UKTV, BBC Studios appoint Sky’s Sophie Judge as global acquisitions manager

UKTV and BBC Studios have appointed Sky’s Sophie Judge as global acquisitions manager.

Sophie Judge

Sophie Judge Judge will be responsible for sourcing and securing all genres of content from third-party suppliers for UKTV’s free-to-air and pay channels, streaming service U and BBC Studios’ global branded services.

She joins from Sky where she was a member of the acquisitions team from 2009. As head of acquisitions for series at the satcaster, Judge led the renewal of the HBO output deal in 2019 for all European Sky territories and was a key stakeholder in the launch of Sky Comedy, Sky Docs and Sky Nature.

More recently, as acquisitions manager for Sky Entertainment, Judge led negotiations and acquired series including Chicago Fire, Young Rock and American Auto for Sky UK, Germany and Italian entertainment channels.

She joins the team led by Melanie Rumani, global head of acquisitions for UKTV and BBC Studios, and reports to Harriet Armston-Clarke, senior global acquisitions manager for UKTV and BBC Studios.