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This page contains details of the senior management team, service controllers and commissioners for video content for all the BBC's platforms.
If you wish to contact us with a TV idea, please use our contacts database which will provide you with the appropriate first point of contact for proposals from independent TV production companies and BBC producers.
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Jana Bennett, Director, BBC Vision 
Heads BBC Vision, overseeing the service controllers, genre commissioning, in-house production and operations teams for BBC ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, CBBC, CBeebies, the UKTV channels and BBC America.
Jana also represents BBC Vision's interests on the BBC Executive Committee.
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The genre controllers manage the genre teams that commission video content and deliver the programme slate across all platforms/services.
In each team, Multiplatform Executives support the Genre Commissioners, providing expert advice on multiplatform content, including the editorial and technical implications of projects.
The genres are Fiction, Entertainment, Knowledge and Children's.
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Knowledge |
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Mark Linsey,
Controller, Entertainment Commissioning |
George Entwistle,
Controller, Knowledge Commissioning |
Richard Deverell,
Controller, Children's |
Fiction
Fiction comprises Drama (including Films), Comedy and Programme Acquisition.
Fiction controllers
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Comedy |
Programme Acquisition |
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Ben Stephenson
Head of Drama Commissioning |
Simon Wilson, Acting Controller, Comedy Commissioning |
George McGhee, Controller, Programme Acquisition |
Fiction and Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning
| Acting Head of Fiction & Entertainment Multiplatform Commissioning (*Covering for Emma Somerville) |
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| Victoria Jaye |
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| Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Comedy and Comedy Entertainment |
Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Entertainment and Switch |
Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Drama, Films & Acquisiton |
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| Martin Trickey |
Jo Twist |
Rosie Allimonos |
| Multiplatform Executive, Event Entertainment, Lottery and IPTV |
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| Sandra Gorel |
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Entertainment
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Mark Linsey,
Controller, Entertainment Commissioning |
Multiplatform
| Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Entertainment and Switch |
Multiplatform Executive, Event Entertainment, Lottery and IPTV
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| Jo Twist |
Sandra Gorel |
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Knowledge
The Knowledge group includes a Head of Knowledge Commissioning and nine Commissioning Editors.
Head of Knowledge Commissioning
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| Emma Swain |
Commissioning Editors
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Features & Formats on BBC ONE & BBC TWO |
Features, Formats & Specialist Factual on BBC THREE |
Specialist Factual - History & Business |
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| Charlotte Moore |
Jo Ball |
Harry Lansdown |
Martin Davidson |
| Specialist Factual - Science & Natural History |
Arts |
Religion |
Music & Events |
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| Kim Shillinglaw |
Mark Bell |
Aaqil Ahmed
(starts 6th July) |
Jan Younghusband
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| Current Affairs & Investigations |
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| Clive Edwards |
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Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning
| Head of Knowledge Multiplatform Commissioning |
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| Ayesha Mohideen |
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| Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Arts, Documentaries, Features and Formats on BBC ONE and TWO, Music and Events |
Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Science & Natural History |
Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Features, Formats and Specialist Factual on BBC Three, History and Business, Current Affairs and Religion |
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| Nick Cohen |
Lisa Sargood |
Max Gadney |
Children's
Children's has a separate Controller for each service.
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CBeebies |
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| Anne Gilchrist |
Michael Carrington |
| Multiplatform Commissioning Executive for Children's |
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| Rebecca Shallcross |
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Roger Mosey, the Director of BBC Sport in Journalism Group manages the in-house Sport production division as well as the commissioning process for live Sport on all the BBC's channels
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The service controllers are responsible for setting the long-term strategy and vision for their service(s):
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Jay Hunt,
Controller,
BBC ONE |
Janice Hadlow,
Controller,
BBC TWO |
Danny Cohen,
Controller,
BBC THREE |
Richard Klein,
Controller,
BBC FOUR |
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Simon Nelson, Controller,
Multi-Platform & Portfolio |
Liam Keelan,
Controller,
Daytime |
Richard Deverell,
Controller,
Children's |
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The Controller of Multi-Platform & Portfolio develops and executes BBC Vision's multi-platform strategy across both the linear channels and new services.
The Controller of Daytime is responsible for setting the long term strategy and vision for the Daytime services on BBC ONE and BBC TWO (Weekdays BBC ONE 0900 to 1530 and 1900 to 1930, BBC TWO 1530 to 1900, Saturday BBC TWO 0600 to 1730, Sunday BBC ONE 0600 to 1300 BBC TWO 1115 to 1330)
Controller BBC Children's leads the in-house children's production division as well as the commissioning process for children's programmes on all the BBC's channels (including CBeebies and CBBC)
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| Managing Editor, Commissioning |
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Helen Blenkinsop is responsible for TV's commissioning process
Her role is to ensure that the commissioning process works fairly and effectively and that the operation of the WOCC between independents and inhouse is fair and transparent.
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| Independents Executive |
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Krishan Arora manages the relationship between the BBC and the independent production sector.
As Independents Executive he doesn't commission, but helps to build the relationship between the independent sector and the BBC to make the process more straightforward and productive.
If you have any concerns or questions about working with the BBC, then get in touch with Krishan here.
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| Executive Editor, Diversity |
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Mary FitzPatrick, Executive Editor Diversity
Mary works closely with service controllers, commissioners, in-house and independent production companies to improve on-screen portrayal and diversity, including offering valuable advice to programme makers during the course of the development and production of programmes.
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| Director of BBC Vision Operations & Rights |
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Bal Samra, Director of BBC Vision Operations & Rights, has overall responsibility for the business and financial affairs of Vision and oversees the genre business teams.
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Heads of Genre Management & Business Affairs |
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The Heads of Genre Management and Business Affairs are responsible for managing all business, rights, legal and
commissioning approval issues for the genre.
(the slightly different role in Programme Acquisition reflects the different nature of this genre.)
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Fiction
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Entertainment
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Knowledge
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Programme Acquisition
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Claire Evans,
Head of Operations and Business Affairs, Fiction |
Roger Leatham,
Head of Operations and Business Affairs, Entertainment
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Anne Sullivan,
Head of Operations and Business Affairs, Knowledge
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Paul Fagan,
Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Programme Acquisition
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Helen Kellie, our Head of Marketing, Communications & Audiences is responsible for all communications and publicity issues. |
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