Immediate Media Co
Scott Woodthorpe has had a diverse work experience in the field of media and broadcasting. Scott started their career in 2006 as a Deputy Chief Sub-editor at Press Association, where they proofread and edited TV listings. In 2007, they joined Lincs FM Group as a Football commentator, covering Grimsby Town games. From 2011 onwards, Scott worked for the BBC as a Football commentator and reporter, providing full solo 90-minute commentary and match reports for Grimsby Town games. During their time at the BBC, they also worked as a Football reporter for BBC Radio Kent and as a Chief Sub-Editor for Immediate Media Co. In 2016, Scott worked as a Proofreader at UYR Ltd, where they checked print and digital literature copy. Most recently, they have been working as a Mariners TV Reporter for Grimsby Town Football Club since 2022. Overall, Scott has gained extensive experience in sports commentary, reporting, proofreading, and editing throughout their career.
Scott Woodthorpe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in New Media Journalism with Radio Production from the University of West London from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, they pursued a Media Production Advanced GNVQ at Grimsby College from 1999 to 2001.
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.