Immediate Media Co
Alex White has a strong background in digital publishing and media. Alex'smost recent position is as Group Managing Director at Immediate Media Co, where they are responsible for leading a diverse portfolio of consumer brands and driving organic growth. Prior to this, they held various roles at Immediate Media Co, including Managing Director and Commercial Director, where they were instrumental in the success and profitability of the BBC Good Food brand. Before joining Immediate Media Co, Alex worked at BBC Studios, where they held positions such as Head of Digital Product & Publishing and Digital Publisher, overseeing the digital businesses of various brands. Alex also played a key role in the launch and development of digital initiatives and products. Before this, they served as the Founding Director of AOP, a non-profit digital trade body, and as a Production Coordinator at Video Networks Ltd. Alex began their career as an Interactivity Developer at Open... Interactive.
Alex White has a Master of Science (MSc) in Information Systems from the University of Brighton, which was obtained from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, from 1996 to 1999, Alex pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Language and Literature, General at the University of Sussex. In 1995 to 1996, Alex attended Middlesex University for a Foundation degree in Art/Art Studies, General. There is also a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature (British and Commonwealth) listed from the University of Sussex, but no specific start or end years are provided.
Immediate Media Co
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Immediate Media Co is the special interest content and platform company, home to over 1,000 people in London, Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. We own and operate some of the best-loved brands in the UK. And we only focus on special interest markets, engaging over 75 million people globally each month, with world-class content, innovative new products and services and live events. Immediate operates over 70 consumer brands and sells over 51 million magazines each year. With over 1.3 million active subscribers across print and digital, we are the UK’s leading publisher by subscribers. Immediate is the market leader in many of the sectors we operate in, including food, gardening and children’s publishing. Our brands include Radio Times, BBC Good Food, olive, BBC History magazine, BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, Girl Talk, and MadeForMums. We publish BBC Top Gear on behalf of BBC Studios and children’s titles for LEGO and Disney. Immediate Live, our live events business, is the UK’s leading organiser of unmissable consumer events. We create premium events and experiences that connect and inspire our audiences, including BBC Gardeners’ World Live, the Good Food Show, London Art Fair, The Cycle Show, Move It, The Festival of Quilts and the Hampton Court Food Festival. In November 2022, Immediate acquired Nutracheck, the UK’s leading subscription-based weight management and dietary improvement platform and with 350,000 premium subscribers, one of the biggest digital subscription apps in the UK. In January 2022, Immediate was named the UK’s 4th best place to work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards 2022 and was the highest ranked media company in the list confirming its position as the leading employer in the sector.