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Ian Katz is stepping down arsenic main contented serviceman astatine UK web Channel 4.
The erstwhile BBC Newsnight editor will vacate his domiciled aft 9 years astatine nan extremity of October, making him comfortably nan longest-serving contented main successful Channel 4’s history.
His determination coincides pinch nan presence of Priya Dogra arsenic Channel 4 CEO. The erstwhile Warner Bros. Discovery executive is now 50 days into nan job, and Katz’s departure will let her to prime her ain imaginative leader. A recruitment process is expected to get underway imminently.
Dogra described Katz arsenic an “outstanding imaginative leader,” pinch Channel 4 pointing to a bequest of shows that includes Claudia Winkleman-hosted The Piano, play It’s A Sin, and reality bid Virgin Island.
He is credited pinch bringing drama show Taskmaster to nan web from UKTV, while documentaries for illustration Russell Brand: In Plain Sight person delivered ratings and headlines.
In a statement, Katz said: “It’s been a privilege beyond words to lead Channel 4’s talented and passionate commissioning squad done specified a transformative period. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved, from pioneering nan improvement of a commercialized nationalist work broadcaster into a integer streaming business, to backing groundbreaking programmes and talent that person brought a spot of joyousness to audiences’ lives.
“Above each I’m proud that Channel 4 has continued to beryllium arsenic disruptive and impertinent arsenic ever, asking nan questions and covering nan stories that different broadcasters and streamers won’t. The channel’s 2026 slate is stronger than ever, and I look guardant to watching its continued occurrence nether Priya’s leadership.”
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