Charlotte Moore has been overseeing content material at Britain’s broadcaster of file since 2020. Whereas this yr has had its challenges — former star presenter Huw Edwards resigned from the BBC in April after being charged with making indecent photos of youngsters, and the movie star dance present Strictly Come Dancing confronted complaints about on-set bullying — Moore can nonetheless level to a number of crucial and business successes.
These embrace the reboot of the ’90s motion recreation present Gladiators and the return of the Liverpool cop saga The Responder, starring Martin Freeman and Adelayo Adedayo. Concerning the transition from broadcast to streaming, the BBC has excelled. Says Moore: “I’m really proud of our BBC iPlayer success story; it’s now the fastest-growing VOD platform in the U.K.”
What was your first job within the enterprise?
I labored as a private assistant to the boss of an unbiased manufacturing firm in Bristol. I did the whole lot from portray the workplace to checking out receipts, checking details for proposals and typing letters. It was an effective way to study in regards to the enterprise and inside a couple of months when the corporate obtained a fee I discovered myself out on location working on a present and seeing how packages are made.
What do you see as your largest achievement of the previous yr?
I’m actually happy with our BBC iPlayer success story — it’s now the fastest-growing VOD platform within the UK. BBC iPlayer has recorded outstanding year-on-year progress and is outstripping all its opponents throughout all audiences — powered by creativity and storytelling from throughout the UK. The actually distinctive British service continues to interrupt information — up over 20 p.c this yr to this point. BBC iPlayer’s viewing progress is twice that of Netflix, 3 times ITVX and 4 occasions that of Channel 4. This can be a success story for UK creativity as a result of as the largest investor in UK producers, expertise and expertise the worth from our spend is retained within the UK and advantages the long-term sustainability of our world-class sector.
What must be achieved to enhance equality and variety inside the trade?
I believe it’s extra vital than ever on this fragmented world that we foster a genuinely inclusive trade. It’s crucial we get this proper in order that we will proceed to be related to our audiences, representing and serving everybody, irrespective of who they’re. And the one technique to obtain that’s via a lot better collaboration in order that we aren’t competing with one another or scoring factors however genuinely working collectively to enhance and ship lasting change. That’s why TAP [The TV Access Project, which is an alliance of 10 UK broadcasters and streamers working together to ensure inclusion and access for disabled talent on and off-screen] has been so instrumental as a blueprint for find out how to rework the expertise of working on this trade for all deaf, disabled and neurodivergent folks.
What present trade development do you hope to quickly see the again of?
Obsession with packages being judged on in a single day scores. They are surely a factor of the previous in an on-demand world.
What recommendation would you give younger ladies simply getting into the trade?
Be your self, by no means lose a way of curiosity and curiosity on this planet, be passionate and make connections — attain out to folks and discover mentors, you’ll be shocked at what number of ladies need to assist folks coming via.
What do you look ahead to pleasure?
Traditional comedy with my daughter — whether or not that’s Miranda or Gavin & Stacey or Curb your Enthusiasm.
