BBC Studios taps CNN for new local VP

March 3, 2025 11:10

BBC Studios has appointed a prolific media leader as its new Australia and New Zealand executive vice president and general manager of global media and streaming.

Boasting more than 25 years of advertising sales, commercial strategy, distribution and marketing expertise, Robi Stanton will join the company from her current position of commercial director – content sales and strategic partnerships at CNN International – a role she has held for the last year.

Before working at CNN, Stanton served as ANZ vice president, head of franchise development and affiliate relations at Warner Bros Discovery from June 2022 to March 2023. Prior to Warner Bros, she spent more than a decade at news, entertainment and sports giant, Turner.

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