Richard Eason

Director of Presentation Services @NBCUniversal

London, GB

I oversee the Scheduling, Media Planning and Commercial Operations for 18 international TV channels which broadcast to France, Spain, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brands include Universal, Syfy, 13th Street, Studio, Diva, Telemundo and DreamWorks.I have played a key role in successfully launching many of these feeds and, until 2008, also managed the Promo Coordination team for our UK channels. As part of this responsibilities, I worked closely with 3rd party creative agencies on promo briefs, production and channel branding.I have a thorough, in-depth understanding of the end-to-end linear broadcast workflow. My current priority is to streamline and automate these processes, in order to provide maximum accuracy and efficiency as we continue to transform our business in a dramatically changing media landscape.As we pivot towards streaming, with the launch of several major initiatives including Peacock International, my team also provide QC support for our global media processing hub in Denver.

The University of Sheffield

Politics & Sociology