The BBC has again promoted from within to find its new chief content officer, appointing unscripted chief Kate Phillips to the role.
Phillips, who has been with the BBC for 12 years, has held the role on an interim basis since March, when Charlotte Moore announced she was leaving to become chief executive of Left Bank Pictures and executive vice-president and creative director of international production at parent company Sony Pictures Television.
Phillips has spent the past four years as BBC director of unscripted, heading up all docs output as well as entertainment hits such as The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing.
Like Moore, she is a former controller of BBC1 - and was the last incumbent in that now-defunct role – and prior to that, she was entertainment controller.
Chief content officer is the BBC’s most senior editorial position, spanning all network TV and radio output, all channels and iPlayer, BBC Sounds, Children’s and Education content, and Sport.
BBC director-general Tim Davie said Phillips has brought “innovation, outstanding creativity, and an absolute focus on our audiences” to her BBC roles to date, adding: “Kate’s passion for delivering world-class content to our all audiences shines through in everything she does. She has a fantastic record of delivering creative hits which embody the best of the BBC.”
