Channel 4 Director of Programmes Ian Katz kicked off his first week at the British public broadcaster with mischief in his eye and an inbox of A-list invites as independent producers try to curry favor with the former BBC executive and land one of his first multi-million pound commissions. He has told staff that he…

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed BBC executive Ian Katz as its programming boss following the departure of Jay Hunt to Apple last week. Katz, currently editor of BBC2 late-night political program Newsnight, has been named director of programmes at the Humans and Electric Dreams broadcaster. One Channel 4 insider…