David Abraham

Chief Executive, Channel Four Television Corporation

David Abraham has been chief executive of Channel 4 since 2010, joining from UKTV, where he was credited with the hugely successful rebranding of channels such as Dave, Yesterday and Alibi. He now faces the prospect of the privatisation of the state-owned broadcaster, which makes around £900 million in total revenues. Abraham has expressed concern over the possibility, which he fears would mean shows being made in-house to the detriment of independent production companies. He attended a state school and gained a place to study Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford. Upon graduating, he initially embarked on a career in commerce as opposed to television, co-founding St Luke’s advertising agency during the '90s. 

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