Tim Bertioli named Director of Media Services
08/12/2022
Reporting to Nicola Greaves, BBC Studios Executive Vice President Global Operations, Tim will lead the UKTV Media Services function and sit on UKTVs Executive Leadership Team and BBC Studios Global Operations Leadership Group. Tim is tasked with delivering the strategy for UKTV channel operations whilst working within the global context of BBC Studios.
UKTVs Technology team is responsible for delivering transformative changes across the business, while the Operations team encompasses a wide range of responsibilities from presentation scheduling to cloud media operations. Overseeing UKTVs five Tech & Ops teams, Tims day-to-day responsibilities will include the continuous development of a cloud-first media supply chain strategy and production workflows and leading UKTVs Information Security, ensuring compliance with BBC group policies whilst delivering commercial projects.
Tim brings extensive experience to the role, having spent the past six years at VICE Media Group, with his current role holding responsibility for global media operations and technology functions. Prior to this, Tim spent over a decade with international broadcasters, including MTV/Viacom and NBCUniversal, leading engineering, infrastructure, and development teams through significant technology and systems change. Tim began his career in Soho post-production and outside broadcast with Formula 1 in the early 2000s.
Nicola Greaves said,
I am thrilled to be welcoming Tim to the UKTV and BBC Studios teams as Director of Media Services. The UKTV Technology and Operations teams have a strong culture of innovation and continuous improvement and I am eager to see how Tim applies his fantastic experience to the role.
Tim Bertioli said,
Im really excited to be joining UKTV, as the company grows further. I look forward to supporting UKTVs outstanding media services teams as they continue to develop their cloud-first media supply chain strategy, and to help ensure that viewers get to enjoy even more great content.
Tim starts in the role in January 2023.
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For further information please contact:
Kerry Goode, Director of Communications, UKTV
Rebecca Ferris, Corporate Communications Manager, UKTV
About UKTV
UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 30 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.
UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UKs most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the worlds leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.
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