Vice UK's Jamie Hall Moves To BBC Studios As Scripted MD

Vice Studios UK boss Jamie Hall has joined BBC Studios as scripted MD.

Hall will replace Mark Linsey and oversee all BBC Studios scripted operation including labels like Happy Valley producer Lookout Point, Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow and Conclave maker House Productions. Linsey, who is L.A.-based, is pivoting to focus on the U.S. and the L.A. scripted unit.

BBC Studios said Hall will “work closely with BBC Studios’ creative leads to win new commissions, maintain editorial excellence, and deepen partnerships with global buyers including the BBC, Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO, Amazon, and Disney.”

The newly-created role was first announced by BBC Studios a few months ago and had attracted the attention of multiple big names in the UK scripted world. The job is a big one, a newly-created ro