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Helen Jackson
Chief Content Officer
Helen Jackson was appointed Chief Content Officer in December
2012. In this role, Helen oversees the creative and
commercial vision for BBC Worldwide's content strategy and covers
the company's content development and acquisition activity,
channels curation and editorial standards.
Previously BBC Worldwide's Managing Director, Content &
Production and, before, Director of Independents, Helen joined BBC
Worldwide more than two decades ago. In that time, she has
built up formidable commercial experience in the television sector
holding various roles across international sales and distribution,
marketing and content investment.
In 2000, Jackson launched BBC Worldwide's Indie Unit to manage
its rights acquisitions from the independent sector. Following the
terms of trade changes in 2004, Jackson's leadership produced much
closer partnerships and collaboration across the sector, through
long-term development deals, seed investment to nurture new talent
and a number of equity stakes in UK and international production
companies.
Under Helen's leadership the Content & Production team took
the lead in sourcing funding for British television. She
managed BBC Worldwide's investment in some of the UK's best
independent producers - including Clerkenwell Films, Baby Cow and
Big Talk, as well as start-ups Left Bank Pictures and Sprout
Pictures - and directed BBC Worldwide's talent brand management,
including a development deal with Raise The Roof Productions
Ltd.
Internationally, she has overseen BBC Worldwide's production
activity as the company expanded a network of production bases in
Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Mumbai, as well as establishing
production partnerships in Sydney (Freehand), Toronto (Temple
Street), Argentina (GP Media), Germany (Tower Productions), Russia
(MIR Reality) and Brazil (Mixer).
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