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Zai Bennett
British television executive
Zai Bennett (born 1974) is a television executive.
A no-nonsense Maori detective who finds herself on the trail of New Zealand's first serial killer.
He is the Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland,[1] and former controller of BBC Three.[2]
Early life
Zai Bennett was educated at Goffs School, Hertfordshire[3] and studied History and Politics BA and Modern History MA at the University of London.[3]
Career
Zai Bennett started his career in 1995 in the post room at Carlton Television, then worked as presentation scheduler for the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.
He worked for ITV from 1998 in a number of roles including Head of Programme Strategy, ITV Digital Channels and ITV2 Programming and Acquisitions Manager. He was Controller of ITV2 from 2006 to 2009. In April 2010 he was appointed ITV's Director of Digital Channels and Acquisitions, where he was responsible for overseeing editorial content on ITV's digital channels (ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and the CITV channel), including all co