Sarah Rose is President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead at Paramount.
Based in London, she reports to Pam Kaufman, President & CEO, International Markets, at Paramount.
Sarah oversees the Channel 5 and My5 platforms in the UK, as well as maintaining commercial oversight of Paramount’s Pay TV brands – MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon – in the region.
Having held senior leadership positions at Paramount since joining in 2020, Sarah has been a driving force behind the commercial success of the Channel 5 portfolio and My5 and helped to launch Paramount’s streaming services in Canada.
In her most recent role of Chief Operating & Commercial Officer for Broadcast UK & International Studios, Sarah was responsible for key UK business functions and played a key role in devising and implementing strategy across Paramount’s free-to-air, BVOD and pay TV brands. For Paramount’s International Studio business, Sarah also led all commercial and operational activity across its network of creative hubs.
Sarah joined Paramount from Channel 4, where she was Chief Consumer and Strategy Officer on the Executive Team. She originally joined to helm the launch of Channel 4’s VOD service (All4) before moving to lead Commercial and Business Development.
Sarah started her career as a graduate on ITV’s fast-track management scheme, eventually assuming the role of General Manager of ITV’s Digital Channels.
