Channel 4 Ups Laura Marks to Head of Digital Commissioning

Channel 4 has promoted Laura Marks to the role of head of digital commissioning following the departure of Sacha Khari.

“Laura is a creative star and a brilliant thinker about how to engage with digital audiences,” said Ian Katz, Channel 4’s chief content officer. “She’s played a huge part in driving Channel 4’s market-leading digital success and is enormously respected within the industry. Her appointment reinforces Channel 4’s long-term strategic shift toward digital-first content, continuing our ambition to reach new generations of viewers and to remain at the forefront of innovation in U.K. broadcasting and streaming.”

Marks will oversee the commissioning and development of all original digital content across Channel 4’s social and digital-first platforms, including digital channels 4.0 and A Comedy Thing. Marks will report to Katz. Marks’s promotion follows a successful tenure as senior commissioning editor and digital business operations lead for digital.

“I am absolutely delighted to lead the team going forward and feel very energised by the amazing producers and talent we work with,” said Marks. “As a team, we are constantly thinking of ways we can innovate and grow our offering, and we’re going to have a lot of fun doing that with producers in 2026 and beyond. Opportunities like this are rare, and for Channel 4 to champion a female leader from Glasgow makes this next phase personally even more exciting!”