Immediate announces Tamar Riley as Portfolio Managing Director

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Monday 16 February 2026

Immediate, home to trusted brands that people love, have appointed Tamar Riley as Portfolio Managing Director. The newly created role will have overall strategic leadership for Immediate’s Food & Wellness, Knowledge and Entertainment portfolios, including market-leading brands Good Food, Radio Times and HistoryExtra, as well as Immediate’s Central Content Strategy function.

Tamar will work alongside Immediate’s brand leadership teams, as well as Immediate’s product, commercial and technology teams, to develop and implement editorial, commercial and audience growth strategies, as well as new product and revenue opportunities.

With over a decade in senior media leadership roles, Tamar joins Immediate from The Standard, where as CEO she’s strengthened the brand’s core proposition, whilst accelerating its digital evolution, maximising impact for audiences and clients alike.

Prior to that, as Global Managing Director at Refinery29, she helped the digital entertainment business drive reach and revenues across multiple territories, through IP innovation, digital transformation, and strategic content and distribution partnerships. Tamar has also held senior Audience and Content strategy roles at i-D Magazine and Vice Media.

‘I’m excited to be joining Immediate at a pivotal moment. With its portfolio of powerful, trusted brands and a strong focus on innovation and digital growth, there’s a clear opportunity to evolve how we engage audiences and create value. I’m looking forward to shaping what’s next and driving sustainable growth across the portfolio.’

Tamar Riley, Portfolio Managing Director, Immediate

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‘I’m delighted to welcome Tamar to Immediate. We’ve got ambitious plans to accelerate growth across our portfolio, driving deeper engagement for our brands through new content offers across multiple platforms, growing our subscriptions base and developing new partnerships and commercial opportunities to diversify and grow our revenues. Tamar has a fantastic track record of delivering successful audience, transformation and revenue strategies, alongside a commitment to quality content and we’re really looking forward to her joining the team.’

Sean Cornwell, Immediate CEO

Tamar takes up the role in early March and also joins Immediate’s Leadership Team.

For more info, email Dominic Lobley, Director of Communications

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