Iain Smith

Head Of Product at ITV

Iain Smith is an experienced product leader in the media industry, currently serving as the Head of Product for ITV News since January 2023, overseeing product development for various digital platforms. Previous roles include Senior Product Lead at Sky, where Iain was instrumental in developing SkyNews.com and managing a content management system, and Senior Product Manager at News UK, focusing on transforming The Times and The Sunday Times into digital-first publications. Iain has a strong background at the BBC, where a significant portion of time was spent in various roles, including Senior Product Manager responsible for global news planning tools and Assistant Editor for online coverage of UK parliaments. Iain's career began in broadcast journalism at BBC Scotland, and academic qualifications include a BA(Hons) in Politics with European Studies from the University of Sunderland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from City of Portsmouth College.

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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ITV plc (ITV) is an integrated producer broadcaster. The Company creates, owns and distributes content on multiple platforms. It operates through two segments: Broadcast & Online and ITV Studios. The Broadcast & Online segment operates the commercial family of channels in the United Kingdom and delivers content through television broadcasting. In addition to linear broadcast, the Company delivers its content on multiple platforms, including the ITV Hub and pay platforms or through direct content deals. The ITV Studios segment is the Company's international content business, which creates and produces programs and formats that return and travel, including drama, entertainment and factual entertainment. ITV Studios produces programming across a range of genres for ITV's own channels. ITV Studios also operates in five other international locations being Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands (primarily Talpa) and the Nordics, where content is produced for local broadcasters.


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5,001-10,000

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