Howie to head UKTV commissioning

Diana Howie has been appointed acting head of commissioning at UKTV.

Currently commissioning executive, Howie replaces Jo Clinton-Davis who left for ITV.

"Commissioning cut-through programming in an increasingly cluttered multi channel world is crucial to achieving our long term commercial objectives," said UKTV interim CEO John Keeling, to whom Howie will report. "Diana’s experience and skills, combined with her track record of creating hit shows for UKTV, make her ideal for this key role."