Peter Meakin steps into ‘consultancy’ role with John Choueifate promoted to head of news

April 28, 2016 11:27

Ten’s news boss Peter Meakin has stepped back into a “consultancy” role with the TV Network and will be be replaced by John Choueifate.

Choueifate: New head of News at Ten

Choueifate had been Meakin’s deputy, serving as news director since he joined his former boss, Meakin, at the TV Network in 2013.

The changing of the guard comes two years after Ten announced major redundancies in its news and current affairs division prompting Meakin, previously head of news at both Nine and Seven, to comment that he was an “admiral without a fleet”.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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