Former Fox Television Chair and CEO Gary Newman has joined the BBC Commercial Board along with UK TV vet Claire Hungate, while Damon Buffini has been upped to Deputy Chair of the BBC Board. Newman …
producer Wall to Wall Media. She is currently President of esports organization Team Liquid.
Steve Morrison and Dame Elan Closs Stephens are being replaced on the Commercial Board, with their terms set to expire in 2023. Elsewhere, investment guru Buffini, who came in earlier this year to chair the Commercial Board, today becomes Deputy Chair of the BBC Board – second only to Chair Richard Sharp. He will operate in both capacities.
The move comes as Davie places more stress on BBC Studios to deliver greater returns, with the license fee frozen for the next two years. Davieto state the BBC needs greater investment if it is going to move into an internet-only world in the next decade. “The BBC’s commercial subsidiaries, already successful, have been tasked with a further step-change in performance,” said Buffini. “The appointment of three new Non-Executives, with spectacular industry experience, reinforces the Commercial Board’s commitment to support and challenge the executive in achieving these stretching goals.”
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