Deanne Weir joins Foxtel as executive director of channel aggregation and wholesale

Weir returning to Foxtel.

Experienced media executive Deanne Weir is to join Foxtel as its executive director channel aggregation and wholesale.

Weir’s appointment sees her return to the pay-TV operators four years after she departed its pay-TV operator in the wake of a merger between Foxtel and Austar.

Weir was until recently the deputy chair of Screen Australia and has held a number of senior media roles over the years. It is also believed she was considered for managing director of the ABC during its current recruitment process.