Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four to move to special projects and seasons role
Janice Hadlow, controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, is set to move to a new role where she will be controller of special projects and seasons.
Hadlow, who has been controller of BBC Two since 2008 and joint controller of BBC Two and BBC Four since 2013, will now develop and originate high impact cross-platform series, seasons and other major television events, as well as advising Danny Cohen, director of BBC Television.
“It has been an amazing privilege for me to run a channel that I have loved ever since I was old enough to appreciate great programmes,” Hadlow said. “There’s nothing quite like BBC Two anywhere else in television, and, as it approaches its 50th birthday, I’m incredibly proud to have played a part in its distinguished, stimulating and always surprising history.
“The beating heart of the channel is, and always has been, the extraordinary talent it attracts. Working with such amazing people, both on and behind the screen has been the most exciting part of the job and I’ll always be grateful for the way they rose to the challenge to make BBC Two the very best it could be.”
In her new role, she will work across BBC output with the aim to maximise quality and distinctiveness, across a range of programme genres, with a particular focus on factual and drama for BBC One, Two, and Four.
Cohen said: "Janice has been an extraordinarily successful Controller of BBC Two. In a time of digital change she has both creatively enriched BBC Two and ensured it remains a competitive force to be reckoned with. Janice truly understands how to make the popular good and the good popular. Her intellectual and creative skills are formidable and I am very glad indeed that she has decided to stay with us in BBC Television in a new senior role. I know that she will continue to deliver a strong and creative range of programmes for our audiences to enjoy."
Hadlow will continue at BBC Two and BBC Four until early March 2014 and a recruitment process for the role will begin straight away.