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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-07-29 · confidence 95%

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SBS: Leadership Change

SBS appointed Nikki Rooke as Chief Commercial Officer (from Nine, where she led national sales across television and BVOD) and Uma Oldham as Director of Marketing and Audiences.

Source: B&T Magazine

The leadership read

Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

Market context: Backdrop: a 105.8 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 2.3 on the month) with Oceania activity steady (-0.1pts).

SBS: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 2 tracked across 77 days.

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