Sports Sales Manager in Place for BBC Motion Gallery

LONDON, November 13: BBC
Worldwide has appointed Matt Wills as sports sales manager for BBC Motion
Gallery, the company's international clip licensing arm, responsible for sales
across the
Asia-Pacific, Americas, U.K. and Ireland, Benelux, Scandinavia and the Northern
Mediterranean regions.

Wills
joined BBC Worldwide as the senior sales executive for sport in sales and
distribution in October 2007. Prior to this role, he was the head of archive
and acquisitions at Octagon CSI, managing archive clients such as the Football
Association (FA) and the ECB (English Cricket Board).

Simon
Gibbs, the managing director of BBC Motion Gallery, said: "Wills has
extensive experience within this specialized field and has built up a deep
understanding of the management and monetization of archives. Along with his
impressive contacts database he will be invaluable in attracting licensing
opportunities with new and existing clients."

Wills
commented: "The BBC Motion Gallery Archive is one of the most impressive
and comprehensive collections available and this is a great opportunity for me
to bring my experience in selling sports content to build up the sports
portfolio for such a great global brand."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski