Jonathan Ford Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Managing Director of Sphere Abacus following acquisition of Abacus Media Rights by Canadian independent producer Sphere Media

London

Abacus Media Rights acquires and distributes high-quality, multi-genre programming for the global market and works with producers to get content pre-sold and financed. Working across documentary series and features, unscripted series and drama series.

London, United Kingdom

• Replicated role from Content Media within KMD upon takeover of Content Media by Kew Group and rebranding of Content Media Distribution to Kew Media Distribution.• Ran sales team of 13 people based in London, New York, LA and Miami covering a slate of new and library feature documentaries, documentary series, unscripted series drama series, feature films and live events • Responsible for managing relationships with Kew Group Production Companies and taking the lead on pre-selling their… Show more • Replicated role from Content Media within KMD upon takeover of Content Media by Kew Group and rebranding of Content Media Distribution to Kew Media Distribution.• Ran sales team of 13 people based in London, New York, LA and Miami covering a slate of new and library feature documentaries, documentary series, unscripted series drama series, feature films and live events • Responsible for managing relationships with Kew Group Production Companies and taking the lead on pre-selling their titles to finance production. • Responsible for overseeing strategy and building strategic external supply relationships in the documentary/ unscripted space.• Responsible for key scripted partnerships • Took the lead in pre-selling external and internal productions to major broadcasters and OTT platforms.• Part of the Kew media Distribution senior management team, reporting to the President. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Started as VP of Digital Distribution, and then took responsibility over the years for European TV sales, Worldwide TV sales and then Worldwide Film sales. • Established Content Media as an early and key supplier to the new entrants into the market such as SVOD and other OTT platforms, becoming a preferred aggregator to Netflix and Amazon alongside suppling Content Media titles. Introduced Content Media’s production companies such as Jigsaw and Campfire to these players.• Established… Show more • Started as VP of Digital Distribution, and then took responsibility over the years for European TV sales, Worldwide TV sales and then Worldwide Film sales. • Established Content Media as an early and key supplier to the new entrants into the market such as SVOD and other OTT platforms, becoming a preferred aggregator to Netflix and Amazon alongside suppling Content Media titles. Introduced Content Media’s production companies such as Jigsaw and Campfire to these players.• Established a sales team that sold directly into all territories in the world, and to all local and international TV channels and all key OTT players in the Transactional, SVOD and AVOD world, plus also to local and international theatrical and all rights buyers. Established a digital unit to manage feeding programming to the growing world of revenue share based AVOD.• Responsible for acquisition strategy and partnerships for Content Media in the documentary/ unscripted space and supported the President on scripted acquisition strategy.• In the UK established a Content Media film release label, with an average of 30 films being sold into the likes of Sky Cinema in a single year. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for establishing a European business unit to deliver strategies for the digital distribution of Sony Pictures’ film and television content. Responsible for Sony Pictures’ first wave of TVOD, EST and SVOD deals with IPTV Cable, OTT, Broadcast and Mobile platforms. • Defined the product and pricing strategy for these business models and then, working with local distribution teams, defined and implemented the licensing and partnership strategy for each territory.• Managed a… Show more • Responsible for establishing a European business unit to deliver strategies for the digital distribution of Sony Pictures’ film and television content. Responsible for Sony Pictures’ first wave of TVOD, EST and SVOD deals with IPTV Cable, OTT, Broadcast and Mobile platforms. • Defined the product and pricing strategy for these business models and then, working with local distribution teams, defined and implemented the licensing and partnership strategy for each territory.• Managed a team responsible for commercial negotiation and then operational implementation of digital licensing deals across Europe. Show less

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London

London, United Kingdom