Suzy Lamb to head BBC Studios new UK Entertainment Unit

BBC Studios has merged its Entertainment & Music and Factual Entertainment & Events divisions to create the unit.

Lamb was previously Managing Director of BBC Studios’ Entertainment & Music Unit.

The new unit will sit as part of BBC Studios’ Global Entertainment business which is headed up by Matt Forde who Lamb will report into.

Its teams have previously delivered coverage of The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Eurovision 2023, Platinum Party at the Palace, King Charles III Coronation and The Coronation Concert as well as last month’s D-Day 80 events.

It will continue to produce coverage from Glastonbury, as well as leading UK titles including Strictly Come Dancing, The Weakest Link, Later with Jools Holland, The One Show, Antiques Roadshow and Gardeners World.

BBC Studios said the new UK business will allow for a more focused pipeline to take shows from development to production to international format sales more efficiently.

Reporting into Lamb will be new Director of Production for UK Entertainment, Katie Brewer.

Brewer was previously Director of Production for Factual Entertainment & Events working on titles such as Dragons’ Den, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III Coronation and The Coronation Concert.

Matt Forde, Managing Director, Global Entertainment, BBC Studios said: “The global entertainment market continues to evolve at pace and the new UK Entertainment unit will be the centrepiece of our Global Entertainment division, driving growth as well as building on the incredible success of its existing titles. I’m excited to see what they will go on to create and deliver under Suzy’s leadership.”

Lamb added: “I’m very much looking forward to leading the new UK Entertainment unit. With a thriving slate already in place and lots of new formats coming through the pipeline it really is an exciting time for BBC Studios.” IBC