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BBC Studios Fires Starting Gun On Race To Replace Ralph Lee At Helm Of $2B Content Unit
The race to replace Ralph Lee at BBC Studios Productions is underway, with the studio signaling its ambition by approaching top unscripted executives.
Lee will step down as the CEO of BBC Studios Productions next month after a six-year stint to “pursue a new challenge” but Deadline is told that headhunter Russell Reynolds Associates is already scoping out successors. The successful candidate will run a production unit that contributed heavily to BBC Studios’ £1.6B ($2B) content revenue last year, overseeing hits including Good Omens, Strictly Come Dancing, and David Attenborough’s natural history tentpoles. Mortimer has overseen a positive turnaround since taking over Scottish producer STV Studios in 2018, posting a profit and landing hits including Apple TV+’s Criminal Record starring Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi, and BBC gameshow Bridge of Lies.
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