Overview
- Foxtel confirmed Monaghan will become executive director of entertainment content, starting in February, overseeing content, strategy and channels across Foxtel and Binge.
- He succeeds Wendy Moore, with the appointment communicated in an internal note from Foxtel, Binge and Kayo CEO Hilary Perchard.
- Perchard said Monaghan will guide the Entertainment content team to keep Australian entertainment, drama and lifestyle programming at a premium standard.
- Monaghan departs Paramount/Network 10 after a long tenure in senior programming roles, having driven Paramount+ local commissions such as NCIS: Sydney and refreshed 10 franchises including The Masked Singer and Australian Survivor.
- TV Tonight reported Paramount is expected to outline a new structure following his exit, as the sector contends with executive turnover and trade reports flag potential large-scale job cuts at Paramount Global tied to the Skydance deal.