsible for positioning ABC TV as the leading broadcaster for quality Indigenous content. Consolidate media preparation and management by bringing together Scheduling, Captioning, Presentation Planning, Quality Control and Media Acceptance, Capital & Technology and the BMS project under Business & Operations, under the leadership of the, Television Media Operations. Move the editorial functions of the current programming department to s and Heads. Minimise the number of content units by merging Comedy with Drama to create Fiction and merging Sports and Events into Factual. Reorganise the Business & Operations department to provide financial analysis and measurement to the Division across all areas of content production and acquisition. Redesign business processes including ordering content (both acquired and commissioned), editorial selection of content and Divisional reporting on performance. Transfer Classification staff and activities to Strategy & Governance to enable Editorial Policies and Classification to collaborate and share their expertise more effectively. Transfer iview programming and scheduling to Multiplatform, resulting in transfer of the Internet Broadcasting Program and positions. Transfer Presentation Planning to Business & Operations, under the leadership of the, Television Media Operations. This will provide workflow benefits and cement this part of the business within the newly created Media Operations Hub. The of Presentation Planning will report to Marketing on all editorial matters. There are also a number of changes to individual positions and some positions will be abolished, details for each individual department are outlined in following pages. Immediate next steps The first step will be to commence the recruitment process for key positions. For logistical reasons, recruitment will occur in two phases. The following positions were advertised on the 9 April: ABC1 ABC2 Fiction, Television Media Operations Business Analyst Page 2 of 13

3 The second phase will be to recruit for the following positions: (2 positions) s (2 positions) Multiplatform Sport & Events Business Process Changes Once the ABC1, s s/s and, Television Media Operations have been appointed, ABC TV will begin to implement the next phase rolling out the revised and Media Management processes. In the meantime, these current processes will continue as normal. Subject to recruitment, it is anticipated that the full model will be implemented by 1 July Questions In the first instance, please refer questions to your Department Head or. Otherwise, you can contact Chris Oliver-Taylor, David N Anderson or Jennifer McCleary. Page 3 of 13

4 ABC TV Organisation Charts TV Division Final Model Director of News Director of TV Executive Support News ABC1 Deputy ABC1 & ABC2 Fiction Business & Operations Marketing Strategy & Governance Executive Producer Media Watch ABC2 Factual Multiplatform Arts & Entertainment Children s Documentaries Indigenous Page 4 of 13

5 Channel Department Final Model Director of TV Director of News ABC1 ABC2 Multiplatform Children s News Deputy ABC1 & ABC2* Administration Assistant Administration Assistant Assistant to ABC1 & ABC2 Current Multiplatform Structure** Current Children structure *A Lead Acuisition will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy. **The current structure will include two iview positions Internet Broadcasting Program and. Page 5 of 13

6 Genre Department- Final Model Director of TV Factual 7 x Executive Producers Assistant Sports & Events 2 x Executive Producer Sport & Events *Subject to recruitment, either the in Documentaries or Fiction will take on a lead role with a dotted reporting line to the Deputy see the following s model for more detail. Fiction Comedy 3 x Commissioning Editors * 4 x s Drama 2 x Assistants Documentaries * 3 x Commissioning Editor 2 x Assistant Documentaries will acquire all Factual content Arts & Entertainment / 4x Executive Producers Assistant Indigenous Page 6 of 13

7 s Final Model Deputy ABC1 & ABC2 Heads Lead * Arts & Entertainment & Arts & Entertainment * One role will take on a lead role with a dotted reporting line to the Deputy ABC1 & ABC2. Subject to recruitment, the Lead will come from Documentaries or Fiction. This position will be a central conduit between the Deputy and other s to ensure cross genre deals are managed efficiently and that the Deputy has access to all acquired content deals. Whilst the other s will have a hard reporting line to their respective Head, they will also have a dotted reporting line to the Lead. Page 7 of 13

8 Business & Operations Department - Final Model Business & Operations Department Marketing Business 1 X Commissioned Officer 6 x Production Executives National Production & Operations 3 x Business Analysts, Television Media Operations 5 x Schedulers 2 x Scheduling Admin Business Management Commissioning Business Analyst Acquired & * 0.2 x Business Analyst *The Acquired & is not anticipated to be recruited In Genre Management NSW Production Pool Production Pool Other States Production & Operations Supervisor Learning & OH&S 2 x Production Pool s Captioning 2 x Quality Control/ Tape Acceptance 9 x Presentation Planning BMS Project IT Systems & Technology The Presentation Planning will report to Marketing on all editorial matters. Media Management Page 8 of 13

