Kate Bulkley, Media Analyst.

About Kate Bulkley

Kate Bulkley

An award-winning business journalist and media commentator who appears on camera, on stage, online and in print. Kate moderates public and corporate events and writes regularly for specialist publications, including DTVE (formerly Cable & Satellite Europe) and Broadcast Magazine in the UK. She tweets @KateComments

Kate is the Awards Secretary for the Broadcasting Press Guild’s annual Television & Radio Awards and she is a member of the Royal Television Society's Early Evening Events Committee and is its past Chair. Kate served on IBC’s conference committee for over 10 years and was the consulting editor for the annual IBC Conference for 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as an on-stage chair.

An American, Kate has lived and worked in London since 1990, first as International Editor for pay TV title Cable World magazine; then as Media Editor for European Business News, a 24-hour, pan-European channel, owned by Dow Jones & Co., where she created and co-presented the award-winning, daily half-hour media show called Media Report. From 1998 to 2001, Kate was on-screen Media and Telecommunications Editor at CNBC Europe, a co-venture between NBC and Dow Jones & Co. Kate began her journalism career at CNN in Washington, DC and subsequently worked in radio and in print in Colorado where she was senior reporter at The Denver Business Journal.

Kate has a master's degree in international economics and politics from the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (part of Johns Hopkins University in Maryland), and an undergraduate degree in Modern European Studies from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.

 

Kate at the BPG Awards 2020

Jane Featherstone CoCEO Sister productions with executive producer Andy Fry. Sister produced Best Drama Series winner Chernobyl

Jane Featherstone CoCEO Sister productions with executive producer Andy Fry. Sister produced Best Drama Series winner Chernobyl

Brigitte Trafford of Virgin Media, Kate and Kane Featherstone of Sister

Brigitte Trafford of Virgin Media, Kate and Kane Featherstone of Sister

Moira Stuart, newsreader and presenter and Kate

Moira Stuart, newsreader and presenter and Kate

The presenters and producers of Radio Programme of the Year winner Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts and the winner of the Best Documentary Miniseries For Sama and Kate.
Left to Right: Jade Wye, Hooked presenter; Nicky Edwards, producer, Hooked; Lisa Hasselgard-Rowe, Action For Sama; Afraa Hashem, featured in For Sama; Uma Doraiswarmy, producer, Hooked; Melissa Rice, Hooked presenter; and Kate

The presenters and producers of Radio Programme of the Year winner Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts and the winner of the Best Documentary Miniseries For Sama and Kate. Left to Right: Jade Wye, Hooked presenter; Nicky Edwards, producer, Hooked; Lisa Hasselgard-Rowe, Action For Sama; Afraa Hashem, featured in For Sama; Uma Doraiswarmy, producer, Hooked; Melissa Rice, Hooked presenter; and Kate

Jake Kanter BPG Chair with winner of The Jury Prize representative Tony Walker, who has been a participant in the Up Series directed by Micheal Apted since its inception in 1964.

Jake Kanter BPG Chair with winner of The Jury Prize representative Tony Walker, who has been a participant in the Up Series directed by Micheal Apted since its inception in 1964.

Moira Stuart with her trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting.

Moira Stuart with her trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting.

BPG members with winner of the Breakthrough Award Ncuti Gatwa and also the producer of Fleabag Series 2, Sarah Hammond and Dam Walker, Head of Development at Two Brothers, Fleabag producer

BPG members with winner of the Breakthrough Award Ncuti Gatwa and also the producer of Fleabag Series 2, Sarah Hammond and Dam Walker, Head of Development at Two Brothers, Fleabag producer

Kate with Samira Ahmed, winner of the Audio Presenter of the the Year award and Farah Jassat, producer of How I Found My Voice podcast

Kate with Samira Ahmed, winner of the Audio Presenter of the the Year award and Farah Jassat, producer of How I Found My Voice podcast

Kate with Dan and Tom, director and head of events for sponsor Virgin Media

Kate with Dan and Tom, director and head of events for sponsor Virgin Media

Kate with Helen Behan, actress in Elizabeth is Missing and The Virtues

Kate with Helen Behan, actress in Elizabeth is Missing and The Virtues

Samira Ahmed and Kate

Samira Ahmed and Kate

Left to right: BPG members Adrian Lobb, Gideon Spanier, Kate Bulkley, Ross Biddiscombe, actor Ncuti Gatwa and BPG Chair Jake Kanter.

