Australia’s Porchlight Films has announced the appointment of Tanya Phegan in the newly created role of Head of Television. Phegan will be responsible for delivering content for the company. She was previously with DNA Films as the Head of Development and Acquisitions where she developed several projects including The Last King of Scotland, 28 Weeks Later, Never Let Me Go, Sunshine and Notes on A Scandal.

Liz Watts, a founding director of Porchlight Films said, “Since producing two seasons of the comedy series Laid for the ABC, Porchlight has been developing television, but Tanya’s appointment marks a new focus on producing high quality content in the television arena. Tanya’s background; her creative abilities and understanding of what it takes to make compelling television are a perfect fit for our company.”