Please note: this profile is now part of an archived conference and information may be outdated.
Alison Bakunowich
Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, NEE and Milkshake!
SVP and General Manager

SVP General Manager of Nickelodeon UK & Ireland, NEE and Milkshake!, Alison Bakunowich reports directly to the Board of Nickelodeon. Alison is responsible for the Nickelodeon business within the UK and Ireland, driving ratings and revenues across the Nickelodeon brands including seven television channels as well as the network’s multiplatform and consumer products offering.
Alison also works with the International Programming team on local programme acquisitions and commissions and supervises programme commissions and acquisitions for Channel 5’s popular Milkshake! strand and last year was its best year ever for share amongst Kids 4-15 and Adults 16-34.
Previous to her tenure at Nickelodeon UK, Bakunowich served as Marketing and Commercial Partnerships Director for Nickelodeon Australia/New Zealand. Before Nick she spent seven years at Australia’s John Fairfax Publications.
Alison's Sessions
Disruption – What’s Next?
Running out of road – can UK kids TV survive the great OTT disruption?
Commissioner Conversations: Nickelodeon and Turner
Have you got the next big programme idea? Turner and Nick both thrive on international success stories. What’s next for these two global broadcasters?
Commissioner Conversations: PSBs
Commissioners from UK Public Service Broadcasters reveal how to approach them, what they‘re looking for, and the post-commissioning relationship.