BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand has announced the promotion of Deb Tod to the newly created position of Director of Content Partnerships and Sales.
In this role, Tod will oversee affiliate deals, as well as her existing duties of leading the strategic direction and team management of BBC Studios content sales and co-productions in the region.
Tod’s primary objective will be to ensure the maximum impact and distribution of BBC Studios’ content through multi-genre, multi-year deals. She will work closely with the international sales team and contribute to global deals, co-productions, and content partnerships on behalf of ANZ. Additionally, she will be a crucial member of the ANZ executive leadership team.
Fiona Lang, General Manager of BBC Studios ANZ, praised Tod’s promotion, stating,
“Deb is an expert in working with our partners in the region to find the best home for our content. Under her leadership, we have secured strong, ongoing relationships with every major FTA and SVOD platform in the market.”
Tod, who has been with BBC Studios ANZ for more than eight years, is thrilled about her new role, saying,
“The industry is constantly evolving and BBC Studios has a huge catalogue of quality, in-demand content across every genre and a brand that resonates with audiences.
Our ambitious global growth plans mean that pipeline is ever expanding, with a string of recent deals adding to our stable of wholly owned and invested indies alongside development deals with the UK’s best creative talents allowing us to have deeper, richer conversations with our partners.”
During her tenure with BBC Studios ANZ, Tod has overseen the negotiation of several key deals, including a multi-genre, multi-year agreement renewal with ABC, natural history deals with Nine and TVNZ, and a Lifestyle content multi-year agreement with Foxtel, which includes exclusive access to The Bake Off brand.
Tod will be supported in her new position by Senior Content Sales Manager Stephen O’Hanlon, Sales Managers Bruno Liporoni and Melissa Caracatsanis, and Sales Planning and Client Marketing Manager Donna Meaker.
