Chris Irvine
Head of Production and Commercial Strategy, SBS
Chris Irvine is SBS’s Head of Production and Commercial Strategy, managing the production slate of SBS Original productions (including co-productions) as well as the commercial and financial aspects of all TV and online content at SBS, whether commissioned, acquired or internally produced. He also heads up the team responsible for articulating the strategic planning of SBS's content division.
Before joining SBS in the role in February 2016, Chris was Commercial Director for a leading Australian and international independent production company.
Starting out as an entertainment lawyer, his career spans production, finance and distribution across film, television and online content. In London, before moving to Australia, Chris worked for Channel 4 (as part of its Film4 productions team) and ITV Studios (as part of its Factual production team).