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| Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan is to resign before the end of the year, it has been announced. | Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan is to resign before the end of the year, it has been announced. |
| Mr Duncan, who has been in the post since 2004, said it was "an appropriate moment to hand on the baton to someone else and move on to a fresh challenge". | Mr Duncan, who has been in the post since 2004, said it was "an appropriate moment to hand on the baton to someone else and move on to a fresh challenge". |
| He said he would spend his remaining months in charge "securing the best possible future" for the broadcaster. | He said he would spend his remaining months in charge "securing the best possible future" for the broadcaster. |
| Mr Duncan had to deal with the row prompted by alleged racist bullying in 2007's Celebrity Big Brother. | Mr Duncan had to deal with the row prompted by alleged racist bullying in 2007's Celebrity Big Brother. |
| Informal style | |
| He also announced the reality show would be shown for the last time on Channel 4 next year. | |
| Mr Duncan said announcing his resignation in advance would give "a period of stable leadership" and put an end to "the distracting speculation of recent weeks". | |
| The transition would allow Channel 4's board to recruit a successor, he added. | |
| Mr Duncan took charge of the broadcaster at the height of its success with popular shows including Big Brother and Wife Swap. | |
| He is renowned for his informal style, and wore a casual polo shirt when he publicly defended Channel 4's handling of the Celebrity Big Brother racism row. | |
| His tenure has also seen a funding crisis at Channel 4, prompted by fall in advertising revenue, and a quest to gain the public service broadcaster a slice of the BBC's licence fee. | |
| "Channel 4's future as a public service network is far more secure now than it was when I took over," Mr Duncan said. | |
| Duncan also led Channel 4 into the multi-media age with the launch of digital stations including More4. | |
| His previous jobs include marketing director at the BBC and overseeing the launch of Freeview. |