BBC Studios’ new CEO Tom Fussell has promoted the producer/distributor’s General Counsel Martyn Freeman to Chief Operating Officer.
Freeman has been BBC Studios’ Gc for a decade and will extend his role to oversee the company’s technology, transformation and property, along with negotiating major acquisitions and partnerships and looking into regulation and compliance.
Netflix exec Anna Mallett held the role from 2016 to 2019 before moving to ITN and its responsibilities have been taken on by multiple other execs since. Freeman’s role is broader than BBC Studios Productions COO Martha Brass, who joined earlier this year from French producer/distributor Newen Group.
Fussell described the COO position as a “critical role” and praised Freeman for overseeing BBC Studios’ “operational response to the pandemic,” adding: “He brought his trademark calm and focus to a challenging set of circumstances for the business and its staff and ensured that everyone had...
Freeman has been BBC Studios’ Gc for a decade and will extend his role to oversee the company’s technology, transformation and property, along with negotiating major acquisitions and partnerships and looking into regulation and compliance.
Netflix exec Anna Mallett held the role from 2016 to 2019 before moving to ITN and its responsibilities have been taken on by multiple other execs since. Freeman’s role is broader than BBC Studios Productions COO Martha Brass, who joined earlier this year from French producer/distributor Newen Group.
Fussell described the COO position as a “critical role” and praised Freeman for overseeing BBC Studios’ “operational response to the pandemic,” adding: “He brought his trademark calm and focus to a challenging set of circumstances for the business and its staff and ensured that everyone had...
- 12/10/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial arm, has appointed its general counsel Martyn Freeman to the position of chief operating officer.
As general counsel, Freeman already oversees BBC Studio’s business and legal affairs, global operations, compliance and risk. As COO his remit will also expand to technology, transformation and property.
He will also negotiate major acquisitions and partnerships, oversee regulatory compliance across international jurisdictions and manage BBC Studio’s technology strategy.
Freeman has been general counsel for the company since its inception. Before that he was general counsel for BBC Worldwide.
BBC Studios recently appointed Tom Fussell as its permanent CEO, following his predecessor Tim Davie’s promotion to director general of the BBC. Fussell first took over from Davie in September 2020 as interim CEO. His appointment was made permanent the following October.
“This is a critical role for BBC Studios’ future and I am delighted that Martyn has...
As general counsel, Freeman already oversees BBC Studio’s business and legal affairs, global operations, compliance and risk. As COO his remit will also expand to technology, transformation and property.
He will also negotiate major acquisitions and partnerships, oversee regulatory compliance across international jurisdictions and manage BBC Studio’s technology strategy.
Freeman has been general counsel for the company since its inception. Before that he was general counsel for BBC Worldwide.
BBC Studios recently appointed Tom Fussell as its permanent CEO, following his predecessor Tim Davie’s promotion to director general of the BBC. Fussell first took over from Davie in September 2020 as interim CEO. His appointment was made permanent the following October.
“This is a critical role for BBC Studios’ future and I am delighted that Martyn has...
- 12/10/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
As the BBC merges its commercial division BBC Worldwide and its newly independent production unit BBC Studios into one entity, a host of executives have been appointed to the Executive Committee of the new BBC Studios. The new-look company will be formed in April next year with Tom Fussell as Chief Financial Officer; Anna Mallett as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director for Production; Martyn Freeman as General Counsel and Jabbar Sardar as Hr Director. Separtely, B…...
- 12/21/2017
- Deadline TV
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