Frances Berwick

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Frances Berwick is a British television executive. She is chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment at NBCUniversal.

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Career

Berwick started her career at Channel 4, where she worked on publicity and operations. Part of her role included shipping tapes of programming overseas as part of the channel's expansion of international syndication. [1]

Berwick later worked as vice president of programming at Bravo. When Bravo was acquired by NBCUniversal, Berwick became general manager, and later president, of the network. [2] Berwick is credited with helping build Bravo into a powerhouse of unscripted television. [3]

Berwick held numerous other roles within NBCUniversal, and in 2020, was promoted to chairman of entertainment networks for NBCUniversal TV and Streaming. [4] As chairman, Berwick oversaw program strategy and business operations for NBC, the company's flagship broadcast network, and NBCU's six cable entertainment networks, USA Network, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY and Universal Kids. [4]

In 2023, Berwick was promoted to chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment. Her portfolio was expanded to include development of original content across broadcast, cable, and the streaming service, Peacock. [5]

Personal life

Berwick has a master's degree from Edinburgh University. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and son. [6]

Awards

As of 2023, Berwick had been nominated for 31 Emmys, [7] and won four:

YearAwardRoleRefs
2001Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy SpecialProducer for Bravo, Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion [7]
2004Primetime Emmy Award of Outstanding Reality ProgramExecutive Producer, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
2007Primetime Emmy Award of Outstanding Reality ProgramExecutive Producer, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2008Primetime Emmy Award of Outstanding Reality ProgramExecutive Producer, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

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References

  1. ↑ "Before they led Bravo and Peacock, here's what two NBC chairmen were doing at 25". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Mike. "Frances Berwick Promoted to President at Bravo Media". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ↑ Eriksen, Kaare (2013-09-10). "Frances Berwick". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. 1 2 Robinson, Cheryl. "One Year Into Susan Rovner And Frances Berwick's Tenure, NBC Named Most Watched Network". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  5. ↑ White, Peter (2023-07-06). "Donna Langley Promoted In NBCUniversal Restructure, Susan Rovner Exits". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Frances Berwick | Leadership | NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA". www.nbcuniversal.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  7. 1 2 "Frances Berwick". Emmys.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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