Janet Brown BBC Studios

Janet Brown is President, Global Content Sales at BBC Studios, where she spearheads global content sales and investment across all regions outside the UK. She joined in 2022 as President, Content Distribution, North America and Latin America, leading content sales in the region and driving global distribution relationships with top U.S. partners. In this role, BBC Studios orchestrated the global sale of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder to Netflix, which debuted at #1 on its global TV list, and she oversaw the distribution of hits Doctor Who and Planet Earth III.

Prior to BBC Studios, Brown was EVP, Global Distribution at Gunpowder & Sky, where she led global content sales, distribution and commercial operations across all rights and formats. Previously, she grew FilmBuff from a start-up to an established player, distributing over 1,500 critically-acclaimed titles globally. Earlier, she worked as a strategy consultant for Yahoo! Media Group and Accenture. Brown holds a B.A. from McGill University and an MBA from Columbia University.