{
  "id": 7824698,
  "title": "BBC Studios LA Promotes Unscripted Chief Ryan O’Dowd To Oversee Scripted As Mark Linsey & Angie Stephenson Exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/bbc-studios-la-promotes-unscripted-chief-ryan-odowd-to-oversee",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/bbc-studios-la-ryan-odowd-oversee-scripted-1237104573/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios’ Los Angeles division is taking a new approach to scripted and has promoted its unscripted chief Ryan O’Dowd to oversee it. O’Dowd, who was President, Unscripted, has been named President, BBC Studios Global Productions LA, bringing its scripted and unscripted operations under a single leadership structure. As a result of the move, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "BBC Studios LA Unscripted Chief Ryan O’Dowd Adds Scripted Division Oversight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/bbc-studios-la-unscripted-chief-ryan-odowd-adds-scripted-division",
        "published": "2026-09-16T17:38:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}