Rory Callaghan Named Managing Director of Endemol Southern Star

NORTH SYDNEY, September
20: Endemol Southern Star has appointed Rory Callaghan to the position of
managing director, following the decision by Kris Noble, the current managing
director, to step down from a full-time role.

Callaghan will assume
overall responsibility for all of the production activities of Endemol Southern
Star and Southern Star Entertainment. He joined the company in January 2006,
following a stint as managing director of Granada Productions Australia and
previously at the Nine Network.

The appointment follows
the decision by Endemol Southern Star’s current MD, Kris Noble, to relinquish a
full-time roll. Noble will continue to work with the company as a consultant on
drama development and production, as well as pursuing other interests outside
the media.