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BBC Worldwide makes US Library Sales appointment
LONDON: Focussing on increasing its share of the global stock footage market, BBC Library Sales has appointed Jan Ross to manage its activity in the US. Her designation is BBC Worldwide America’s senior vice president, Library Sales.
Reporting to BBC Library Sales managing director Simon Gibbs and based in Los Angeles, Ross will manage the overall strategy in the US for the company’s motion imagery licensing business.
Gibbs was quoted in an official release saying, “Ross’ track record in the industry will be invaluable in driving forward our ambitious business plans. She has become a member of the team at a time when our business is going from strength to strength on both sides of the Atlantic and I am looking forward to her further increasing our profile in the US market.”
With more than 20 years’ senior management experience in stock footage marketing, film production and the commercial film licensing business, Ross was a founder of the Energy Film Library. She led the company’s global expansion, conversion of its digital assets to digital media, and the development of its Internet strategies, prior to selling Energy assets to Getty Images in 1997.
Following this acquisition, she served as the chief executive officer of Getty’s film division and as a member of the senior management team of gettyone, the creative channel of the company.
After leaving Getty in 2000, Ross has served as an executive of Blacklight Films, which recently produced the broadcast series, America! BBC Library Sales operates from offices in London and regional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney and Tokyo.
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TCS and ServiceNow join forces to fast-track AI in enterprises
New partnership aims to turn clunky workflows into smart, self-learning engines
MUMBAI: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and ServiceNow have teamed up to help businesses move from AI experiments to full-scale adoption. The multi-year partnership will see TCS building industry-specific AI solutions on the ServiceNow platform, transforming slow, manual processes into intelligent, autonomous workflows that learn and improve over time.
Enterprises are eager for smarter ways to handle back-office functions like HR, finance, supply chain, procurement, and employee services. With this collaboration, TCS will offer AI-led solutions that bring together trusted AI, modern workflows, and deep industry knowledge, helping businesses work faster, smarter, and more efficiently.
ServiceNow president and chief product officer Amit Zavery said, “Enterprises need partners who can combine innovation, execution, and governance. Together with TCS, we are embedding AI directly into workflows, modernising legacy systems, and driving measurable results.”
TCS executive director and COO Aarthi Subramanian added, “Companies are ready to move beyond pilots to enterprise-wide transformation. Our partnership will embed intelligence across IT, operations, and customer functions, unlocking speed, efficiency, and lasting advantage.”
The solutions are designed to break down silos, giving organisations a holistic, insight-driven view. HR operations, for instance, could shift from fragmented services to a smooth hire-to-retire lifecycle, boosting productivity and engagement. Similarly, order processing could evolve from a slow, multi-step cycle into a fast-moving engine that drives revenue and cash flow.
TCS is already ServiceNow’s largest user for IT Asset Management, rolling out the system across thousands of devices in just three months. Both companies will also invest in co-innovation labs, solution showcases, and joint go-to-market initiatives to bring these AI capabilities to clients.
With this partnership, enterprises can look forward to workflows that think for themselves, helping businesses stay ahead in the AI era.
