Damian Kavanagh to Lead BBC Three

LONDON: Damian Kavanagh, the BBC's controller of daytime, has been tapped as the digital controller for BBC Three, ahead of its move online.

Kavanagh will take up the new post in January 2015. He has been serving as BBC Three project lead, spearheading plans for the proposal to move the service from a linear channel to online-only.

Kavanagh said: "BBC Three is unique and I feel privileged to lead it in these exciting 'digital' times. We look forward to making people laugh and think, separately, concurrently and frequently with our continued commitment to comedy, factual and drama."

Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, commented: “Damian did a brilliant interview in a very competitive field. His background at CBBC means he has great experience already with young audiences and their love of digital content. A digital BBC Three is going to be a huge team effort, requiring the BBC and the industry to work together in new ways for a new age. I'm very confident that Damian will lead this with passion, innovation and a commitment to the highest quality content.”