Left to right: BPG members Adrian Lobb, Gideon Spanier, Kate Bulkley, Ross Biddiscombe, actor Ncuti Gatwa and BPG Chair Jake Kanter.

Left to right: Paula and Tom from Virgin Media; Kate; BPG member Scott Bryan and Jake Kanter, BPG Chair.

Left to right: Paula and Tom from Virgin Media; Kate; BPG member Scott Bryan and Jake Kanter, BPG Chair.

 

Kate at the BPG Awards 2019

Alex Scott, Ross Biddiscombe, Kate and  (left) Alex's Mum

Alex Scott, Ross Biddiscombe, Kate and (left) Alex's Mum

Ross, Fiona Shaw and Kate

Ross, Fiona Shaw and Kate

Kate with Kerry Girls, Manori Ravindran and Jimmy Mulville

Kate with Kerry Girls, Manori Ravindran and Jimmy Mulville

Kate with Alex Jennings

Kate with alex Jennings

Kate with Bob Mortimer

Kate with Bob Mortimer

Kate with BPG Chair Ake Kanter and Chris Curtis

Kate with BPG Chair Ake Kanter and Chris Curtis

Kate with Jodi Comer (Killing Eve)

Kate with Jodi Comer (Killing Eve)

Kate with Nicholas Parsons of Just a Minute

Kate with Nicholas Parsons of Just a Minute

Kate with the Virgin Media sponsors

Kate with the Virgin Media sponsors

 

Sale or Scale Panel 2018

Kate participated in the February 2018 panel on Sale or Scale, chaired by Matthew Garrahan of the FT, Mediatique’s Mathew Horsman, consultant Mike Darcey and co-founder of indie producer Expectation Tim Hincks.

 

Kate at the BPG Awards March 2018

Kate and Mackenzie Crook, actor and writer, Detectorists

Kate and Mackenzie Crook, actor and writer, Detectorists

Kate and Lesley Sharp, actress, Three Girls

Kate and Lesley Sharp, actress, Three Girls

Kate, Geoff Lloyd, Emma Barnett and Ed Miliband, radio winners

Kate, Geoff Lloyd, Emma Barnett and Ed Miliband, radio winners

Kate, Prue Leith (Judge on the Great British Bake Off) and Jake Kanter, Business Insider

Kate, Prue Leith (Judge on the Great British Bake Off) and Jake Kanter, Business Insider

Kate and Toby Jones, actor, Detectorists

Kate and Toby Jones, actor, Detectorists

Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Broadcaster of the Year and Kate

Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Broadcaster of the Year and Kate

 

Kate at the BPG Awards March 2017

Kate with Pip Torrens from The Crown and Matthew Macfadyen from Ripper Street

Kate with Pip Torrens from The Crown and Matthew Macfadyen from Ripper Street

With Phoebe Waller-Bridge star of Fleabag

With Phoebe Waller-Bridge star of Fleabag

The drinks

The drinks

With Hugh Laurie from The Night Manager

With Hugh Laurie from The Night Manager

With Kenton Allen, VEO of Big Talk Productions, producer of Mum

With Kenton Allen, VEO of Big Talk Productions, producer of Mum

Pip Torrens, Kate, Keeley Hawes, actress and Matthew Macfadyen

Pip Torrens, Kate, Keeley Hawes, actress and Matthew Macfadyen

Ross Biddiscombe, Kate and Jared Harris from The Crown

Ross Biddiscombe, Kate and Jared Harris from The Crown

With Stephen Daldry, director, The Crown and Andy Harries, Executive Producer The Crown

With Stephen Daldry, director, The Crown and Andy Harries, Executive Producer The Crown

 

