Media Masters - Darren Childs
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Darren Childs is chief executive of UKTV. Appointed in 2010, he previously held senior positions at BBC Worldwide, Sony Pictures and Star TV. Starting life in 1992 as a single channel, UKTV is now one of the UK\\u2019s largest television companies with more than 100 original shows in production and a 10% share of the commercial TV audience.\\xa0 In this in-depth interview, recorded days before his resignation, Darren discusses the \\u201ccreative arms race\\u201d created by the rise in streaming services, outlines how he has addressed the challenge of staying relevant to younger audiences as they turn their backs on scheduled viewing \\u2013 and describes why \\u201cbest mate\\u201d channel Dave is such a success.