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Fiona Campbell appointed new Controller of 主播大秀 Three

Fiona Campbell has been appointed as the new Controller of 主播大秀 Three.

Published: 18 December 2018
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead one of the UK’s most exciting services for young people.
— Fiona Campbell

Fiona’s current role is as Head of 主播大秀 Studios’ Documentary Unit. She has a wealth of experience in commissioning storytelling that reaches young audiences and is a highly respected innovator in delivering digital content.

Prior to joining 主播大秀 Studios, Fiona was the Digital Director for 主播大秀 News, responsible for 主播大秀 News online and other digital platforms including the mobile app. She had editorial oversight of all of 主播大秀 News’s digital platforms and was responsible for the creation of high quality content in a range of formats that met young audiences’ needs and changing consumption patterns. Her focus was on innovation and reaching underserved audiences, particularly young people. The partnership she launched between 主播大秀 Factual Commissioning and 主播大秀 News produced content such as the feature ‘The food supplement that ruined my liver’ which was the most successful feature piece ever published on the 主播大秀 News website with 5 million readers in the first 24 hours.

Previously Fiona worked in Factual commissioning as Head of Current Affairs for the 主播大秀 and before this Head of Documentaries and Features for 主播大秀 Three. In this role she commissioned the 主播大秀 iPlayer boxset Unsolved, the Live Riots special, Britain’s Gay Footballers, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? and Tulisa - The Price of Fame. Prior to working at the 主播大秀 she was a Commissioning Editor for Channel 4.

主播大秀 Three creates a huge array of innovative, engaging content across multiple platforms for 16-34 year olds. 主播大秀 Three’s programmes receive 4 million 主播大秀 iPlayer requests and 1.5 million YouTube views per week, and have a weekly Facebook reach of over 10 million. With growth across all platforms, 主播大秀 Three is committed to developing new talent in front of and behind the camera and has been responsible for creating programmes which have combined audience popularity and critical acclaim such as This Country, Murdered for Being Different, People Just Do Nothing and Drugsland. 主播大秀 Three was RTS Channel of the Year in 2017.

Charlotte Moore, 主播大秀 Director of Content, says: “We had a very strong field for the role, but Fiona was the standout candidate. She is a wonderful creative leader with a wealth of broadcasting and digital experience. She has a proven track record of innovation, creativity and an ability to reach young audiences. She knows how to make great content that appeals to people of all backgrounds and will bring a new dimension to all of 主播大秀 Three’s programmes, from drama and comedy to factual and entertainment. We want to build on 主播大秀 Three’s brilliant programming successes with titles like Fleabag, This Country, Killing Eve, Clique, Life and Death Row and Stacey Dooley Investigates, and we are convinced that the exciting ideas that Fiona presented will make sure 主播大秀 Three continues to be the home of young British programme making talent and ideas.”

Fiona Campbell says: “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead one of the UK’s most exciting services for young people. 主播大秀 Three has always had its finger on the pulse of what young audiences want and the content represents the beating heart of innovation, risk taking and creativity at the 主播大秀. This is an incredibly exciting time for the channel as it invests in talent, expands into entertainment formats and continues to experiment across the key areas of comedy and factual. With the whole of the 主播大秀 supporting us, I can’t wait to begin working with the teams in London and Birmingham to take 主播大秀 Three to the next level.”

Fiona will start the role in the new year.

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