He is the Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland,[1] and former controller of BBC Three.
[3] Zai Bennett started his career in 1995 in the post room at Carlton Television, then worked as presentation scheduler for the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.
[4] [5] [6] In April 2014, after it was announced that BBC Three would become an online-only service, Bennett revealed he would be joining Sky Atlantic as the channel's director.
[7] Zai was appointed to his current role of Managing Director of Content in 2019 and is responsible for Sky’s portfolio of entertainment, cinema and children's services.
[8] In 2020, Sky launched six new channels, further broadening the content for its customers, including an entirely new factual division.