BBC Studios Promotes Rebecca Glashow to CEO, Global Distribution, Paul Dempsey Moves to Director of Performance Role
variety.comNaman Ramachandran BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K. broadcaster BBC, has promoted Rebecca Glashow to the newly created role of CEO, global distribution.
Glashow will take up the position on March 1, when she also becomes a member of the organization’s executive committee.Glashow previously held the post of president, BBC Studios Americas, from June 2020, overseeing the strategy and performance of the company’s commercial activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
She was responsible for the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select and BBC Podcasts and in September, oversight of global digital news was added to her responsibilities.
In her new role, Glashow takes expanded responsibilities for BBC Studios’ global distribution portfolio portfolio (ex-U.K. & Ireland), encompassing content sales, direct-to-consumer services, international channels, co-productions as well as continued responsibility for the growth of BBC’s digital global news.
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