Danny Cohen (Born 1974[1]) is the Controller of BBC Three[2], the BBC's television channel for young audiences.[3]
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Career
Danny Cohen's television commissions have included Skins, The Inbetweeners, Supernanny, Being Human, and Blood Sweat and Takeaways.
He has been the Controller of BBC Three since May 2007. During his first year at BBC Three, he re-vamped the channel with a stronger focus on 16-34 year-old viewers. This involved a lot of new programmes, a new multi-platform approach, and new Channel branding[4] In the six months following this re-vamp, BBC Three's share of its target 16-34 audience rose by over 20%. [5]
His BBC Three commissions so far have included the BAFTA-nominated Blood, Sweat and T-shirts and follow-up series Blood, Sweat and Takeaways, Being Human[6], West 10 LDN, Britain's Missing Top Model[7], The Undercover Princes, The Autistic Me, The Adult Season, the BAFTA-nominated Briony Makes A Zombie Movie, Young Mum's Mansion and The World's Strictest Parents. Alongside these commissions, he also acquired Summer Heights High from Australia and built a strong following for U.S. animation Family Guy.
In February 2008, The Times newspaper of London described Cohen as 'the boy wonder of British television'[8].
In August 2008, BBC Three was named Digital Channel of The Year at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.[9]
In January 2009, the Royal Television Society's magazine 'Television' wrote an article about Cohen which posed the question of whether "the 34 year-old wunderkind" would be Director General of the BBC by his early forties.[10].
Prior to this, Cohen worked at Channel 4 in the UK in various roles including Head of Documentaries, Head of Factual Entertainment and Head of E4. His television commissions at Channel 4 included the BAFTA award-winning Skins, RTS Award-winner Supernanny, the BAFTA-nominated The Trial of Tony Blair, Cutting Edge, The Great British UFO Hoax, The Games, The Inbetweeners, and the BAFTA award-winning Fonejacker[11]
Personal life
He is engaged to the economist and author Noreena Hertz.
Education
Danny Cohen was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, where he was awarded a BA Honours Double First in English Literature. Prior to that he attended City of London School.
References
- ^ http://www.imagedissectors.com/article.php?q=30
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/22/bbcthree_cohen.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/04_april/10/three.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/07_july/10/pilots.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/12/three.shtml
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/missingmodel/
- ^ http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3330116.ece
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7579262.stm
- ^ http://www.rts.org.uk/Info_page_two_pic_2_det.asp?art_id=7515&sec_id=3739
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/latest-winners-and-nominees,91,BA.html
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