Helen Bullough has been named head of CBBC Production, where she will be responsible for all in-house children’s productions based out of the BBC’s new MediaCity UK in Salford.
Bullough, who is currently head of BBC Entertainment Production North in Manchester and Head of Vision North, will lead a team of more than 200 staff creating shows such as Blue Peter, Newsround, Tracy Beaker Returns, Legend Of Dick And Dom and Serious Explorers.
Bullough joined the BBC in 1991 as a broadcast journalist trainee in news, eventually moving to Manchester in 1993 to work on the daytime and features slate.
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