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Bennett replaces History’s Hoogstra

A+E Networks has rejigged its senior management team by moving FYI and LMN president Jana Bennett to become president and general manager at History, replacing Dirk Hoogstra.

BBCWW alum Jana Bennett

BBCWW alum Jana Bennett

Bennett arrived at A+E two years ago from BBC Worldwide to oversee FYI’s rebrand from Bio and will oversee planning, development and programming, reporting to Paul Buccieri, president of A&E and History.

A+E is now looking for a replacement for Bennett at FYI and LMN while Hoogstra, who joined as general manager of History and H2 in 2013, is reportedly set to join an as-yet unnamed production outfit later this year.

Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO of A+E Networks, said Bennett “has one of the strongest track records building and shaping global brands” and had taken its networks “into new and exciting places.”

Buccieri added that Bennett’s “vast experience in all genres of programming, marketing, distribution and digital is unparalleled and I’m very much looking forward to working with her at History.”

Bennett has been behind shows including Married at First and Arranged for FYI since its launch, and worked on series including Monster In My Family for LMN.

Before that she had a 30-year career at the BBC, finishing as president of Worldwide Networks and the Global BBC iPlayer for the corporation’s commercial arm. She also headed up TLC for Discovery Communications during its transformation.

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