Darren Childs

Chief executive officer

UKTV

Darren Childs joined UKTV, the multi-award winning media company which reaches 42 million viewers per month, in 2010. Since then, he has positioned Dave as the UK’s most watched non-PSB channel, delivered the most successful and profitable year in UKTV’s history and has overseen the creation of the number one programme in Pay TV, Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

Previously, Mr Childs was Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Global Channels, and held senior positions for Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), MTV Asia and Channel V (part of the STAR TV platform).

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