FOXTEL
Tony has been at Foxtel for 5 years and is currently the Director Business Affairs, Movies and Content Commercialisation. In this role he oversees a team that is responsible for the business affairs of Foxtel’s local productions and the commercial relationships with Movie studios and Channel partners. Prior to joining Foxtel, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Showtime. In his 20+ experience in the television industry, he has been involved in structuring the commercial aspects of many tv shows and movies. Before working in television, Tony was a manager at Coopers & Lybrand in Sydney and London. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Macquarie University), a Masters of Business Administration (New England University) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.
Director Business Affairs, Movies and Content Commercialisation
Producers of high end TV drama are increasingly looking to multi-territory broadcast commissions in order to finance the costs of production and to ensure the optimum audience reach for their shows. The panel will discuss: challenges inherent in this model of production for both producers and broadcasters, and how those challenges are managed; future trends for […]