Yanks

So who now is responsible for the reputation of the BBC in the USA ? The new partner in BBC America, AMC, is the baby of 88-year-old executive chairman Charles Dolan.   In the world of fair selection, there are five other company directors with Dolan in their name, and one son-in-law.

Charles is an undoubted tv pioneer. He established Manhattan Cable Television in 1961, HBO in 1971, and set up Cablevision, AMC's predecessor when he sold HBO to Time-Life. He has a controlling interest in Madison Square Garden Inc, and personal wealth estimated at $3.8 billion.

AMC chief executive Josh Sapan, a 27-year-veteran of Dolan companies, boasts a collection of old domestic lightning rods. He has around 100 antique finials.