Commissioning Contacts
Different areas of the BBC commission different types of interactive content and applications:
- BBC Vision commissions multi-platform content across genres and TV-related services
- BBC Audio & Music commissions multi-platform content linked to radio and music programming
- BBC Future Media & Technology focuses its commissions on; innovative new technology formats, providing content on demand, navigation, engaging in two way communication with audiences via different devices.
Commissioning takes place on a rolling basis and when looking to bid for work it is useful to get in touch with the specific commissioning area directly.
If you are unsure who to contact, Rubin Shah, BBC Future Media & Technology, will be able to advise you.
| Future Media & Technology department |
| BBC Future Media & Technology focuses on the creation and development of services and applications across the site and supports divisional content areas to deliver their products. |
| Areas |
Responsibilities |
Contact |
| Controller BBC Online |
Overall responsibility for bbc.co.uk |
Seetha Kumar |
| Controller of Journalism and Digital Distribution |
Overall responsibility for Journalism's new media output |
Nic Newman |
| Controller Vision & Online Media Group |
Responsibility for Vision & Online Media Group's technology output |
Anthony Rose |
| Controller, TV Platforms |
Overall responsibility for BBC Red Button and interactive TV |
Rahul Chakkara |
| Controller Audio & Music and Mobile |
Overall responsibility for Mobile and Audio & Music's technology output |
Richard Titus |
| Controller, Digital Distribution |
Responsible for BBC TV & Audio Archives |
Richard Cooper |
| Controller, Information and Archives |
Responsible for BBC TV & Audio Archive |
Sarah Hayes |
| Head of User Experience & Design |
Responsibility for branding, look, feel and navigation |
Matt Hopgood |
| Managing Editor, TV Platforms |
BBC Red Button and Interactive TV |
John Denton |
| BBC Vision |
| BBC Vision has responsibility for multi-platform content commissioning. Its team of Multiplatform Executives helps support multi-platform commissioning decisions and should be the first contact for your queries. |
| Areas |
Responsibilities |
Contact |
| Controller, Vision Multi-Platform Commissioning |
Responsible for all of BBC Vision's Multi-Platform content output |
Simon Nelson |
| Acting Head of Fiction & Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning (*Covering for Emma Somerville) |
Responsible for Fiction & Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning |
Victoria Jaye |
| Entertainment and Switch |
Supports genre commissioners |
Jo Twist |
| Event Entertainment, Lottery and IPTV |
Supports genre commissioners |
Sandra Gorel |
| Comedy & Comedy Entertainment |
Supports genre commissioners |
Martin Trickey |
| Drama, Film & Acquisitions |
Supports genre commissioners |
Rosie Allimonos |
| Head of Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning |
Responsible for Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning |
Ayesha Mohideen |
| Science & Natural History |
Supports genre commissioners |
Lisa Sargood |
| Arts, Documentaries, Features and Formats on BBC ONE and TWO, Music and Events |
Supports genre commissioners |
Nick Cohen |
| Features, Formats and Specialist Factual on BBC Three, History and Business, Current Affairs and Religion |
Supports genre commissioners |
Max Gadney |
| Children's |
Children's (CBBC & CBeebies) |
Rebecca Shallcross |
| BBC Audio and Music |
| BBC Audio and Music commissions multi-platform content and applications that are related to radio and music programming. |
| Areas |
Responsibilities |
Contact |
| Controller, Audio & Music Multi-platform Commissioning |
Responsible for all of BBC Audio & Music's Multi-Platform content output |
Mark Friend |
| Head of Business Planning & Management, Audio & Music Interactive |
Management of multiplatform content and applications commissioning team |
Barbara Greenway |
| Managing Editor, Audio & Music Interactive |
Responsible for all of BBC Audio & Music's Multi-Platform content output |
Chris Kimber |
| Head Of Speech Radio, Audio & Music Interactive |
All activity for BBC speech radio networks (Radio 4, BBC 7, Asian Network, Radio Five Live, Five Live Sports Extra) |
Andrew Caspari |
| Senior Project Manager, Audio & Music Interactive |
Responsible for delivery of projects with Audio & Music Interactive |
Vibha Nigam |
| BBC Journalism |
| BBC Journalism commissions News, Sport, National and Regional Websites. |
| Areas |
Responsibilities |
Contact |
| Controller of Journalism and Digital Distribution |
Overall responsibility for Journalism's new media output |
Nic Newman |
| News |
News Interactive Output |
Steve Herrmann |
| Sport |
Sport Interactive Output |
Ben Gallop |
| Nations & Regions |
Overall Management |
Daniel Dodd |
| Northern Ireland |
Fergus Keeling |
| Scotland |
Nick Simons |
| England |
Laura Ellis |
| Wales |
Iain Tweedale |
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