Stuart Prebble
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Stuart Prebble (born April 15, 1951) is a former CEO of ITV, Granada Sky Broadcasting and of ITV Digital.
Educated at Newcastle University he was producer and editor of the World In Action current affairs series and went on to be Head of Factual Programmes at Granada TV and Controller of Factual Programmes for the ITV network.
In March 2002 he was CEO of ITV Digital when it was forced into administration. [1]
In Autumn 2002 he left ITV to set up an independent television production company based in the north-east of England called Liberty Bell. The company has produced a wide range of factual programmes for all of the UK terrestrial broadcasters and for some digital channels. He was the executive producer and writer of the 2003 - 2004 Grumpy Old Men series for BBC2. There have now been three series of Grumpy Old Men, and his company also makes Grumpy Old Women which became a successful touring stage show. Recent TV productions have included "3 Men in a Boat" for BBC2, "Why We Went to War" for More4 and "Don't Get Me Started" for Channel 5.
[edit] References
- ^ ITV's biggest turn-off , by Jamie Doward, deputy business editor The Observer Sunday March 31, 2002 . Accessed November 2006
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