The BBC’s unscripted supremo Kate Phillips will tackle content material boss Charlotte Moore’s function a minimum of within the interim.
An all-staff word from Director Common Tim Davie has simply been despatched round asserting Phillips’ new non permanent gig with “speedy impact.”
“We’re very fortunate to have somebody of her calibre and deep expertise able to step in,” wrote Davie. “I do know that she’ll be supported by our world-class Content material crew by this era. The method of discovering a everlasting Chief Content material Officer is now underway, and I’ll maintain you up to date with progress.”
Phillips will work intently with Moore over the approaching weeks to “guarantee a seamless transition for the Content material division,” Davie wrote, and she or he will even be a part of the BBC Government Committee.
In our runners and riders piece yesterday, which adopted Moore’s shock exit announcement, we had predicted Phillips would tackle the function within the interim. She can also be seen as a stable candidate to land the job completely. In current weeks, we’re advised that Phillips has at factors been performing up for Moore after Moore broke her ankle whereas snowboarding, and she or he is known to have been dipping her toe into drama.
Davie highlighted Phillips’ expertise over 12 years with the BBC most not too long ago as Director of Unscripted. He pointed to her temporary stint as the ultimate controller of BBC One earlier than the company did away with the channel controller roles. In her present submit, she oversees a whole bunch of hours of reveals per 12 months together with The Traitors, Strictly Come Dancing and Dragons’ Den.
Moore is shifting to The Crown producer Left Financial institution later this 12 months and the seek for her everlasting successor has already begun. Different potential candidates embody BBC Studios Productions boss Zai Bennett, Netflix UK content material chief Anne Mensah and Apple’s Jay Hunt.
