New MD, new role at BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide is to get a new managing director: Darren Childs, who moves over from Sony Pictures Television International. Childs' post is brand new, "created as a result of the restructuring of BBC Worldwide into six divisions - TV channels, TV sales, magazines, children's, home entertainment and new media." According to Media Guardian, "BBC Worldwide's channels business comprises 19 wholly-owned and joint venture television channels with current availability in more than 320m homes around the world. In 2004/2005 the business generated sales of £140.6m and a profit of £4m." (is it me or does that profits number seem low compared to the total for annual sales?)