Danny Cohen (television executive)

Not to be confused with Dan Cohen (filmmaker) or Danny Cohen (cinematographer).

Danny Cohen
Born
Daniel Nicholas Cohen

(1974-01-15) 15 January 1974 (age 50)[1]
Westminster, London, England
EducationCity of London School
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford
EmployerAccess Entertainment
Known forContribution to comedy and entertainment
TitleController of BBC Three (2007–2010)
Controller of BBC One (2010–2013)
Director of BBC Television (2013–2015)
President of Access Entertainment (2016–present)
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Daniel Nicholas Cohen (born 15 January 1974) is a British television executive. He currently serves as President of Access Entertainment. He was previously the Director of BBC Television from 2013 to 2015.[2] Before that, he was the Controller of BBC One for three years,[3] the BBC's principal television channel in the United Kingdom.[4]

  1. ^ Plunkett, John (15 October 2015). "Danny Cohen: the political animal who got rid of Jeremy Clarkson". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Danny Cohen named as new BBC director of television", BBC News, 23 April 2013
  3. ^ "BBC iPlayer – BBC One". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ^ "BBC – Press Office – BBC Three Winter/Spring 2008: Danny Cohen". Retrieved 9 December 2015.