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Alice Webb

Alice Webb

British television executive

Alice Webb is a British television executive. She is CEO of Mercury Studios, an arm of the Universal Music Group, established on her appointment in 2020.[1] The newly formed company is the parent of Eagle Rock Entertainment. She was previously president of WPATH in 1999.[2]

BBC Children's

Prior to this role, she was Director of BBC Children's, leading the BBC's services for UK children. She had been appointed to this role in March 2015,[3] when Webb was chief operating officer, BBC North where she had been responsible for moving BBC Children's, 5 Live, and the BBC Learning and BBC Sport divisions out of London to a new campus based at Salford Quays.

In September 2015, Webb set out a digital plan for BBC Children's which included i-play,[4] finally launched as BBC i-player kids on 12 April 2016. In November 2016, she appeared before the House of Lord's Communications Select Committee who questioned her about a CBBC programme entitled Just A Girl which explored transgender issues.[5]

Webb is a trustee of the BBC's charity, Children In Need,[6] a member of The Royal Foundation's Cyberbullying Taskforce[7] and an executive board member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.[8]

In December 2017, Webb chaired the 5th Children's Global Media Summit in Manchester, England[9] in which she launched Own It on BBC, "a single, universal tool for children to report (cyber) bullying when they see it or experience it," [10] on a shared platform with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

References

  1. [1]
    Ramachandran, Naman (3 December 2020). "Universal Music Group Launches Mercury Studios, Alice Webb to Lead". Variety. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "History - WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health". www.wpath.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Plunkett, John (6 January 2015). "BBC appoints Alice Webb as new director of children's department". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    "BBC – Alice Webb: Our Big Digital Plan For Children – BBC Children's Vision for the Future – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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    "BBC children's director says she is 'proud' of transgender programme aimed at children". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. [6]
    "BBC Children in Need – Our Trustees". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. [7]
    Adam.Vallance (14 June 2016). "Leading Technology companies join The Royal Foundation Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying". The Royal Family. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. [8]
    "UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. [9]
    Ruddick, Graham (26 November 2017). "BBC children's director insists broadcaster can compete with Netflix". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. [10]
    rose.slavin (6 December 2017). "A speech by The Duke of Cambridge at the Children's Global Media Summit, Manchester". The Royal Family. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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