International TV Co-Editor
MGEITF – Meet the Controller – Zai Bennett
Sky Content MD Zai Bennett leaves for BBC Studios.
The Comcast-owned pay-TV giant’s UK programming chief is to head up BBC Studios Productions, a role that has been vacant for several months and one of the most talked about in the British industry. He replaces Ralph Lee.
Bennett will oversee a production arm that spans genres including Planet Earth, Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who. BBC Studios Productions also owns a wealth of indies including Clerkenwell Films, Lookout Point and Voltage TV. He will join BBC Studios in November, while also joining its executive committee.
