AVTN NewsNet247 was a greenfield start-up for a new multimedia global news network with funding pursued from April 2014 to December 2018. The Network intended coverage of every aspect of aviation plus other under-served and under-exploited markets.
As CEO, I spearheaded the global news network startup, leading fund-raising for £218M to establish a commercial and operational framework for bureaus in London, New York, Singapore, and Amsterdam.
Headed presentations and meetings with VCs, corporates, TMTs, and sovereign wealth funds with fund values up to $275B, securing a conditional offer of $20M and backing for an IPO. Additionally, gained a unicorn valuation of over $1.2BN.
Controlled business, financial and organisational strategy, including budgets, P&L, and balance sheets, with a forecasted growth of 6.49%, revenues of over £300M by year 4, and dividends over 6%, underpinned by analytics and 2.7M data points.
Developed a B2C global and regional strategy for a household reach of over 540M (EMEA, N. America, LATAM, APAC) and championed innovative applications of AI, ML, and Blockchain for cost-effective content solutions.
Formulated an innovation-focused technology strategy for satellite, cable, OTT, streaming, AVOD, SVOD, HD, UHD, and technical specifications for end-to-end digital content acquisition, post-production, and play-out workflows.
Led creative strategy for editorial content creation production development, programming, production planning and scheduling, rights management, and best practice compliance policies and governance.
Negotiated with vendors to build strategic stakeholder partnerships and a team of over 100 B2B contributors.
Established high-level relationships in EU government bodies engaging with regulators on governance and regulation.
I also attended exclusive events with the President of Estonia, Senators, Ambassadors, Diplomats and Industry leaders.
Sadly, AVTN NewsNet247 lost it's funding as a result of investor concerns for its exposure to Brexit and concerns over future US trade relations at that time.
While AVTN NewsNet247 was shuttered in December 2018, and a number of areas would obviously warrant updates in strategy, much of the planning and many budgeting areas remain useable in any current TV channel or Network.
AVTN NewsNet247 - Investment Deck
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