Didier Ghez

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SVP, International Content and Partnerships @ Troveo AI
Miami, FL, US
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Miami, Florida, United States, United States
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About Didier Ghez

Seasoned Negotiator & Digital Distribution Leader• Senior level Media and Entertainment executive, expert at building new digital (DtoC, SVOD, TVOD, AVOD, EST, etc.) markets from the ground up and at driving customer acquisition and revenue growth.• Forward-thinking, innovative professional with the ability to lead globally dispersed teams to effectively execute on business strategy and achieve ambitious goals in diverse markets, including North America, LATAM and Europe.• Multilingual: Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, English and French.• Live and worked in Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain and the United States.Expertise in:International Deal MakingBusiness DevelopmentStreaming Distribution and PartnershipsNew Media (VOD, EST, DtoC, VR, etc.) Licensing Media and Entertainment Content New Technologies New Digital Business ModelsLed Starz’s International Business Development and Partnership team with a focus on customer acquisition and on increased distribution in Canada, UK, and Latin America for Starz’s DtoC SVOD services.Spent 6 years leading NBC Universal's Digital Distribution across Latin America & Iberia (SVOD, TVOD, EST, AVOD).Spent 6 years building Warner Bros. Entertainment Digital Distribution business across Southern Europe.Spent 6 years directing Disney Internet Groups Wireless and Broadband business in Latin America and Iberia, based successively in Paris, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Madrid. Built the Latin American market for Disney Mobile and Disney's European Broadband market, from a business development and marketing perspective.

