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James Kirkham: Head of Copa90Past Role: COPA90, Chief Business Officer
Founded in 2006, Bigballs is a company forged through a passion for film-making and storytelling in the digital age. They were an early pioneer of ‘digital-first’ original programming, creating the world's most progressive and successful social entertainment, including BAFTA nominated Kate Modern on Bebo (the world's first drama for a
social network), BAFTA nominated real-time festival drama Who Killed Summer? and Cannes Gold Lion winning social football game I Am Playr.
The ultimate validation of their approach was the launch of Copa90 in 2012, the home of football fan culture. From the beginning the channel set out to hero the most important people in football - the fans - promising to celebrate their passions and tell the stories that matter to them outside of the 90 minutes, that make the game itself mean so much more. Since launch the brand has gone from strength to strength, breaking through 1 million subscribers in 2015 and leading to the evolution of The Copa Network, the largest digital football community reaching millions of young fans around the world via the most influential brands in global football fan culture.
