By Jake Kanter International TV Editor The BBC has turned to Turner to find its new children’s and education boss, hiring the WarnerMedia company’s kids programming chief Patricia Hidalgo.
Hidalgo has worked at Turner for nearly seven years and holds the somewhat unwieldy job title of senior vice president, chief content and creative officer EMEA and international kids strategy.
She takes up her new role in September, replacing Alice Webb, who is leaving the children’s sector to join Universal Music Group’s TV production company Eagle Rock Entertainment as CEO.
Hidalgo will run BBC children’s networks CBeebies and CBBC after a period overseeing original shows including The Amazing World Of Gumball and The Heroic Adventures Of The Valiant
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