Experience

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  Viaplay Group

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • IP Monetization & Distribution Manager

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Understanding contracts, applying contract wording into revenue calculations and collection reports, supporting Content Sales with forecasting and decisions on distribution strategies. Working closely with Content Sales, Finance, Business Affairs, Legal and be the main point of contact for our collection agencies. Royalty distribution of original productions, keeping track of financials, contracts, recoupments and applying accurately waterfall terms to reports. Managing relationships with distributors and producers, following up on reporting and feedback. Creating valuation analyses (model building, scenario testing, etc.) to support the content teams when considering new projects. Ownership of communications to support our Finance department’s budgeting and planning process, as well as monitoring and forecasting revenues from international distribution.

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  EGS Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Owner

    • 1999 - Jun 2021
    • London, United Kingdom

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  THANE DIRECT UK LIMITED

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Technical Consultant

    • Aug 2012 - Oct 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    Thane is a Direct Response TV company owning a full time channel on SKY for more than 15 years. Helping with • Account and project management, TV airtime sales, prolong operations agreements • Business analysis, assessment and incorporation of latest technologies • Operations, platform and performance evaluation of company’s TV channels

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  TPC - The Proactiv Company - NESTLE

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Technical Consultant

    • May 2016 - Jan 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    When Nestle acquired Skin Health division of Guthy-Renker, they changed the name to TPC. Besides the usual tasks described in my previous entry, we had to participate in various meetings and discussions so to go forward with ideas and proposals that were in line with the strategy of the big company.

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  Guthy|Renker

  • United States
  • Advertising Services
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Satellite & Cable Distribution & Procurement Manager

    • Nov 2011 - May 2016

    Management and operational control, platform evaluation and performance analysis of Guthy-Renker's Pan-European DRTV channel carried by EUROSPORT reaching over 60 million DTH and cable households. Technical and commercial liaison. Streamline operations within EUROSPORT's daedalean broadcasting environment involving multiple video and audio feeds. Negotiate and consolidate new and existing contracts. SKY and freesat EPG scheduling: formating, uploading, verified according to SKY's and freesat's complex and strict specifications. Arqiva: day to day management and operations of the full time home-shopping TV channel. SES Astra: Working with the satellite operator to manage-operate our full time channel in Germany, transmitted from Munich. Consulting on latest TV distribution technologies like IPTV, CONNECTED TV, Mobile apps.

  • Satellite & Cable & Procurement Distribution Manager

    • Jul 2007 - Nov 2011

    Operations control and management of TV Shop full time channel in the UK, TV Shop full time channel in Germany and EUROSPORT contract . Renegotiate EUROSPORT agreement successfully, bringing in new clauses involving new technologies -HD, IPTV and mobile TV- and new trends in TV viewing habits. Renegotiate with ARQIVA and re-launch the Celebrity Shop, Guthy-Renker's own full time channel on SKY. August 2008 launch a simulcast channel freesat, BBC's free satelite platform. Develop procedure for loading EPGs to freesat platform according to their specification.June 2010 manage, negotiate and lock the deal of selling Celebrity Shop to PLAYBOY TV UK.

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  Modern Times Group MTG AB

  • Sweden
  • Entertainment Providers
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Broadcasting & Procurement Consultant

    • Oct 1999 - Aug 2007

    Early 2000, manage the launching of the first full time home shopping channel "TV Shop" on SKY Digital platform. Direct contact with OFCOM for all licensing issues. Negotiate the satellite and ground services contracts with suppliers Arqiva and SES ASTRA. Develop procedures and software interface to meet BSKYB's strict specification for its well structured Electronic Program Guide (EPG). Format and upload daily schedules on BSKY's BFS server. Concluding in bullet points• Negotiating, launching and managing UK’s first SKY digital homeshopping TV channel which escalated company’s sales 15 times higher in the first year and rocketed EBIT in its highest level• Dealing with Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator for all licensing and compliance issues• Business development by launching 5 more TV channels all over Europe• Later developed for similar technique for freesat platform.

  • Network Consultant

    • Feb 1999 - Sep 1999

    • Developing tailored-made procedures and software solutions for a broadcaster

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  Osprey Communications - Viasat Broadcasting

  • IT & Network Manager

    • Dec 1995 - Feb 1999

    • Data engineering, LAN and WAN network management, design and implementation• IT and telecom support to over 300 users in the UK and Scandinavian countries