BBC Studios strengthens team in Warsaw
BBC Studios announced today that it has hired new people to strengthen its team in Warsaw. In the past month, Agnieszka Niburska joined the company as Senior Communications Officer CEE, and last week Anna Pater took on the role of Senior Partnership Manager CEE.
Agnieszka Niburska, in her new role as Senior Communications Officer CEE, will be responsible for communications in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. She will coordinate her activities directly with Louise Loffel, Head of Communications for Global Media and Streaming at BBC Studios in London. Agnieszka brings nineteen years of experience at HBO, where she started as PR Manager for HBO Poland and later advanced to the position of Director of PR and Communications for Central Europe within HBO Max EMEA. She also worked as marketing and PR director at the Warsaw Film School, and recently handled film promotion and festival strategies for Mówi Serwis. She also has teaching experience, conducting classes at the Warsaw School of Promotion and workshops on promotion and communication for filmmakers as part of DOC LAB.
New specialists at BBC Studios
Anna Pater, as Senior Partnership Manager CEE, will be responsible for developing partnerships in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe, reporting to Zbigniew Pruski, commercial director for the CEE and MENAT region. Anna has extensive experience in the television industry, gained while working for AMC Networks, Fox International Channels and National Geographic. Recently, she collaborated with TVP and Studiomed TV, and throughout her career she specialized in business partnerships, sales, B2B marketing, and the development of television channels and non-linear services.
I am delighted that our Warsaw team is being strengthened by experienced media market professionals. Thanks to their knowledge and experience, we can more effectively leverage the potential of our channel portfolio, which supports our ambition to further develop and strengthen BBC Studios' presence in the region – says Bartosz Witak, General Manager BBC Studios for the CEE & MENAT regions.
BBC Studios continues its expansion in the Central and Eastern European region. In June, the premium series channel BBC First was launched in the Czech Republic in cooperation with O2, as well as in Slovakia in cooperation with Slovak Telecom. Advertising sales were also introduced to BBC Earth and BBC First channels in Romania. In the summer, Marcin Boroszko joined the team in the newly created position of director of advertising sales for the CEE region.
Company information
BBC Studios is a company involved in the production and distribution of media content, including series, television programs and streaming services. The company operates in the Central and Eastern European and MENAT regions, with local teams including in Warsaw. It has recently been expanding its presence in European markets, collaborating with telecommunications service providers and television channels.
