Timothy Keating Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Key functions in this role include:- Managing the day-to-day commercial relationship with key affiliates across Australia / New Zealand- Active involvement in major PayTV Affiliate Renewal negotiations across Australia / New Zealand including commercial modelling, internal and external presentations and communication,- Commercial modelling for new distribution opportunities across Australia / New Zealand- Negotiate distribution deals with Local and Intl distribution partners for VOD products- Project Management + Commercial Modelling for Content Investment (sport) and Local Content Commissioning opportunities- Manage investment budgets including monthly internal reporting obligations- Collaborate with internal departments to ensure all contractual commitments are met, and any restrictions are adhered to.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Full Project Management ownership the planned launch of Direct to Consumer SVOD service launch in Australia / New Zealand, including Commercial Modelling, P+L Forecasting, Internal and external presentations.- Own negotiations with local distribution partners for Direct to Consumer SVOD service launches

Sydney, Australia

Responsibility for Discovery's Sports business in Australia, including1) Management, Development and Growth of Eurosport TV Channel, including all Programming, Marketing and partnerships. 2) Management of Digital Sports News business, including Editorial Strategy, Marketing and platform development.3) Local Support and expertise for internationally Sports OTT platforms.

Sydney, Australia

Greater New York City Area, Usa

- Assist VP of Content Management & Strategy with day-to-day operational project management of ICM (International Content Management) & IPC (International Programming Council) initiatives as well as oversee central communications with relevant Councils and local programming teams. Manage collection, documentation and publication of central & local content and programming information.- Chair international Programming Council at operational level, responsible for the execution of all IPC decisions & initiatives at local channel level.- Represent international channels on International HQ inter-departmental meetings, including Marketing, TAM (Talent) and Sales.- Track and monitor the budgets, invoicing, and payments that are a result of IPC/Brand Team decisions/initiatives, & work closely with International HQ finance manager in order to keep department budget updated and current. - Work closely with BALA and Brand Team acquisitions staff to ensure the smooth timely processing and communications for all multi-territory 3rd party show acquisitions, and to ensure that all legal issues and/or restrictions with IPC content is being clearly communicated to all internal departments and channels worldwide. - Attend MTV US property planning meetings on behalf of MTV International.- Supervise 2 Content Coordinators

Sydney, Australia

- Continue to fulfill obligations of Acquisitions Assistant as detailed below;- Research international and domestic ratings by working individually and with research department (including using OZTAM ratings system). - Reviewing MTV and competitor strengths and weaknesses;- Identifying gaps in the market to help develop and exploit our strengths;- Analysing ratings findings and channel suitability to ascertain the strength of potential acquisitions; collating and presenting findings to management and relevant departments;- Compiling Daily STV and FTV Ratings reports for distribution to Management & relevant departments.- Managing Acquisitions Budget including Amortization Schedule.- Involved in the review, contracting and development of Local Commissions, as well as the review / selection of Optus One80 project finalists.- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with distributors and handling all acquisitions negotiations;- Developing relationships with international counterparts to improve workflow and efficiency, including spending 1 week in MTV UK offices. - Attended MipTV Conference 2012.Achievements:- Involved in the closure of the MTV New Zealand office as seamlessly as possible;- Played significant role in increasing the Comedy Central NZ rating from a 1.2% average in 2010 to 1.7% in 2011;- Successful in acquiring highly sought-after content in a very competitive marketplace;- Attaining a personal KPI rating of 100+ for the past 3 years

- Identifying potential new acquisitions; - Ensuring all contractual obligations to distributors are met by MTV;- Maintaining accurate programming rights database;Achievements:- Involved in successful launch of Comedy Central in NZ in a very short time-frame.- Managing Delivery and Processing of 800 hours of tapes and support materials for Comedy Central launch in NZ.

Management of all day-to-day royalties requirements and enquiries;Compiling quarterly royalty statements to distributors and collection societies, and ensuring the accuracy of all reporting in a timely fashion;Assisting Financial Controller with monthly royalty accruals;Supplying information and handling queries regarding external audits;Managing compilation and synchronization licensing, from track listing and contracting to sourcing and finalizing masters for production;Training and assisting staff in royalties processing;Establishing Contract Management System from scratch; Improving and developing systems to improve information flow and reduce duplication;Achievements:Successfully consolidating several companies' royalty processes into “RoyaltyShare” Reporting system.Involved in administering the effective closure of Destra Music;Consistently reporting to all distributors and collection societies on time.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications (Media Studies)

Music Business

Higher School Certificate