BBC Worldwide Appoints Creative Exec for Content, Production Unit

LONDON, March 12: BBC Worldwide
has appointed Ben Hall to the newly created role of head of creative in the
Content & Production business at BBC Worldwide, effective immediately.

In this new role, Hall will work alongside Gareth Williams,
the executive producer of international formats, and lead a newly recruited
team that is charged with generating original format ideas for international
exploitation and roll-out through the business’ increasing network of global
production bases. Hall will be joined in the new team initially by Matt Tiffin,
Camilla Cope and Mike Benson.

Prior to joining BBC Worldwide, Hall served as creative
director and managing partner of The Chatterbox Partnership, a format creation
business that he co-founded. There, he oversaw the development and exploitation
of formats including Under Construction,
Bands Reunited, The
Rematch and It’s A Small World. Chatterbox formats have now sold in more than 25
countries worldwide and resulted in more than 1,200 hours of original
production.