EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios is seeking a Global Acquisitions Manager to buy shows for UKTV and its other global channels due to an overload of work.The BBC issued the job advert last week for a “senior buyer with responsibility for sourcing and securing content” for UKTV channels such as Alibi, Dave and Gold along with the likes of BBC First, BBC Earth and BBC Brit – channels that BBC Studios operates outside of the UK.BBC Studios put the creation of the new role down to “the success of our global BBC branded services and our UKTV channels.”The successful candidate will report into Melanie Rumani, who was signed last year as Global Head of Acquisitions at which point BBC Studios combined its acquisitions team with UKTV under the leadership of
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