Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Chara AI
Location London, England, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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My experience is in doing significant IP and rights deals for the top 25 video streaming platforms, where I have acquired over $2 billion in production value and used advanced analytical techniques to find the best route to International audiences.
I've learned at lot about international markets and shared this knowledge as a keynote speaker
at MIPCOM/TV, Cannes Film Festival, EFM Berlin, Doc Aviv (Isreal), West Doc (LA), BIFF (Norway), IDFA (Amsterdam), SXSW (Austin, Texas), AFF (Australia), EIFF (Edinburgh), SIIPF (Shanghai), Hong Kong Filmart x4, BJIFF (Beijing), IT-St. Petersburg (Russia), and a further 20+ markets and festivals in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Morocco, Japan, Phillipines, Mexico, Canada and South Korea.
I have founded companies and established offices in Los Angeles, Edinburgh, Berlin and Hong Kong. I’ve been working with online video for 20+ years managing commercial launches of new products and services in TVOD, Pay-TV, OTT and Mobile - my specialist area is the internationalisation of premium video content from East to West and in working with regulatory and licensing agencies, broadcasters and governmental organisations, in Europe, America, Africa and China to ensure the maximum opportunity for commercialisation.
