Bright Little Labs Taps Nick Young as COO

The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed Bright Little Labs has tapped Nick Young, an alum of NBCUniversal, Banijay and WildBrain, as COO.

Prior to joining Bright Little Labs, Young served as head of IP and partnerships at WildBrain. He previously held commercial and digital roles at Banijay and NBCUniversal.

As COO, Young will scale the organization, overseeing commercial growth in the direct-to-consumer and content production and licensing divisions, recruitment and business operations.

Founded in 2015, the kids’ media company Bright Little Labs is backed by Warner Bros. Discovery and Bethnal Green Ventures. It focuses on inclusive role models and learning-inspired stories to teach 21st-century digital skills such as computer science, coding and critical thinking.