Charlotte Moore has been overseeing content material at Britain’s broadcaster of document 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 pictures of youngsters, and the celeb dance present Strictly Come Dancing confronted complaints about on-set bullying — Moore can nonetheless level to a number of essential and industrial successes.
These embody the reboot of the ’90s motion sport 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 actually happy with our BBC iPlayer success story; it’s now the fastest-growing VOD platform within the U.Ok.”
Named one in all The Hollywood Reporter’s 2024 Most Highly effective Girls in Worldwide TV, Moore talked to THR concerning the BBC’s efforts to enhance range in entrance and behind the digicam, her recommendation for younger girls getting into the trade and what reveals she watches for pure pleasure.
What was your first job within the enterprise?
I labored as a private assistant to the boss of an impartial manufacturing firm in Bristol. I did all the things from portray the workplace to finding out receipts, checking information for proposals and typing letters. It was an effective way to study concerning the enterprise and inside a number of months when the corporate obtained a fee I discovered myself out on location engaged on a present and seeing how applications are made.
What do you see as your greatest 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 development and is outstripping all its rivals throughout all audiences — powered by creativity and storytelling from throughout the UK. The really distinctive British service continues to interrupt data — up over 20 % this yr to this point. BBC iPlayer’s viewing development is twice that of Netflix, thrice ITVX and 4 instances 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 finished to enhance equality and variety inside the trade?
I feel it’s extra necessary 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, regardless of who they’re. And the one technique to obtain that’s by means of 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 learn how to remodel the expertise of working on this trade for all deaf, disabled and neurodivergent folks.
What present trade pattern do you hope to quickly see the again of?
Obsession with applications being judged on in a single day rankings. They are surely a factor of the previous in an on-demand world.
What recommendation would you give younger girls 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 girls need to assist folks coming by means of.
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.