{"id":3522,"date":"2015-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2015\/08\/11\/bbc-worldwide-names-gm-for-greater-china\/"},"modified":"2015-08-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T00:00:00","slug":"bbc-worldwide-names-gm-for-greater-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/bbc-worldwide-names-gm-for-greater-china\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide Names GM for Greater China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: BBC Worldwide has appointed Kelvin Yau as the company&#039;s new general manager for Greater China, effective August 17.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn his new position, Yau will be responsible for BBC Worldwide&#039;s channel and content distribution, local production, affiliate distribution and brand development activities across Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. He will also handle the company&#039;s format and brand licensing in the Greater China region. He will work out of Beijing under David Weiland, the executive VP for BBC Worldwide Asia.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPreviously, Yau was the managing director for China and Taiwan at The Economist Group. Before that, he worked for such companies as Euromoney Publications and IR-VONline.com.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWeiland commented: &quot;We are very excited to have someone of Kelvin&#039;s caliber join BBC Worldwide. He brings with him an excellent track record in business development to the team. Kelvin&#039;s vast experience will also serve as a catalyst for BBC&#039;s continual growth in the highly dynamic Greater China market.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYau added: &quot;BBC Worldwide has accomplished tremendous success in building the reach and reputation of BBC overseas. As an avid admirer of the British creativity advocated by BBC, I am looking forward to joining BBC Worldwide and helping promote its quality content across Greater China.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: BBC Worldwide has appointed Kelvin Yau as the company&#039;s new general manager for Greater China, effective August 17. In his new position, Yau will be responsible for BBC Worldwide&#039;s channel and content distribution, local production, affiliate distribution and brand development activities across Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. 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