New York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America has expanded Nick Ascheim’s role as SVP Consumer Digital to include management of the digital advertising sales team, effective immediately. Additionally, Shaun Hekking has been appointed as Vice President, U.S. Advertising Sales, BBC Digital and will co-manage the team along with KJ Shockey, Vice President, Advertising Sales,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide North America today announced Nigel Gaines has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Gaines was previously SVP Finance. In his new role, Gaines is responsible for overseeing all financial operations for BBC Worldwide North America. Reporting to Herb Scannell, President, Gaines manages the company’s financial reporting, financial…
Read MoreNew York, NY /London, UK – AMC Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCX), the global entertainment company behind acclaimed series The Walking Dead, Mad Men, and Rectify, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, today announced a new long-term creative partnership bringing together two global brands that are behind some of the most-watched,…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Future, the feature section on BBC.com devoted to cutting-edge innovations and issues in science, technology and health, today announced the first-ever World-Changing Ideas Summit to be held at Apella in New York City on October 21, 2014. The World-Changing Ideas Summit will showcase the power of forward-thinking leaders coming together…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions announced today the appointment of Julie Haley as SVP, Business and Legal Affairs. In addition to Haley’s appointment, the company has promoted Carol Turner and Debby Reid Vigna to SVPs, Unscripted Production. Jane Tranter, Head of BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions commented, “The addition of Julie to…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA announced today that Melissa Drucker has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Television Sales, leading the channel’s ad sales team, with immediate effect. Based in New York, Drucker joined BBC Worldwide North America in 2007 and was a founding member of the U.S. integrated TV and digital ad sales team….
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC.com announced today the addition of three contributors to their growing roster of talent across the Capital, Culture and Travel sections. Hires include Don George, contributing editor to the new BBC.com/Travel “Words and Wanderlust” column, Owen Gleiberman, contributing writer to BBC.com/Culture and Lucy Marcus, contributing writer to BBC.com/Capital. “George, Gleiberman and…
Read MoreNew York, NY – The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, six out of every 10 people will live in a city; rising to seven out of 10 by 2050. With city populations swelling at an unprecedented rate BBC.com Future (BBC.com/Future) and Terreform – the nonprofit organization for philanthropic architecture, urban, ecological design -in…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – BBC Worldwide Productions announced today the appointment of Travis Shakespeare as Senior Vice President, Current Unscripted Programming. His role is effective immediately. Shakespeare will be working alongside Michael Brooks, Senior Vice President, Unscripted Entertainment Programming and both will be reporting to Jane Tranter, Head of BBC Worldwide Productions and Adjacent Productions….
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA has appointed Ricky Kelehar as VP, Unscripted Programming, overseeing the channel’s original shows such as Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan and the development of new unscripted formats. Based in New York, he will report to Perry Simon, General Manager, Channels, BBC Worldwide North America, and will work closely with…
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