Fresh off a 10-year contract renewal with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), Ben Chapman, CEO of BFBS, divulges how the organisation is revamping its media services to the world’s most remote locations and reveals an exclusive on the forthcoming appointment of a Director of AI Culture and Gaming.
After more than eight decades of entertaining the UK Armed Forces, British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has provided live TV, on-demand content, and a host of movies, magazines, and radio to some of the most difficult-to-access areas across the globe. Submarines, the Royal Navy ships, RFA surface fleets, and even disconnected environments with no internet all form part of the organisation’s key jurisdiction.
At the helm of this wide-ranging media behemoth is Ben Chapman, previously Head of Digital and Content Commissioning at the BBC, and Senior Director of Amazon Audible Originals UK. With a history of launching brands and a focus on engaging young audiences, Chapman brings an acute understanding of the speedy evolution of media habits to the BFBS’s wide-ranging remit.
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