EXCLUSIVE: Robin Pollok has landed a new role at BBC Studios in L.A.
The former Banijay Rights distribution exec has been named Senior Sales Executive at the West Coast base for the BBC’s production arm, which is behind ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars and NBC game show The Weakest Link.
He will look to strike sales deals and co-production agreements in the U.S., expanding BBCS’s presence among linear, streaming and digital counterparts across the country. Specifically, he will be working on a scripted slate including upcoming dramas Wild Cherry, Reunion and The Famous Five.
Pollok will report to Lawrence Szabo, the former Paramount Global exec who joined BBCS in 2023 as EVP, U.S. Content Distribution.
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“We are pleased to welcome Robin to the content sales team at BBC Studios,” said Szabo. “Robin arrives at BBC Studios with demonstrated success fostering valuable partnerships with clients across the international marketplace, as well as a deep passion for British storytelling. We look forward to tapping into Robin’s expertise, creativity, and vision as we bring our dynamic slate of new scripted projects to market and help our partners grow their business.”
This comes after Pollok relocated from London, where he worked at Banijay Entertainment’s sales arm as VP, overseeing deals in Africa, the Middle East, Israel and Greece. We revealed Sarah Motterhead had replaced him in the role last year, as he exited to prepare for his U.S. relocation. Mottershead joined from Studiocanal TV.
Pollok joined Banijay when the France-based production and distribution giant acquired Endemol Shine Group, where he had begun his TV sales career and rose to a Director-level post.
Pollok’s hire also follows a rejig at BBCS’s production team in L.A., with former NBCUniversal exec Jenny Groom hired as EVP, Unscripted Development and Ryan O’Dowd and Krystal Whitney promoted to President of Unscripted and EVP, Current Programming, respectively. Deadline was first with the news.
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