Michael Jackson (television executive)

For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation).

Michael Jackson
Born
Michael Richard Jackson

(1958-02-11) 11 February 1958 (age 66)
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
EducationUniversity of Westminster
TitleController of BBC2 (1993–1996)
Controller of BBC1 (1996–1997)
Chief Executive of Channel 4 (1997–2001)
Chairman of Universal Television (2002–2004)

Michael Richard Jackson (born 11 February 1958)[1] is a British television producer and executive. He was one of only three people to have been Controller of both BBC1 and BBC2, the main television channels of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and for being the first media studies graduate to reach a senior level in the British media.[1] He was also the Chief Executive of British television station, Channel 4, between 1997 and 2001.[2] In 2018, he co-founded Two Cities TV, with Wall to Wall Media founder and ex-CEO Alex Graham[3]

  1. ^ a b Braid, Mary (28 July 2001). "Profile: Michael Jackson - Britain's latest TV export". The Independent. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
  2. ^ Bell, Emily (30 June 2001). "Farewell to TV's Tony Blair" (Requires free registration). The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
  3. ^ "A tale of two cities: What's next for the Patrick Melrose producer". Royal Television Society. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.