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25/03/2005
New controller named for BBC One
Peter Fincham, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of talkbackTHAMES, has been named as the new Controller of BBC One.
Mr Fincham will work closely with the BBC's team of genre commissioners and channel controllers.
Jana Bennett, BBC Director of Television, said: "If there are maybe 10 people who have shaped television over the last decade, Peter is one of them.
"He has a formidable track record in delivering original and outstanding programmes across a range of modern public service genres, and the knack of making them appeal to broad audiences.
"From authored voices, like Stephen Poliakoff's 'The Lost Prince', to new entertainment formats like 'X Factor' and factual series like 'Jamie's Kitchen', he has been involved in some of the most respected and acclaimed programming of recent times."
Mr Fincham said: "I grew up watching BBC One and the first programmes I made as an independent producer were for BBC One, so it's enormously flattering to be asked to take over as channel controller from Lorraine Heggessey.
"I am used to being responsible for a wide range of programmes and BBC One stands for range, quality and integrity. It also has a unique breadth of appeal.
"The BBC is going through big changes, but BBC ONE remains its flagship channel and reinterpreting and reinvigorating it for new audiences is about as exciting a challenge as it gets."
(GB)
Mr Fincham will work closely with the BBC's team of genre commissioners and channel controllers.
Jana Bennett, BBC Director of Television, said: "If there are maybe 10 people who have shaped television over the last decade, Peter is one of them.
"He has a formidable track record in delivering original and outstanding programmes across a range of modern public service genres, and the knack of making them appeal to broad audiences.
"From authored voices, like Stephen Poliakoff's 'The Lost Prince', to new entertainment formats like 'X Factor' and factual series like 'Jamie's Kitchen', he has been involved in some of the most respected and acclaimed programming of recent times."
Mr Fincham said: "I grew up watching BBC One and the first programmes I made as an independent producer were for BBC One, so it's enormously flattering to be asked to take over as channel controller from Lorraine Heggessey.
"I am used to being responsible for a wide range of programmes and BBC One stands for range, quality and integrity. It also has a unique breadth of appeal.
"The BBC is going through big changes, but BBC ONE remains its flagship channel and reinterpreting and reinvigorating it for new audiences is about as exciting a challenge as it gets."
(GB)
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