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Foxtel names chief exec ami DAZN rejig

Australia’s Foxtel Group has reshuffled its top ranks with Patrick Delany taking on a new role at parent outfit DAZN.

Delany is relocating to London and will become chief operating officer at DAZN, which acquired Foxtel last year.

Foxtel’s former independent director Peter O’Connell becomes chief exec, reporting into Delany, while Mark Frain - previously chief exec od DAZN Media+ - is now chief exec of streaming and advertising.

His remit expands to also cover Kayo Sports and Colin From Accounts commissioner Binge.

Stan boards The Walsh Sisters

The BBC has reboarded comedy drama The Walsh Sisters for series two.

Stan is also set to return as the Australian home for the RTÉ show, which is based on the series of novels by Marian Keyes.

Produced by Cuba Pictures and Metropolitan Pictures, the six-part second series is based on the novel The Mystery of Mercy Close and Angels, with Stefanie Preissner continuing as creative lead and writer. The second series will once again follow the dysfunctional family of five sisters in their Dublin hometown.

The first series was RTÉ’s highest-rated drama of the past two years, when it aired in September last year. BBC1’s broadcast in February averaged 762,000 (9%) overnight viewers in the 9.15pm Saturday slot, rising to 1.3m (12.1%) after 28 days, according to Barb data from overnights.tv.