Cassian is currently SVP Content Creation & Acquisition for BBC Studios, with a leadership role in developing and launching new BBC services for international audiences.
He was previously Channel Editor of BBC Four. He was responsible for maintaining and building the channel's singular and innovative voice, capitalising on its successes across Arts, Music, History, Documentary and International Drama. Under his leadership the channel saw consistent audience growth and won many awards including Broadcast Digital Channel of the Year and Edinburgh TV Festival Specialist Channel of the Year
Prior to this role, Cassian spent five years as Commissioning Editor for Science, Natural History and History across BBC One, Two and Four.
Before the BBC, Cassian spent 15 years in the independent sector, working as a Director, Producer and Executive Producer across a variety of documentary genres. He has won multiple awards including a Bafta, a Peabody, 3 Emmies and 5 RTS awards.
Cassian Harrison Job Title SVP, Content Creation & Acquisition Company BBC STUDIOS
