Ian McDonough, Vice President, Commercial Development, EMEA, BBC Worldwide Channels

Ian McDonough VP Commercial Development, overseeing  the growth of revenue lines and subscription figures for the business’  portfolio of thematic channels - BBC Entertainment, BBC HD, BBC Knowledge, BBC  Lifestyle and CBeebies, as well as BBC World News, the BBC's commercially  funded international 24-hour news and information channel.

McDonough’s responsibilities include the development  of the sales and business strategy for the channels in key markets across EMEA,  negotiating multiplatform distribution deals in conjunction with local teams  and establishing and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders  within BBC Worldwide.

McDonough  was previously Commercial Director at The History Channel UK, where he was  instrumental in launching The History Channel and The History Channel HD on  networks across Scandinavia, the Benelux and Central Europe; establishing VOD  services in the UK, Ireland, Belgium and The Netherlands; brokering carriage  extensions for The History Channel in Africa and Greece and launching the Crime  and Investigation Network as a new channel in Africa.  He was also  responsible for ad sales, sponsorship and digital media.

McDonough holds an MBA from London’s Imperial  College and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Exeter. He is also  fluent in the indigenous languages (Bahasas) of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore  and Brunei.