Kate at the BPG Awards March 2016

BPG Awards March 2016. Ross Biddescombe, Journalist and Writer, Kate, Mary Berry, Food writer and Television Presenter and  John Lloyd, comedy writer and producer of Black Adder and QI

BPG Awards March 2016. Ross Biddescombe, Journalist and Writer, Kate, Mary Berry, Food writer and Television Presenter and John Lloyd, comedy writer and producer of Black Adder and QI

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with Rob Delaney, writer and star of Catastrophe on Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with Rob Delaney, writer and star of Catastrophe on Channel 4 and Amazon Prime Video

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with actors Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall) and Adam James (Doctor Foster)

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with actors Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall) and Adam James (Doctor Foster)

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with Russell T Davies, who revived Dr Who and wrote Cucumber, Banana and Tofu for Channel4, E4 and All 4

BPG Awards March 2016. Kate with Russell T Davies, who revived Dr Who and wrote Cucumber, Banana and Tofu for Channel4, E4 and All 4

 

Kate at the BPG Awards Lunch March 13th 2015

BPG Awards Lunch March 13th 2015

BPG Awards Lunch March 13th 2015

Kate with Amelia Fox

Kate with Lenny Henry

Kate with Lenny Henry

Kate with Hugh Bonneville

Kate with Andrew Buchan

Kate with Toby Jones

Kate with Sam Sheridan

Kate with the Gogglebox stars Sandy and Sandra

 

Eutelsat TV Awards Best Programme, Rome, Nov 28th 2014

Kate handed out the gong to the winner of the Eutelsat TV Awards Best Programme in Rome on Nov 28th 2014. This is the report of Sky Italia, home of the series.

Kate presents the SKY Italia Award for Top Programme to Gomorrah star Marco D'Amore and Roberto Amoroso Kate presents the SKY Italia Award for Top Programme to Gomorrah star Marco D'Amore and Roberto Amoroso

 

Kate at the BPG TV & Radio Awards March 28 2014

Kate is the BPG Awards Secretary - these are photos from the March 28, 2014 BPG Awards.

Also see Kate dancing with Strictly Come Dancing's Bruce Forsyth at the BPG Awards here:

Kate with Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye and co-writer of The Wipers Times, winner of the Best Single TV Drama for 2013. 
 Kate with Nick Ferrari of LBC, winner of the Best Radio Broadcaster

Kate with Olivia Colman, best actress winner for Broadchurch (ITV)  Strictly's Robin Windsor, Kristina Rihanoff and Bruce Forsyth with Kate

Kate dances with Bruce Forsyth
 Broadchurch Best Writer winner Chris Chibnall, BPG chairman John Plunkett, Broadchurch producer Kudos CEO Jane Featherstone and Kate

Kate with actors Clemence Posey and Stephen Dillane of The Tunnel (Best Multichannel TV winner)  Michael Palin, actor in The Wipers Times, Kate and Stephen Poliakoff, writer of Dancing on the Edge (BBC2)

 

Kate at Casbaa 2013 in Hong Kong

Kate at Casbaa 2013 in Hong Kong

Kate at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2013

Broadcast Digital Awards 2013

Broadcast Digital Awards 2013

Broadcast Digital Awards 2013

Broadcast Digital Awards 2013

Kate at the BPG TV & Radio Awards March 14 2013 at One Whitehall Place, London

Kate with Mary Berry, winner of Best Factual programme The Great British Bakeoff 
 Kate with Rebecca Hall, winner of Best Actress for Parade's End

 Kate with Huw Edwards, BBC - BBC won for 2012 Olympics Innovation Award

 Kate with the Broadcast Magazine crew

Kate with Benedict Cumberbatch, winner of Best Actor for Sherlock and Parade's End
 Kate with Sir Tom Stoppard, Rebecca Hall and Benedict Cumberbatch- winner of best Drama Series for Parade's End

 Kate with BBC Radio 4's John Humphrys winner of the Harvey Lee Award The lunch

 Kate with Roger Allam, David Morrisey and Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch, Dynamo the Magician and Kate

Parades End winners

 

Tim Carter, CEO of Twenty Twenty, with the BPG's Kate Bulkley and Gareth Malone of The Choir: Military Wives

