{"id":738764,"date":"2026-07-02T11:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/738764\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:02:08","slug":"channel-4-unveils-new-structure-nataraja-compton-promoted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/738764\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Unveils New Structure; Nataraja & Compton Promoted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tChannel 4<\/a> has unveiled its commissioning structure for the post-Ian Katz<\/a> era, with Louisa Compton<\/a> and Kiran Nataraja<\/a> handed big promotions.<\/p>\n

\n\tComing into force in November, the set-up under new CEO Priya Dogra will see Chief Content Officer Katz\u2019s replacement take on a Director of Programmes role and sit alongside Director of News, Digital and Audience Trust Compton and Director of Content Strategy Nataraja, both of whom take on these newly-created roles. Compton is currently Head of Current Affairs, Specialist Factual & Sport, and Nataraja is Director of Streaming & Content Strategy.<\/p>\n

\n\tCompton plus Katz\u2019s replacement will have editorial ownership of their areas, defining the overall vision from a creative, editorial and brand perspective and responsible for overall strategy and talent development, Channel 4 said. Meanwhile, Nataraja will ensure that the commissioning system \u201coperates with clarity and discipline and delivers on overall performance.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe two new roles plus Director of Programmes will report to Dogra, effectively meaning Channel 4 now has a trio of decision-makers at the top commissioning table. <\/p>\n

\n\tBoth Compton and Nataraja are highly rated executives and were leading internal candidates to take on Katz\u2019s role, but this new structure appears to suggest neither will become Director of Programmes. The remaining top internal candidate<\/a> for Katz\u2019s lucrative gig is docs and factual entertainment chief Alisa Pomeroy, while leading external candidates include Paramount UK and Channel 5 commissioning chief Ben Frow, Destination X producer David Brindley and Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland. <\/p>\n

\n\tCompton has also been rumored to be taking on the top job at BBC News, a vacancy that has been open since Deborah Turness resigned over the Donald Trump scandal. Today\u2019s news may well confirm she is remaining at Channel 4. She made headlines last year when she branded Netflix \u201cTV tourists\u201d<\/a> for poaching talent nurtured by Channel 4 to make Adolescence. <\/p>\n

\n\tKatz is Channel 4\u2019s longest-serving Chief Content Officer and will leave the network<\/a> in November. He is in the midst of a tricky final few months managing the fallout of the Married at First Sight scandal, which has two reviews reporting back soon.<\/p>\n

\n\tDogra said: \u201cIndependent producers are at the heart of Channel 4, and this new model is about giving them greater clarity and building deeper partnerships in how we work together. With incredibly strong creative leadership and clear accountability across our portfolios, we can back the best ideas with confidence and deliver distinctive programmes that cut through. Both Louisa and Kiran are outstanding leaders and well respected for their craft, and I\u2019m confident that they \u2013 alongside the Director of Programmes \u2013 will make sure Channel 4 programming remains as distinctive, as relevant and as rebellious as ever, wherever and however our audiences watch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Channel 4 has unveiled its commissioning structure for the post-Ian Katz era, with Louisa Compton and Kiran Nataraja…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[27978,88,68478,317749,317750,92],"class_list":["post-738764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-channel-4","tag-entertainment","tag-ian-katz","tag-kiran-nataraja","tag-louisa-compton","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}