9 Strategy & Governance - Model Strategy & Governance 2 x Editorial Policy 3 x Classifiers Assistant to Strategy & Governance Page 9 of 13

10 Summary of Key Changes Divisional changes Creation of s for each channel output o ABC1 & ABC2 o Childrens (change of title from Executive Head Childrens) o Multiplatform (change of title from Head Multiplatform) Reduction of number of Genres from 6 to 5 with creation of separate Indigenous Genre Heads (formerly Genre Heads) to continue reporting directly to Director of TV Media management activities transferred to Business & Operations responsibilities within current programming department to be transferred to departments Strategic roles in programming and scheduling to be replaced by Channel s Operational roles in programming, except for Classification which will move to Strategy & Governance, will be redeployed to Business & Operations. Programming The Programming department as is currently organised will be abolished This will result in a number of positions being abolished and a number of staff being made redundant Following is a list of roles that are to be abolished: o Head Programming o Deputy Programmer o Programming o Programmer ABC2 o Head Scheduling The changes result in the following positions being transferred: o Assistant to Head Programming to Assistant to ABC1 and ABC2 o Preview Supervisor position transferred to one of the positions o Scheduling, Captioning and Quality Control and Media Acceptance positions transferred to Media Management o Classification positions transferred to Strategy & Governance o iview programming/scheduling positions transferred to Multiplatform. Page 10 of 13

11 Summary of Key Changes continued s responsible for vision, branding and program strategy of ABC1, ABC2, ABC3 and ABC Multiplatform 3 positions created: o ABC1 o ABC2 o Deputy ABC1 & ABC2 - The acquisition function will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy via a Lead. Genre Genre department to be retitled to department and Genre Heads to become known as Heads Comedy to merge with Drama to create Fiction Sports and Events to report into the Factual content unit Prioritise Indigenous content for ABC TV resulting in the new position, Indigenous Creation of 5 positions to fulfil acquisitions process 3 s (one of them being a Lead which will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy ABC1 & ABC2) and 2 s across the various genres. Creation of Fiction position The changes result in 2 positions being abolished and 2 redundancies. Following is a list of roles that are to be abolished: o Drama o Executive Producer IPU The changes result in 1 Drama, currently part-time, becoming a Fiction full-time The changes result in the following positions being reclassified: o 3 x Commissioning Editors Documentaries Band 8/9 to EL1 o 3 x Commissioning Editors Band 9 to EL1 (2 positions vacant and funded) o Department Arts & Entertainment Band 6 to s Arts & Entertainment to Band 6. Page 11 of 13

12 Summary of Key Changes continued Business & Operations Will provide overall management of the acquisition process, strategic channel management and operational media management Commissioning department retitled to Business Management with the following additional responsibilities: o Provide centralised administrative management for the acquisitions process, particularly the notification of decisions to Executive o Monitor and report on genre and channel strategies o Deliver analysis into the strategic planning and ordering process for the Division o Centrally monitor acquired content, commissioned content and development budget allocation and performance of all genres for the Division o Provide analysis and reporting as required for acquired content (as well as commissioned content). Incorporate media preparation and management activities including Scheduling, Captioning, Presentation Planning, Quality Control and Media Acceptance under the leadership of the, Television Media Operations. The changes result in the following positions being created: o, Television Media Operations o Acquired &, it is not anticipated that this position will be recruited in The changes result in the following positions being reclassified: o Commissioning & Project position (Band 8) to Business (EL1) o Commissioning & Officer position (Band 6) to Business Analyst (Band 7) There will be no changes to the Production and Operations area, including the Production Pool. Marketing Presentation Planning staff and activities will be transferred to Business & Operations, under the leadership of, Television Media Operations. The of Presentation Planning will report to Marketing on all editorial matters. Childrens Executive Childrens to become Childrens Page 12 of 13

13 Multiplatform Multiplatform to become Multiplatform Incorporate iview scheduling and programming responsibilities, resulting in transfer of following 2 positions from Programming: o Internet Broadcasting Program o Internet Broadcasting Program. Incorporate Classification staff and activities. Strategy & Governance No change. Media Watch Page 13 of 13