Priya Dogra has been appointed as the following chief government of U.Okay. public service broadcaster Channel 4, changing Alex Mahon who stepped down this summer season after 8 years within the function.
Dogra will be a part of Channel 4 in March 2026. Present Channel 4 chief Jonathan Allan will proceed within the function of interim CEO till then. Allan was reportedly within the operating for the job — one of many greatest in U.Okay. TV — alongside Netflix exec Emma Lloyd.
Dogra, who at present holds the put up as chief promoting group knowledge and new income Officer at pay-TV Sky, is a well-respected TV exec with greater than twenty years expertise within the media business within the U.S., Europe, Center East and U.Okay. Her experience spans throughout programming, manufacturing, technique, mergers and acquisitions, in addition to enterprise improvement.
Previous to becoming a member of Sky, Dogra spent 14 years at Time Warner/WarnerMedia and Warner Bros. Discovery the place she was president and managing director for Warner Bros. Discovery (Europe Center East and Africa) EMEA with duty for programming and manufacturing, advertising, promoting, business partnerships throughout networks, streaming, theatrical distribution and content material licensing. Dogra additionally led native authentic collection manufacturing for HBO and HBO Max.
“I’m delighted that Priya Dogra will develop into Channel 4’s eighth Chief Government Officer. Priya is an impressive government, a visionary chief and has a formidable mind,” stated Geoff Cooper, who’s Channel 4 chair, in a press release. “She has spectacular expertise in driving business development and digital transformation, in addition to constructing collaborative partnerships, alongside a monitor report of nurturing inventive processes, delivering efficient programming methods and constructing content material manufacturing capabilities,” he added noting that Dogra “possesses a ardour for Channel 4 and a deep understanding of its public service remit.”
Commented Dogra: “Becoming a member of Channel 4 at this second is a real privilege. Few organisations sit so firmly on the coronary heart of British tradition or have such a transparent objective and very important mission: to problem, to replicate and characterize voices throughout the UK, and to spark change by means of leisure.”
