BBC Worldwide Taps Tranter

LONDON, September 22: Jane
Tranter, who is currently the fiction controller at BBC in the U.K., is set to
move over to BBC Worldwide to drive its scripted and reality production
business in North America.

Tranter will leave her
current position at the end of this year, taking up her new role on January 1,
2009. She will be stepping down from her current commissioning role with
immediate effect to be replaced by Ben Stephenson.

As executive VP of
programming and production, based in Los Angeles, Tranter will take joint
responsibility for BBC Worldwide’s North American production business with Paul
Telegdy, the executive VP of content and production for U.S. She will report to
both Wayne Garvie, the managing director of content and production, and Garth Ancier, the president of BBC Worldwide America.

Garvie said: “Jane Tranter
is one of the most gifted television executives of her generation. She will be
a beacon for British talent looking to succeed in the U.S. Jane and Paul
Telegdy will form one of the most innovative, energetic and successful
partnerships in Hollywood and take our existing American production business to
another level.”

Ancier added: “Jane has
made a truly exceptional contribution to scripted television, not only in the
U.K., but worldwide. She has developed and overseen some of the most iconic
dramas of the decade, many of which were co-produced with U.S. partners and
enjoyed tremendous success in the states. Whether formatting U.K. shows for
U.S. audiences, or nurturing close ties with top writing talent, Jane is the
perfect person to lead our expansion into drama and comedy, and we’re
tremendously fortunate to have her.”

—By Mansha Daswani