UKTV Appoints Director of Programming for Drama

UKTV has appointed Emma Tibbetts as its new director of programming for drama.

Tibbetts will be responsible for developing and delivering the drama content strategy across UKTV’s channels and free streaming service U. Tibbetts will be working closely with the commissioning, acquisitions, digital curation and wider programming teams and will help identify content gaps and targets.

Steve North, chief programming officer, said, “Emma’s immense industry knowledge, including her background in content, audience insight and VOD, make her the ideal candidate for this role. She has an infectious enthusiasm for television coupled with an innate understanding for how viewers watch and consume content in the digital space.”

Emma Tibbetts added, “I’m thrilled to join UKTV at such an exciting time following the rebrand and with a continuing slate of incredibly high-quality drama content in the pipeline. The recent successes the network has seen with the likes of The Marlow Murder Club and The Red King, form a strong foundation for audience appeal into the future.”

Tibbetts rejoins UKTV at the end of December, having previously worked for the broadcaster from 2008 to 2017. Tibbetts’s previous experience spans time with ITV, Channel 4, GMTV and Turner Broadcasting, as well as agencies such as Starcom and Saatchi & Saatchi.