SBS has announced that it has appointed Alison Sharman to the new position of Head of Commissioning. Sharman was previously Director of Factual and Daytime for ITV since 2006, leading the transformation of the daytime schedule and restoring ITV’s factual reputation by attracting some of the best filmmakers and producers in the UK to the channel. 

SBS Director of Television and Online Content Tony Iffland said, “Sharman joins SBS at an exciting time as we seek to build on our reputation for telling diverse Australian stories through impactful content that pushes the boundaries and gets people talking. Having a dedicated Head of Commissioning as part of the SBS team will be an important part of meeting the challenge of entertaining audiences across our platforms with innovative and thought-provoking local content in a competitive and fragmenting media market.”