Didier Ghez's Current Company Details
Troveo AI

Troveo Ai

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SVP, International Content and Partnerships
Miami, FL, US
Didier Ghez Work Experience Details
  • Troveo Ai
    Svp, International Content And Partnerships
    Troveo Ai
    Miami, Fl, Us
  • Bango
    Vice President Of Sales, Latin America And Iberia
    Bango Jul 2024 - Present
    Cambridge, England, Gb
    • Leading the expansion of Bango's Digital Vending Machine across Latin America and Iberia with a focus on telcos, ISPs and other relevant subscription resellers.Bango is the international SaaS platform of reference for OTT integration and super bundling.
  • Starz
    Vice President International Business Development And Partnerships
    Starz Sep 2022 - Dec 2023
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Oversaw the International Business Development, Distribution & Partnership team, with a focus on driving customer acquisition and increasing distribution across Canada, UK, and LATAM for Starz’s SVOD services: STARZ and LIONSGATE+. • Successfully built and led Starz International's distributed, multicultural BD and Distribution team (UK, Brazil, Los Angeles)• Expanded Starz International's commercial strategy to diversify revenue streams (through new distribution partners, bundles, brand partnerships, etc.)• Led the negotiations of multi-territory distribution deals with Mercado Libre (largest e-commerce platform in Latin America) and YouTube (YouTube Primetime Channels)
  • Age Of Learning, Inc.
    Senior Director, International Business Development And Partnerships
    Age Of Learning, Inc. Sep 2021 - May 2022
    Glendale, Ca, Us
    Led the international expansion of Age of Learning, creator of ABCmouse, the most popular eLearning app for kids in North America.• Defined Age of Learning’s international go-to-market strategy• Headed partnership negotiations with some of the largest media and mobile companies in Asia, Europe and Latin America• Launched app distribution partnership in Vietnam with Galaxy Education, and VOD content deal in Korea with 2nd largest mobile operator, KT
  • Funimation (Part Of Sony)
    Director Of Sales
    Funimation (Part Of Sony) Aug 2018 - Sep 2021
    Led Funimation’s (the largest distributor of anime in the world and a subsidiary of Sony Pictures) domestic licensing of AVOD, SVOD, and TV as well as international licensing in all windows (Theatrical, DVD/Blu-Ray, TVOD, EST, AVOD, SVOD, Branded SVOD, Pay TV, and Free TV). • Spearheaded the expansion of Funimation’s OTT service in Latin America.• Closed multiple record-dollar-amount non-exclusive domestic deals with Netflix, resulting in a 3-fold increase of Funimation’s SVOD licensing revenues in 3 years.• Doubled the number of international distribution partners, resulting in a 2.5-fold increase in international licensing revenues in 3 years.
  • Nbcuniversal, Inc.
    Vice President Digital Media, Latin America & Iberia
    Nbcuniversal, Inc. Mar 2012 - Dec 2017
    New York City, Ny, Us
    Owned the strategy and business development for Digital Distribution across LATAM, Spain, and Portugal. Defined and implemented new windowing, pricing, and product strategies (PVOD, AVOD, etc.) across strategic partners. • Successfully negotiated SVOD, TVOD, and EST distribution deals across LATAM and Iberia with main MVPDs and OTT players like NET/DLA, Netflix, DirecTV, Sky, Telefonica, Apple, and Cinepolis. • Renegotiated complex pan-regional agreements with high-level customers including NET, DirecTV, and Televisa while navigating and accounting for regional unrest across Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil. • Increased revenues two-fold for NBCUniversal’s LATAM SVOD in less than six years.• Bolstered NBCUniversal’s LATAM TVOD/EST revenues seven-fold in less than six years.
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
    Director Digital Distribution, Southern Europe
    Warner Bros. Entertainment Jun 2006 - Feb 2012
    Burbank, Ca, Us
    Headed up strategy and business development for Digital Distribution across Italy and Spain. Performed a thorough analysis on the impact of changing business models on existing Warner Bros. businesses – such as the shortened exploitation windows’ effect on DVD and TV and SVOD impact on rental business. • Led the negotiation of VOD, EST, and Mobile distribution deals across Southern Europe with main MVPDs and OTT players (i.e., Apple, Telefonica, Ono, Orange). • Developed a $10MM TVOD/EST market across Southern Europe within six years, taking end-to-end ownership to build from scratch. • Established Warner as the recognized VOD/EST market leader for six consecutive years. • Boosted digital market growth in the country by creating and leading an industry-wide Spanish “Digital Forum.”
  • Walt Disney Internet Group International
    Senior Business Manager Iberia And Latin America (Madrid)
    Walt Disney Internet Group International Oct 2004 - Jun 2006
    In charge of Disney’s Broadband strategy and activities across Europe:• Pan-European Broadband Business Development: content distribution negotiations for massive multi-user game Toontown, E-learning Disney Magic English and E-DVD offering with all major European ISPs, including Terra (Spain), Telefonica (Spain), Fastweb (Italy), T-Online (Germany) and Wanadoo (France).• Definition and implementation of marketing plans within The Walt Disney Company to support launches of Broadband products after conclusion of business development negotiations.
  • Walt Disney Internet Group International
    Senior Business Manager Latin America (Sao Paulo)
    Walt Disney Internet Group International Dec 2002 - Oct 2004
    In charge of Disney’s New Media strategy and activities for Latin America (pan-regional):• Business development of Wireless content distribution (e.g.: Telcel, Claro, Vivo, TIM, Unifon): Negotiated content distribution agreements with all major wireless carriers in Latin America and content wholesale deals with main handset manufacturers (e.g.: Nokia, Motorola, Siemens) Led definition and supervision of marketing campaigns developed by mobile carriers and handset manufacturers Ensured full support of mobile campaigns by all divisions of The Walt Disney Company (e.g.: TV spots, flyer inserts in DVDs, mention in movie trailers, inclusion in special events, creation of bundle packages with handset manufacturers) Allowing Disney Mobile in Latin America to grow from nothing to a 600.000 dollars yearly market in less than 2 years• Key account management of Terra for launch of Broadband offering (Disney Magic Connection)
  • Walt Disney Internet Group International
    Senior Manager Latin America (Buenos Aires)
    Walt Disney Internet Group International Dec 2000 - Dec 2002
    - Recruitment and training of internet staff in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil- Management of teams developing and promoting disneylatino.com, disney.com.br and Fox Kids sites- Setting up of strategic alliances to increase traffic and revenues
  • Walt Disney Internet Group Europe
    Manager Southern Europe And Latin America (Paris)
    Walt Disney Internet Group Europe Dec 1998 - Dec 2000
    - Supervision of agencies developing Disney’s Internet sites in France, Italy, Spain and Latin America- Transferring technological and marketing knowledge to the teams in charge of Internet activities within the various lines of business of The Walt Disney Company
  • Disneyland Paris
    Project Leader For Web And Multimedia Activities (Paris)
    Disneyland Paris Aug 1996 - Aug 1998
    - In charge of www.disneylandparis.com

Didier Ghez Skills

Digital Media Business Development Strategic Partnerships Digital Distribution New Media Film Entertainment Mobile Devices Negotiation Strategy Television Disney E Commerce Content Management Latin America Digital Marketing Management Marketing Video Advertising Social Media Multimedia Digital Strategy Vod Online Advertising Content Strategy Publishing Crm Broadcast Project Management Social Media Marketing Video Production Film Production French Team Management Social Networking Networking Media Distribution Problem Solving Creative Problem Solving Decision Making Commercial Sales Presentation Skills International Sales Licensing Negotiations Feature Films International Sales And Marketing Latam

Didier Ghez Education Details

  • French Business School Eap (European School Of Management – Now Escp-Eap)
    French Business School Eap (European School Of Management – Now Escp-Eap)
    Business Management
  • Institut Florimont (Genève)
    Institut Florimont (Genève)
    Baccalaureate C (Scientific) With Honours
  • Languages
    Languages

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