Jon Beazley took the top job in BBC entertainment production as
Controller, Entertainment Group for BBC Vision Studios in November 2006.
In this role he leads a creative community of around 500 and a business
with a turnover of more than £50m a year.
He sits of the Vision Studios Board
and reports directly to Peter Salmon.
He also works closely with BBC
Scotland on their growing portfolio of entertainment programmes and BBC
Worldwide with the aim of growing BBC Entertainment's increasingly
successful international format sales business.
Prior to this role, from October 2005, Jon was Controller, Entertainment
Commissioning, BBC Television where he commissioned and produced some of
the highest profile entertainment shows in British television.
As Commissioner he was responsible for Strictly Come Dancing, Friday
Night With Jonathan Ross, Sport Relief, Bafta Film Awards, The
Apprentice, House Of Tiny Tearaways, Just The Two Of Us and all National
Lottery shows including Jet Set, In It To Win It and 1 Vs 100.
He was previously Executive Editor in Commissioning on a range of
independent and in-house Programming - including the ground-breaking
interactive BBC One hit Test The Nation, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross,
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture, Jack Dee Live At The Apollo - and acted for
the BBC in its relationship with bodies such as Bafta, Comic Relief and
Camelot.
Jon's earliest production roles for the BBC were in BBC Manchester and
then in London on the live chat show Wogan.
He then became assistant producer for Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game,
Entertainment USA, Comic Relief, Noel Edmonds' Saturday Roadshow, The
Olivier Awards and The Brits.
Jon produced Noel's House Party from 1993 to 1996, winning recognition
from Montreux Rose D'Or and a Bafta TV nomination.
He also produced Jim
Davidson's Generation Game for two years.
In 1997 be became Editor, Mainstream Entertainment with responsibility
for The Other Half, National Lottery Stars, the Bafta TV And Film Awards
and he also continued as Executive Producer on titles such as Lenny Henry
Goes To Town.
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