The BBC’s unscripted supremo Kate Phillips will tackle content material boss Charlotte Moore’s function at the very least within the interim.
An all-staff notice from Director Common Tim Davie has simply been despatched round saying Phillips’ new short-term gig with “fast 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 way of this era. The method of discovering a everlasting Chief Content material Officer is now underway, and I’ll hold you up to date with progress.”
Phillips will work carefully with Moore over the approaching weeks to “guarantee a seamless transition for the Content material division,” Davie wrote, and he or she 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 be seen as a strong candidate to land the job completely. In latest weeks, we’re informed that Phillips has at factors been performing up for Moore after Moore broke her ankle whereas snowboarding, and he or she is known to have been dipping her toe into drama.
Davie highlighted Phillips’ expertise over 12 years with the BBC most lately 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 lots of of hours of exhibits per 12 months together with The Traitors, Strictly Come Dancing and Dragons’ Den.
Moore is transferring to The Crown producer Left Financial institution later this 12 months and the seek for her everlasting successor has already begun. Different potential candidates embrace BBC Studios Productions boss Zai Bennett, Netflix UK content material chief Anne Mensah and Apple’s Jay Hunt.
