Rob Horton

Sports Rights Manager @BBC

Pivotal in targeting, negotiating and acquiring deals across all platforms (TV, audio, online) • Lead across the rights cycle from tender, proposal and pitch through to contract and strategic review• Portfolio responsibility focusing on both the traditional/established to new/emerging sports• Accountability for initiating, maintaining and amplifying internal and external relationships across different teams e.g. commercial, legal, editorial, production, scheduling, finance, marketing, comms, strategy, etc. • Apply strong financial and strategic insight to understand complex business issues in an ever changing market/broadcast landscape • Ensure strategic reasoning, best practise and governance across day-to-day business operations • Excellent organisational skills to manage a constantly evolving workload