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ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has today announced that Dan Gopal has been appointed SVP/Director of Global Digital Media and Home Entertainment. Dan joins the company from Miramax, where he was Head of Sales and Operations for EMEA.
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Reporting to Jean-Philippe Randisi, EVP, Consumer Products, Dan will be responsible for overseeing ITVS GE’s global home entertainment business and will work with the DVD and TV sales team to maximise digital sales.
Jean-Philippe Randisi said: ”We’re looking to build on our position as one of the UK’s leading home entertainment publishers by expanding both internationally and across digital platforms. Dan’s experience with both broadcasters and digital platforms will be an asset in helping us to grow in an increasingly platform-agnostic landscape, in which the traditional divisions between physical and digital media and TV and home entertainment have become less relevant for consumers.”
Dan Gopal added: “'I am very excited to be joining ITVS GE and look forward to working with the team to expand the number of opportunities for people around the world to enjoy our quality content. ITVS GE has an incredibly rich library and is consistently producing innovative new programming that engages with a global audience. We want to offer that audience as much choice and flexibility as possible, so that they can consume our content whatever their preferred format, platform or device.” |
In his role at Miramax, Dan worked with the management team to establish Miramax’s European distribution business and operations following the acquisition of the company from Disney. This included setting up the London head office, building direct relationships with broadcasters and partners around the world and leading the commercial negotiations with key TV and digital platforms in EMEA for the library of 700 feature films.
Prior to this, Dan held a range of roles at The Walt Disney Company in EMEA. Most recently he was Head of Video, Digital Media Distribution, EMEA at Disney Media Distribution, where he managed the commercial and strategic relationships with pan-regional clients for all digital content across multiple platforms. Previously, he held Executive Director roles for Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, overseeing programme distribution for the Nordic region and business strategy and development for EMEA. |
