Victoria Jaye


BBC iPlayer content head exits

Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer’s head of TV content, has decided to leave the UK’s pubcaster. Jaye will continue to pull together the digital strategy across BBC content and remain in the Corporation until March 2018. She played a leading role in the BBC’s digital commissioning strategy for over a decade. However, she is leaving after […]

Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two

An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC iPlayer service before airing on UK terrestrial broadcaster BBC Two. Ill Behaviour’s release model is the latest example of the UK’s pubcaster using its on-demand service as a platform to attract traditional and on- demand audiences with the same content. […]

Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two

An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC iPlayer service before airing on UK terrestrial broadcaster BBC Two. Ill Behaviour’s release model is the latest example of the UK’s pubcaster using its on-demand service as a platform to attract traditional and on- demand audiences with the same content. […]

Shillinglaw exits in BBC channels rejig

BBC Two and Four controller Kim Shillinglaw (pictured) is to leave the UK pubcaster, as part of a wider restructure that sees Charlotte Moore take over all channels and the iPlayer. Moore (below, right) has been named controller, TV channels and iPlayer for the BBC following an internal recruitment process, which was designed to create […]

BBC orders iPlayer horror film original

The BBC is expanding its move into original feature films for its iPlayer service with Fear Itself, a horror movie that will debut on the streaming and catch-up service later this month. The film comes from filmmaker and culture blogger and writer Charlie Lyne (Beyond Clueless). The film is made from footage culled from other horror […]

BBC announces more iPlayer commissions

The BBC has announced a raft of new programming commissions that will appear exclusively on its online catch-up service, the iPlayer. The new iPlayer originals include nine original comedy shorts that will go live on the iPlayer on February 13 to mark Valentine’s Day, featuring comedians Bill Bailey and Matt Berry among others. The BBC […]

BBC reports record breaking Christmas for iPlayer

The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during December, up 25% year-on-year. Revealing the most recent stats, head of TV content for BBC iPlayer Victoria Jaye said that Christmas week figures were also at a high this year with 54.5m requests logged. Meanwhile, New Year’s Day was “the […]

Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer

UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand platform, featuring comedian Frankie Boyle, to mark the Scottish independence referendum on September 18. Frankie Boyle’s Referendum Autopsy is being made exclusively for BBC iPlayer by Zeppotron, an Endemol company. Filmed at Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon in front of a live […]

BBC iPlayer parades Notting Hill Carnival docs

The BBC’s online video service BBC iPlayer is today launching four exclusive documentaries ahead of this weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival in London. Made by ACME Films, the docs will seek to tell the stories behind the event, which has been held in west London every year since 1966. Big Tunes will feature contributions from urban […]

Buyers Briefing digital season: Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer

Name: Victoria Jaye Title: Head of TV content, BBC iPlayer Victoria Jaye has been leading the BBC’s online commissioning efforts since 2011. She has recently spearheaded a push into original drama and comedy as the UK pubcaster prepares for life youth-skewed channel BBC Three. Though in the middle of its cost-saving Delivery Quality First strategy, […]