BBC Studios today announced the appointment of Geo Lee as Senior Vice President and General Manager, North East Asia. Geo is based in the Seoul office and oversees the BBC Studios business in South Korea and Japan, and reports to David Weiland, Executive Vice President, Asia.
Geo joins the business from Amazon Japan, where he headed the TVOD division. He previously held senior positions at Hulu, Twentieth Century Fox and Tsutaya in Japan where he worked across functions ranging from user engagement, marketing and merchandising.
“Geo brings with him a wealth of digital, marketing, theatrical and production experience from the US, Korea, and most recently Japan, that will be beneficial in further developing our business in North East Asia,” said David Weiland, EVP Asia. “I look forward to working with him.”
“I have joined the organisation at a very interesting juncture of its growth – the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios brings together the UK’s most awarded production business and a world-class commercial distribution business. I am very excited to be part of this change and look forward to working with the team to drive content, channel, format and digital sales, as well as developing more partnership opportunities in the region.” commented Geo Lee.
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For more information, please contact:
Jeanne Leong
BBC Studios
Tel: +65 6849 5292
Email: Jeanne.Leong@bbc.com
Jessie Lim
BBC Studios
Tel: +65 6849 5295
Email: Jessie.Lim@bbc.com
About BBC Studios
BBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. Formed in April 2018 by the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios, it spans content financing, development, production, sales, branded services and ancillaries. BBC Studios’ award-winning British programmes are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms. It has offices in 22 markets globally, including six production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The company, which makes 2500 hours of content a year, is a champion for British creativity around the world and a committed partner for the UK’s independent sector. BBC Studios has revenue of £1.4bn, and returns around £200m to the BBC Group annually, complementing the BBC’s licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.