Elaine Anne Bedell OBE (born September 1960) is an English television producer and executive, currently CEO of the Southbank Centre, London, a complex of artistic venues.
Her former roles include Director of Comedy and Entertainment at ITV, and Executive Chair of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
[4] She commissioned The One Show in 2006, and in Factual Entertainment she worked with Emma Swain, Adam Kemp, Richard Klein and Peter Horrocks.
[9] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted live performances, the organisation furloughed most of its 600 employees, and in July 2020 proposed to make up to 400 redundant.
[11] Bedell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to business and the arts.