Tim Carter, CEO of Twenty Twenty, with the BPG's Kate Bulkley and Gareth Malone of The Choir: Military Wives

 

Kate on stage at Casbaa in Hong Kong in Nov 2011

Kate on stage at Casbaa in Hong Kong in Nov 2011

Kate chaired the MediaGuardian Changing Broadcasting Summit Oct 31, 2007 (pic by Martin Cooke)

Kate chaired the MediaGuardian Changing Broadcasting Summit Oct 31, 2007 (pic by Martin Cooke)

Kate Bulkley (Courtesy BT Tradespace 2007)

Kate Bulkley (Courtesy BT Tradespace 2007)

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

CTAM conference 25-26th September Berlin, Germany Photo courtesy of CTAM

From the Media Guardian Create in China Conference, October 2008

From the Media Guardian Create in China Conference, October 2008

Mipcom TV Market October 13 to 17 2008 Cannes, France

Mipcom TV Market October 13 to 17 2008 Cannes, France

Kate at Mipcom TV Market October 13 to 17 2008 Cannes, France

Kate at Mipcom TV Market October 13 to 17 2008 Cannes, France

 

Broadcasting Press Guild

 Pictures from the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, 2011 (Click the image for a larger version)

Kate with Nigel Pargetter of The Archers aka Graham Seed

Richard Brooke of The Times, Kate, Patricia Hodge

Kate with Julian Fellowes the writer of Downton Abbey and his wife

Kate with Professor Brian Cox

Kate with Miranda Hart the comedian

Kate with Professor Brian Cox

Kate with Journalist Ross Biddiscombe

Photos:

 

Broadcasting Press Guild

 Pictures from the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, 2010 (Click the image for a larger version)

Peter Capaldi, actor in The Thick of It with Kate

Kate with actor Matthew Macfadyen (he won for Enid)

Kate with Eddie Mair for The PM Programme

Terry Wogan with Kate

Maxine Peake with Kate

Kate with Gareth Malone who won for The Choir: Unsung Town

Photos:

 

Broadcasting Press Guild

 Pictures from the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, 2008 (Click the image for a larger version)

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page, the BPG's Kate Bulkley, and writer Ruth Jones

Andrew Marr (centre) chats to Kate Bulkley and David Wigg

Kate Bulkley discusses the schedule with Barney Jones, Editor of The Andrew Marr Show

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page, the BPG's Kate Bulkley, and writer Ruth Jones

Andrew Marr (centre) chats to Kate Bulkley and David Wigg

Kate Bulkley discusses the schedule with Barney Jones, Editor of The Andrew Marr Show

Cranford and Life on Mars star Philip Glenister gives a pre-show interview

Cranford and Life on Mars star Philip Glenister gives a pre-show interview

Kate Bulkley discusses the schedule with Barney Jones, Editor of The Andrew Marr Show

Kate with Andrew Marr

Kate Bulkley discusses the schedule with Barney Jones, Editor of The Andrew Marr Show

Kate with Andrew Marr

Photos: Richard Kendal and Kate Bulkley

 

Broadcasting Press Guild

 Pictures from the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, 2007 (Click the image for a larger version)

Kate with Stephen Fry, actor who won an award for The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Kate, Liz Smith, actress, John Rushton, producer and Sue Johnston,  
actress who picked up the Best Entertainment Award for the Royle  
Family: Queen of Sheba

Kate and Jim Broadbent, actor and winner of hte Best Actor Award for  
Longford

Kate with Stephen Fry, actor who won an award for The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

kate, Liz Smith, actress, John Rushton, producer and Sue Johnston, actress who picked up the Best Entertainment Award for the Royle Family: Queen of Sheba

Kate and Jim Broadbent, actor and winner of the Best Actor Award for Longford

Kate with John Simm, actor, and Phil Glenister, actor. The show they  
starred in Life on Mars won Best Writer's Award and also Best Drama  
Series

Kate with Nigel Planer, actor. He was in the Multichannel Award  
winning Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (Sky One)

Phil Glenister surveys the room

Kate with John Simm, actor, and Phil Glenister, actor. The show they starred in Life on Mars won Best Writer's Award and also Best Drama Series

Kate with Nigel Planer, actor. He was in the Multichannel Award winning Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (Sky One)

Phil Glenister surveys the room

The 33rd Annual BPG Awards Lunch

Kate with Sue Johnston, actress

The 33rd Annual BPG Awards Lunch

Kate with Sue Johnston, actress

Click Here to see Russell Brand's acceptance speech for his Best Non-acting Performer Award.

