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Description
The UK & Ireland Commercial team is responsible for managing and growing UKTV & BBC Studios’ revenue streams and getting the best content on-screen. Reporting into UKTV’s Chief Commercial Officer, it includes four teams: Distribution, Advertising, Ventures, and Content Partnerships & Sales.
The Distribution team negotiates and manages deals with TV platforms to secure carriage of UKTV’s channels, the BBC channels in Ireland, UKTV’s FAST channels, the U app, and our branded pay VOD services.
We also negotiate deals with technology suppliers to distribute our channels on Freeview, satellite, and streaming platforms.
Purpose of the role The right appointment will allow UKTV to:
* Negotiate and maintain great relationships with our distribution partners
* Review how we can offer the best value to our partners whilst delivering against our commercial objectives
* Ensure the Distribution team works effectively with other teams within UKTV and the BBC
The Senior Distribution Manager will lead on and support:1. our connected TV & FAST platform partner negotiations2. internal commercial projects and business cases3. in-life management of our existing pay TV platform partnerships
What we would like you to bring to the role….key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities
Experience
* Previous experience working in a commercial role (preferably in pay TV, connected TV or FAST carriage), leading or supporting negotiations and managing relationships in-life
* Experience working on cross-business strategic initiatives and business cases would also be helpful, but isn’t essential
Knowledge
* Understanding of the UK & Ireland TV markets. An understanding of the connected TV and/or FAST channel markets would be advantageous
* Familiarity with contracts (but no legal qualifications are expected)
* Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Skills & personal qualities
* Strong negotiation skills
* Excellent communication and influencing skills
* Aptitude and appetite for problem resolution and target delivery
* The ability to think independently and debate the best approach with other members of the team
* Strong presentation skills, able to distill complex data into a simple narrative
What you will get to work on….key outputs and responsibilities of the role
* Lead/support negotiations with connected TV & FAST partner platforms
* Lead/support internal commercial strategic reviews to ensure we continue to offer value to our platform partners
* Lead/support the in-life management key platform relationships
* Respond to contractual queries from around the business to ensure compliance with our obligations
* Monitor market developments and provide updates to business stakeholders as required
Hybrid-Working At UKTV, we are working in a hybrid environment with a mixture of home and office working. Getting together in the office as a team and a company gives colleagues an opportunity to build and maintain great relationships, encourages our culture of collaboration and creativity while recognising that colleagues need to have a healthy and happy work-life balance. You’ll agree with your manager the split of time you spend in the office or at home based on the role that you do, how often you come together as a team and your personal preference.
Diversity & Inclusion CommitmentAt UKTV, our inclusion vision is to truly represent society in our workforce and on-screen, and create a culture of fairness and respect where we champion difference so that every person feels included and empowered to do their best work. We are committed to ensuring a level playing field at UKTV where all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity, and that we have diverse voices at the table in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone and we want UKTV to be a place where you can be your authentic self, give your best and develop your career free from discrimination of any kind.
About UKTV
UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 30 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands – U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W, U&YESTERDAY, U&GOLD, U&alibi and U&eden - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to UK viewers through free streaming service U, Sky, Virgin Media, NOW, Freeview and Freesat; and to Irish viewers through Sky, Virgin Media, Eir, Vodafone and NOW. Channel & content availability varies by platform. UKTV’s content is also available to UK viewers via dedicated FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV and Virgin Media. UKTV is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers. The broadcaster is part of BBC Studios, the UK's most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the world's leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.