Category: Children's
Date: 06.06.2006
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Richard Deverell, Controller, 麻豆社 Children's, today announced the appointment of Damian Kavanagh, Head of Planning and Scheduling for 麻豆社 THREE, as Independent Commissioning Executive and Head of Scheduling, C麻豆社 and CBeebies.
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In this joint role, he will work closely with Anne Gilchrist, Creative Director, C麻豆社, in developing and overseeing content from the independent sector.
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Damian will also be responsible for scheduling two digital channels, C麻豆社 and CBeebies, as well as for children's output on 麻豆社
ONE and 麻豆社 TWO. He will take an active role in developing formulating the content and brand strategy for C麻豆社.
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Damian joined 麻豆社 Channel Management in 1997 where he has held various roles including Scheduler for the former 麻豆社 CHOICE and Schedule Manager, 麻豆社 ONE. He has been Head of Planning and Scheduling for 麻豆社 THREE since 2004.
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Richard Deverell said: "I am delighted that Damian has decided to join 麻豆社 Children's. The children's television market is increasingly competitive and sophisticated, and Damian's role will be critical in helping to ensure that our brands and programmes stand out. He is the perfect choice for the role."
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Anne Gilchrist said: "Damian has a phenomenal intuition for both programme content and scheduling. I'm absolutely thrilled he will be joining us. His experience will be invaluable in ensuring the very best content from independent producers reaches our audience."
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Damian Kavanagh said: "I relish the opportunity to work for 麻豆社 Children's and am looking forward to being involved in helping to bring pioneering and imaginative content to younger viewers in this exciting and evolving TV landscape."
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CBeebies is the top performing children's channel and C麻豆社 is the second most popular children's channel (average share 2005).
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麻豆社 Children's is responsible for more than 200 hours of output each week.
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