Education
Keating was educated at Westminster School, an independent school for boys in London, and then read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
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Keating was educated at Westminster School, an independent school for boys in London, and then read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
He took up his post in September 2012. He joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1983. He was a producer and director for the Arts and Music department, making programmes for Omnibus, Bookmark (1992-1997) and Arena.
He was a producer and later became editor of The Late Show.
In 1997, he became head of programming for UKTV, partly owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In 1999, he became the British Broadcasting Corporation Controller of Digital Channels. In 2000, he also took on the responsibility of Controller of Arts Commissioning.
He became the Controller of digital television station British Broadcasting Corporation Four in December 2001, masterminding its launch on 2 March 2002. In 2003, he was also joint leader of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Charter Review project for six months.
He became the channel controller for British Broadcasting Corporation Two in June 2004 a position he held until 2008.
He was appointed temporary controller of British Broadcasting Corporation One following Peter Fincham"s resignation on 5 October 2007. While Controller, he said that he wanted to see British Broadcasting Corporation Two be the first mainstream British television channel to be available on broadband. His decision to screen Jerry Springer: The Opera on 8 January 2005 forced him to go into hiding and he was given security protection.
Keating was previously Director of Archive Content for the British Broadcasting Corporation. He was announced as chief executive designate of the British Library in May 2012, to succeed Lynne Brindley Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. As of 2015, Keating was paid a salary of between £155,000 and £159,999 by the British Library, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.