Telly news anyone? Five have announced the appointment of BBC Commissioning Editor Ben Gale to the job of Director Of Programmes where he'll, erm, direct the station's programmes. Five's MD of content, Lisa Opie, said this: "I'm delighted that we have secured such a talented and creative executive as Ben to this key role at the channel. This is a tremendously exciting time at Five, both in terms of creativity and ratings success, and I know Ben is the right person to take the main channel onto even greater heights".
Mar 27, 2008
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Five recruit BBC exec to PD role
Five has appointed BBC Commissioning Editor Ben Gale as Director of Programmes, with Lisa Opie saying he will take the channel to greater heights.