BBC hires 26-year-old entrepreneur to help reach younger audiences
Brandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’. Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenBrandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’. He made his first £10,000 before the age of 16 with a company based around the Minecraft video game and founded several other tech and marketing companies as a teenager.The BBC, along with all broadcasters, is facing a huge generational shift in the way young audiences consume media.
- ▪Brandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’.
- ▪Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenBrandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’.
- ▪He made his first £10,000 before the age of 16 with a company based around the Minecraft video game and founded several other tech and marketing companies as a teenager.The BBC, along with all broadcasters, is facing a huge generational shi
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Brandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’. Photograph: FacebookView image in fullscreenBrandon Relph has jokingly described himself as ‘the go-to guy who knows the youth’. Photograph: FacebookBBCBBC hires 26-year-old entrepreneur to help reach younger audiencesBrandon Relph, who founded first company at 13, joins strategy team in ‘much-needed step’ for the broadcasterMichael Savage Media editorThu 6 Aug 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 11.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 26-year-old business prodigy and self-styled gen Z whisperer has been drafted in by the BBC, as it battles to reach young audiences increasingly choosing content creators on YouTube and TikTok over traditional broadcasters.Brandon Relph, who founded his first…
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