Apple TV+ Europe Boss Jay Hunt Being Lined Up As Next BFI Chair – Report
deadline.comApple TV+ Europe boss Jay Hunt, who has commissioned the likes of Slow Horses, Bad Sisters and Tiny World, is being lined up as the next chair of the BFI, according to a Sky News report.
Sky News said UK TV veteran Hunt is frontrunner of three candidates vying to succeed Tim Richards. The UK’s Culture, Media & Sport (CMS) department, which appoints BFI Chairs, will likely make the decision over the next few weeks, with Richards’ replacement set to be announced in the spring.
The deadline for applications was in September and interviews took place last month. The CMS decides on a number of crucial media industry Chair roles including at the BBC and Ofcom.
The role takes around two part time days of work per month and, like Vue CEO Richards, Hunt could continue working for Apple were she to take it on.
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