Sir Peter Lytton Bazalgette is a British television executive and producer, active in the fields of the arts and the broader Creative Industries.
24 Facts About Peter Bazalgette
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Peter Bazalgette was elected President of the Royal Television Society and Deputy Chairman of the National Film School.
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Peter Bazalgette was knighted in the New Year Honours for 2012 for services to broadcasting.
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Peter Bazalgette has been a benefactor to the arts and Chairman of English National Opera.
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Peter Bazalgette was Chair of Arts Council England from 2012 until 2016 and Chairman of ITV from 2016 to 2022.
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Peter Bazalgette was a non-executive board member of UK Research and Innovation and served on the advisory board of BBH.
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Peter Bazalgette sat on the board of the market researcher, YouGov, from 2003 to 2013.
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Peter Bazalgette is the great-great-grandson of Victorian civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
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Peter Bazalgette attended Dulwich College, and gained a third class degree in Law from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University while becoming the president of the Cambridge Union Society.
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Peter Bazalgette is married to intellectual property rights lawyer Hilary Newiss, with whom he has two children.
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Peter Bazalgette continued producing by forming his own production company Bazal, which created hits for British TV including Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force.
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In January 2005 Peter Bazalgette became Chairman of Endemol UK and Creative Director of Endemol Group worldwide.
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Peter Bazalgette was responsible for shows including Big Brother and Deal or No Deal which were hits around the world, and led Endemol's digital entertainment strategy.
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In September 2007 it was announced that Peter Bazalgette was standing down as Chairman and would assume the role of advisor.
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Peter Bazalgette has long championed the value of the BBC for its trusted news and critical investment in original programming and creative talent.
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Peter Bazalgette was as a non-executive director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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In February 2016 Peter Bazalgette was named as the Chairman of ITV, effective from 12 May 2016.
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Peter Bazalgette has co-written four books including The Food Revolution, You Don't Have to Diet, and a biography of Egon Ronay.
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Peter Bazalgette is author of a study of the international TV formats business, Billion Dollar Game and, more recently, The Empathy Instinct.
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Peter Bazalgette is a speaker at global media events and lectures on media convergence and creativity.
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Peter Bazalgette has written widely on privacy and the internet, young people and voting, arts and philanthropy, public service broadcasting and student volunteering.
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Peter Bazalgette is very active of the field of public policy as it relates to media and the creative industries.
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Peter Bazalgette was a consultant to two of Sony's television divisions in the UK, and was non-executive director of Base79.
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Peter Bazalgette was Chairman of English National Opera and was a Trustee of Debate Mate.