BBC Appoints New Chief Content Officer

The BBC has appointed Kate Phillips as its new Chief Content Officer.

Director-General Tim Davie confirmed the news to staff following a competitive recruitment process.

Kate was appointed interim Chief Content Officer, after Charlotte Moore announced earlier this year that she was leaving the BBC to join Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television.

Kate has spent 12 years at the BBC. Most recently, as Director of Unscripted, she has been responsible for many of the BBC's top performing shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, The Traitors and Gladiators.

Kate was also the last Controller of BBC One, overseeing a huge slate of programmes across Drama, Comedy, Arts and Music, all of Factual, Current Affairs, Daytime, Sport and Entertainment.

Prior to that she was Controller, Entertainment where she oversaw the entertainment strategy across BBC television and iPlayer, where she commissioned more than 500 hours of original programming a year.

Her extensive TV career also includes Creative Director of Formats for BBC Worldwide, as well as a creator and producer of many shows for a variety of broadcasters.

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