According to The Guardian, the controller of children’s content at ABC TV, Tim Brooke-Hunt, will be stepping down in September this year. Brooke-Hunt led the launch of ABC3 and the relaunch of ABC4Kids on ABC2 during his six years in the position. The report adds that earlier this month, Brooke-Hunt was quoted by Fairfax as saying that the popular animated kids’ show Bananas in Pyjamas was being cancelled, but ABC TV later told Guardian Australia he was “seriously misquoted” in the article. Brooke-Hunt, according to the ABC, is leaving to pursue new opportunities in children’s entertainment.

“I leave ABC TV with renewed respect for public broadcasting, with gratitude to the talented producers of our programmes, and with great pride to have worked with an exceptional team whose success will surely continue into the future,” he said.

Richard Finlayson, director of ABC Television, said, “There is no doubt that the dominance of ABC TV in the children’s area has been one of the great success stories for the ABC and this has been achieved under Tim’s leadership. We wish him well in his future endeavours.”