Category: Children's
Date: 06.06.2006
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Richard Deverell, Controller, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Children's, today announced the appointment of Damian Kavanagh, Head of Planning and Scheduling for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ THREE, as Independent Commissioning Executive and Head of Scheduling, CÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and CBeebies.
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In this joint role, he will work closely with Anne Gilchrist, Creative Director, CÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, in developing and overseeing content from the independent sector.
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Damian will also be responsible for scheduling two digital channels, CÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and CBeebies, as well as for children's output on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ
ONE and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ TWO. He will take an active role in developing formulating the content and brand strategy for CÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ.
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Damian joined Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Channel Management in 1997 where he has held various roles including Scheduler for the former Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ CHOICE and Schedule Manager, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ ONE. He has been Head of Planning and Scheduling for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ THREE since 2004.
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Richard Deverell said: "I am delighted that Damian has decided to join Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 CÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is the second most popular children's channel (average share 2005).
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Children's is responsible for more than 200 hours of output each week.
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