Southern Cross Media Group has appointed Angus Ross, the former group managing director of Seven TV, to the newly created role of managing director, television and streaming.
Ross, who had been ditched, along with other executives, from the newly merged media group in March, returns from July 1 after more than 25 years at Seven in key content and management roles.
He will report to CEO Rohan Lund and will be responsible for all television and streaming content teams covering news, sport and entertainment across Seven and 7plus.
The media group, the sum of Seven West and SCA, has had a series of sudden major changes including the overnight departure of a CEO and the exit of the chair.
The newly minted CEO, Rohan Lund, is an experienced television executive, formerly working for Seven when it was Seven Media.
Lund said Ross was one of the most consistently successful media executives in Australia.
"As we continue with the integration of Seven and Southern Cross Austereo, we now have three world-class executives running our three divisions — Angus in television and streaming, John Kelly as managing director, audio, and Maryna Fewster as CEO of Seven West Media WA — with digital at the core of each division's focus and strategy," he said.
Ross said bringing news, sport and entertainment under one content strategy was a game changer for the group.
"Australians come to us for the biggest live sport, the number one news and morning television, and the entertainment shows they love," he said.
“Our job is to make sure they can discover it all seamlessly across broadcast, 7plus and other streaming platforms. There's huge opportunity ahead and I'm looking forward to getting on with it alongside an exceptionally talented team.”
The company in February posted its first combined post-merger results, for both television and audio, with total revenue down 1.5% to $1.008 billion in the half year to December.
Television revenue was down 2.1% to $712 million while audio was up 3.2% to $216.5 million.
No dividends were declared, with the company focused on debt reduction.
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