BBC Worldwide Creates New Role for Germany & France

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has named Philipp Schmid the co-production manager of factual for Germany and France.

The newly created role meets the demand for locally tailored programs in France and Germany, and Schmid will be responsible for seeking out and delivering factual co-production investment across the countries, working with U.K. factual producers to develop content. He will be based in the London office and will continue to be part of BBC Worldwide’s sales and distribution EMEA team.

Schmid was formerly the TV manager of factual for BBC Worldwide Germany, where he was responsible for managing German co-production relationships on projects such as Frozen Planet, Planet Dino and Last Days of Atlantis.

Tim Mutimer, the senior VP of EMEA for sales and distribution, commented, “With this appointment BBC Worldwide strengthens its commitment to delivering tailored factual co-productions into primetime slots in Germany and France. Philipp has an excellent track record in managing and developing factual co-productions with our German partners and it makes sense for us to harness his editorial insight and strong relationships with our production partners across two of our key European markets.”