Becca Hutson
head of digital, GB News; former director of video, MailOnline; former head of multimedia, Northern and Shell

Becca started her career on the fashion desk at TheLondonPaper. From there, she moved into TV production, working on a series of digital first programming co-developed with Channel4 and syndicated across digital and linear platforms. She then worked for David Miliband’s 2010 Labour Leadership bid, working on digital and social campaigning, before joining video start-up Rightster as editorial director which went on to IPO for £20.4million on the AIM in 2013.

Becca then joined MailOnline as their first director of video, driving the world’s most popular English-language video and commercial strategy. In 2016 she joined Northern and Shell as the group head of multimedia for titles including OK! Online and the Daily Express, overseeing the acquisition by Trinity Mirror. She drove over one billion video views a year across the group, as well as launching their award-winning multimedia programme.

In 2021, Becca joined GB News as the head of digital and part of the on-air team. The digital arm of GB News has been a resolute success – driving 1.4 billion impressions within three weeks of launch and over 40million on YouTube alone.

Follow Becca on Twitter @BeccaHutson

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