Ancier Sits Atop BBC in U.S.(Garth Ancier named president of BBC Worldwide Americas Inc.)(Brief article)

Multichannel News, February, 2007 by Umstead, R. Thomas

By R. Thomas Umstead Veteran programming executive Garth Ancier will lead the British Broadcasting Corp.'s latest United States invasion. The former Turner Broadcasting System executive last week was named president of BBC Worldwide America's U.S. division and will oversee all of the company's properties targeting American audiences, including the BBC America cable service.

Ancier, who most recently ran the Warner Bros./AOL broadband-television network In2TV will also oversee the company's new business ventures, which could include the launch of Hispanic and preschool-based channels, as well as a high-definition service, according to BBC Americas managing director of global channels Darren Childs. Ancier will have oversight for developing...

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