World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

Date

Mon - 21.05.2012


Rebekah Billingsley

Rebekah Billingsley

Publishing Director - Mobile Devices, BBC Worldwide, UK

After a 6 years stint in television, Rebekah joined the digital revolution in 2000 as one of the small team who set up Times Online, leading their business and channel development for over five years. Back then, she launched Mr Murdoch’s first paid-for digital content products in the form of an online crossword club and an international e-paper. Since then, Rebekah has specialised in leading the digital successes of some the UK’s top traditional publishers, launching heatworld and Closer Online for Bauer (formerly Emap), heading up Current TV’s UK digital operation and recently leading Hachette Filipacchi’s digital sites including Elle UK, Sugarscape, Red Online and Digital Spy into profitability. She joined the BBC Worldwide Magazines division to head up their mobile strategy, focusing on tablet products for brands such as Top Gear, Good Food and Focus and also manages two of their websites, including the imminent re-launch of RadioTimes.com.