The BBC director, who oversaw the launch of the new local and global news channel, will take on the role of right-hand man to chief content officer Charlotte Moore.
Jess Brammar, whose appointment made headlines two years ago when a BBC board member was accused of blocking the broadcast, will become editorial director in Moore’s content department. Once she returns from maternity leave next week, Brammar will replace Rachel Jupp, who is “taking time off to move to Washington DC with her family,” according to a memo sent this morning from director of digital, channels and weather Well Nielen is.
Brammar is leaving her role as editor at the BBC News Channel and her interim successor Paul Royall will remain in post while a permanent replacement is sought.
Brammar’s new job will be to provide Moore with editorial and creative support across all TV genres, radio, sports, children’s and education, but not news. She will also advise on issues such as diversity and impartiality.
Nielsen described her in her memo as an “intelligent executive with extensive knowledge and understanding of the media industry.”
During her time at BBC News, Brammar oversaw the creation of the newly merged channel, which brought together national and world news. Launched in April 2023, it was controversial, with job losses and criticism over the move away from exclusively local news for UK viewers, as well as conflicts between presenters.
Her appointment as head of news channels in 2021 was met with controversy after it was reported that BBC board member Robbie Gibb, a former Conservative Party adviser, had been accused of trying to block the appointment.
The British television station Trade Broadcast was first with the news.
Source: Deadline
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