BT Sport, Chief Operating Officer
Joining BT Sport on 15 October 2012 as the chief operating officer, Jamie Hindhaugh was tasked with building the infrastructure, broadcast chain and operating model for the launch of BT Sport. In August 2013, BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and BT Sport ESPN all started broadcasting from a brand new purpose-built studio facility on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. By 1 August 2015, the BT Sport offering had been expanded to 13 channel outlets to deliver the exclusive Champions League and Europa League coverage, as well as the launch of Europe’s first 4k UHD sports channel.
Jamie started his TV career as a transport coordinator at the BBC. During his time at the corporation, he had many roles including head of sourcing production resources and culminating as the head of production responsible for the BBC’s multiplatform coverage of the Olympics, Paralympics and other key national events in 2012.