Roles and responsibilities
- Kalpna is responsible for constructing and delivering the commissioning strategy for Entertainment, which feeds into the wider Unscripted strategy, building and maintaining strong relationships with the ±«Óãtv’s supplier base at a senior creative level which generates, develops and nurtures must-watch entertainment programming.
- Kalpna provides creative and collaborative leadership and is responsible for around 500 hours of Entertainment content each year
- Kalpna oversees a raft of entertainment programming including huge hits such as Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and Dragons' Den, quizzes including Only Connect, Mastermind, The Weakest Link and The Hit List, much loved comedy entertainment shows including Have I Got News For You, The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show and The Graham Norton Show, stand-out gameshows including Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, and Blankety Blank plus reality and competition shows such as MasterChef, RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the double BAFTA-award winning psychological reality series The Traitors.
Biography
Kalpna was appointed as Head of Entertainment in July 2022 and has over 20 years’ experience in television.
Prior to joining the ±«Óãtv Kalpna was the Head of Entertainment at Possessed and worked as an Executive Producer on entertainment shows including Celebs Go Dating and Surprise Surprise.
Kalpna joined the ±«Óãtv Entertainment department six years ago and most recently has been Commissioning Editor on series including Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, QI, Blankety Blank and Gladiators.
Kalpna set up and is chair of the ±«Óãtv’s first ever Creative Diversity and Inclusion Panel, working closely with senior leadership to action long-term change in the TV industry.
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by ±«Óãtv staff on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and claimed through the ±«Óãtv's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the ±«Óãtv and booked through the ±«Óãtv's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Kalpna Patel-Knight had no central bookings in Q4 2022-23
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with ±«Óãtv policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Kalpna Patel-Knight had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.
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Kalpna Patel-Knight's Declaration of Personal Interests will be published shortly.