BritBox International Names New Leader Following BBC Studios Takeover
deadline.comBritBox International has its new leader following BBC Studios‘ takeover of the streamer. Robert Schildhouse has been promoted to President of BritBox North America and General Manager of BritBox International following the deal, which saw the BBC’s commercial arm pay £255M ($325M) to buy ITV‘s 50% stake in the best-of-British streamer and assume full control.
As part of the deal, it was announced current BritBox International Reemah Sakaan would be exiting. The New York-based Schildhouse is upped from GM of BritBox North America and Group Editorial for BritBox International, leading the operation in the U.S.
and Canada and global content and editorial. In his new role, he will also assume responsibility for product, technology and marketing.
Before joining BritBox, he held roles at CBS, where he struck content deals, and was part of the Hulu launch team. Kerry Ball will remain as BritBox International’s Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, based out of London.
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