Katie Taylor to head BBC entertainment production

Katie Taylor is to be the new BBC head of entertainment and events, overseeing production of shows including Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear, Eurovision, Dragons' Den and Children in Need. Taylor, currently BBC executive editor, comedy entertainment, replaces Jon Beazley, who is leaving the corporation . She will take over running the BBC's entertainment production department later in the spring, reporting to Pat Younge, chief creative officer of BBC Vision Productions. Taylor is a former Channel 4 entertainment commissioning editor and before that worked in production. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".