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Sarah Ray is Commercial Director at Global Studios, one of the world’s leading Media and Entertainment groups. 

Sarah is responsible for driving and overseeing all commercial opportunities around Global Studio’s shows. Working with specialist partnership and agency teams, Sarah focuses on the advertising and activation opportunities for clients in and around Global’s Studio’s chart-topping shows from The Fellas to My Therapist Ghosted Me. This is part of a huge growth plan for Global with the launch of Global Studios at the end of 2025, driving all format opportunities across video and audio content. 

Prior to this, Sarah worked at the BBC as Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Manager where she was responsible for all commercial deals around their radio, music and podcast content. This included advertising in BBC podcasts ex-UK, publishing and audiobook deals, content licensing, live events, and TV options from podcast IP. 

Before working at the BBC, Sarah spent 10 years at Channel 4 working with production companies and talent agents to negotiate partnerships for advertisers which involved programme content and C4 talent. This included product placement, programme podcasts, branded social content and programme themed advertising breaks. Sarah began her media career at the Financial Times where she worked as online advertising and events manager.