 

Broadcasting Press Guild

 Pictures from the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, April 2006 (Click the image for a larger version)

Charles Dance receives the Best Actor Award from Kate Bulkley for his portrayal of Mr Tulkinghorn in the BBC production of Bleak House

Actress Jo Scanlan, producer Adam Tandy and writer Armando Iannucci receive the Best Comedy award for The Thick of It from BPG chairman Kate Bulkley

BBC Radio and Music's John Ousby (left), Chris Kimber, BPG chairman Kate Bulkley, BBC Radio's Ayesha Mohideen and Justin Spooner at the presentation of the Innovation award.

Charles Dance receives the Best Actor Award from Kate Bulkley for his portrayal of Mr Tulkinghorn in the BBC production of Bleak House

Actress Jo Scanlan, producer Adam Tandy and writer Armando Iannucci receive the Best Comedy award for The Thick of It from BPG chairman Kate Bulkley

BBC Radio and Music's John Ousby (left), Chris Kimber, BPG chairman Kate Bulkley, BBC Radio's Ayesha Mohideen and Justin Spooner at the presentation of the Innovation award.

Armando Iannucci (left), Simon Blackwell (third from left), Tony Roche, Ian Martin and Jesse Armstrong receive The Writer's Award from BPG chairman Kate Bulkley
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Robert Thirkel (left), series editor Jamie's School Dinners, and director Guy Gilbert receive the Best Documentary Series award from Kate Bulkley

Kate Bulkley chats to actor Charles Dance, the winner of the Best Actor award (Photo: Matt Prince)

Armando Iannucci (left), Simon Blackwell (third from left), Tony Roche, Ian Martin and Jesse Armstrong receive The Writer's Award from BPG chairman Kate Bulkley

Robert Thirkel (left), series editor Jamie's School Dinners, and director Guy Gilbert receive the Best Documentary Series award from Kate Bulkley

Kate Bulkley chats to actor Charles Dance, the winner of the Best Actor award (Photo: Matt Prince)

Bleak House Director Justin Chadwick (left), screenplay writer Andrew Davies and producer Nigel Stafford Clark (second from right) receive the award for Best Drama from Kate Bulkley

Gillian Anderson is presented with the award for Best Actress for her role as Lady Dedlock in Bleak House

Membership Secretary Richard Last received a Special Award from chairman Kate Bulkley for his contribution to the Guild

Bleak House Director Justin Chadwick (left), screenplay writer Andrew Davies and producer Nigel Stafford Clark (second from right) receive the award for Best Drama from Kate Bulkley

Gillian Anderson is presented with the award for Best Actress for her role as Lady Dedlock in Bleak House

Membership Secretary Richard Last received a Special Award from chairman Kate Bulkley for his contribution to the Guild

Alistair Beaton, wtiter of Best Single Drama A Very Social Secretary alongside executive prroducer David Aukin, Kate Bulkley, producer Hal Vogel and actors Doon Mackichan and Victoria Hamilton

Kate Bulkley addresses the guests

Gillian Anderson

Alistair Beaton, wtiter of Best Single Drama A Very Social Secretary alongside executive prroducer David Aukin, Kate Bulkley, producer Hal Vogel and actors Doon Mackichan and Victoria Hamilton

Kate Bulkley addresses the guests

Gillian Anderson

Left to right, Melvyn Bragg with the Harvey Lee Award, Marilyn Lee & Kate

Left to right, Melvyn Bragg with the Harvey Lee Award, Marilyn Lee & Kate.

 

Details of the 2005 BPG Awards can be found by clicking here

 

 

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