Josh Bassett

Head of Media Distribution and Partnerships, EMEA

Josh Bassett is Bloomberg Media’s Head of Distribution and Partnerships in EMEA. He is responsible for licensing Bloomberg content and services to hundreds of media and corporate clients across the region. He is also responsible for the company’s media partnerships in the region which include the Arabic language partnership with Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) and multi-platform partnerships in Turkey and Bulgaria. During his time at Bloomberg, Josh spent three years based in Turkey and two years in Bahrain.

Prior to Bloomberg, Josh spent a decade at the BBC where he worked in various roles across their TV News output, including the News Channel, BBC World and the One, Six and Ten O’Clock News. He also helped launch a sports news channel at ITN.