Channel 4 Acquisitions Boss Heads To BBC Studios
deadline.comThe man who struck major Channel 4 deals for the likes of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Great is headed to BBC Studios to head up commercial for scripted.
Nick Lee is exiting Channel 4 after a decade to join the BBC’s commercial production and distribution operation as Commercial Director, Drama and Comedy.
He replaces Caroline Stone, who was promoted to oversee all scripted at the start of this year, and also takes on most of the responsibilites of recently-departed Commercial Director for Comedy Jonathan Blyth, with some of the existing team taking on added responsibilities.
Reporting to Scripted Productions COO Saul Venit, Lee will be responsible for developing the commercial strategy for BBC Studios’ overall portfolio, which includes the likes of prison drama Time, Daisy May Cooper’s Am I Being Unreasonable?
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