{"id":9786,"date":"2017-02-23T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/new-entertainment-team-for-channel-4\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T18:15:07","slug":"new-entertainment-team-for-channel-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/new-entertainment-team-for-channel-4\/","title":{"rendered":"New Entertainment Team for Channel 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Ed Havard, Channel 4&#8217;s head of entertainment and TV events, has revealed the network&#8217;s new entertainment team.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Murdoch was named commissioning editor for entertainment. She joins commissioning editor Syeda Irtizaali and commissioning executive Antonia Howard Taylor. Commissioning editor Sarah Lazenby continues to work across factual entertainment and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her career, Murdoch has produced\u00a0for such companies as Magnum Media, Zeppotron, Objective, Open Mike, Princess Productions and Burning Bright. Before joining C4, she was an executive producer on the fifth and sixth seasons of <em>Duck Quacks Don&#8217;t Echo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Havard said: \u201cKaren has had huge experience and success in production and has worked with many of the best entertainment indies. She is also a hugely popular figure and we\u2019re incredibly excited that she has joined the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tom Beck was\u00a0elevated to head of live events, responsible for such\u00a0key channel events as\u00a0The Crystal Maze and Stand Up to Cancer. He also remains a commissioning editor for entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Havard added: \u201cTom has brought real scale and ambition to live events from Stand Up to Cancer to the TFI Anniversary Special and his new role reflects the importance of events like this on the channel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madeline Ireland is Channel 4&#8217;s\u00a0entertainment and events genre assistant, while Katie Buckley remains program coordinator for the department. 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