Philip Bourchier O'Ferrall

Philip Bourchier O'Ferrall

Philip Bourchier O’Ferrall is the current senior vice-president of Viacom International Media Networks.

O'Ferrall has responsibility for MTV, BET, Paramount, VIVA, Comedy Central & Nickelodeon across online, interactive TV & Telephony, DTO/VOD and mobile and also leads commissioning of multiplatform shows.

Career

O’Ferrall joined the Board of Travesty Media Ltd (broadcast script and format development business based in London), as investor & Non Executive Director. He is also Senior Vice President of MTV Networks UK, Éire, Australia & New Zealand.

O'Ferrall launched MTV Sessions in 2007, a platform for new signed or un-signed talent with initial acts going on to international fame including Kate Nash, Tinchy Stryder, Black Lips, One Republic, Foals & Estelle. Philip is also responsible for Nickelodeon and Comedy Central multi-platform activity.

During the dot com boom O’Ferrall launched a mobile video portal (Mobile Media Club) whilst at Nokia Ventures and Oplayo Mobile Video.

O'Ferrall was previously Executive Director at Twofour - one of the largest broadcast, communication and digital production companies in the UK. There, O’Ferrall was responsible for strategy and exploiting online, mobile and interactive across the entire Twofour Group output. He also worked with brands to fund traditional and cross platform AFP campaigns, as well as building communities around show content to retain audience whilst a show is off air. O'Ferrall joined Twofour with ex BBC commissioner Stuart Murphy

Previously O’Ferrall set up an online TV channel whilst General Manager at Chyron Corporation, raising $30m of growth funding.

Recognition

In October 2008 O’Ferrall was named in the Evening Standard "London’s Most Influential People in 2008/9" black book. He is listed in the 2010 2011 & 2012 edition of Debretts People Of Today and by the London Evening Standard as one of the 1000 most influential people in 2009. He is an active member of both the Royal Television Society and BAFTA.

External links

• MTV Networks UK & Ireland http://www.mtvnetworks.co.uk/philip
• Transforming VIMN’s TV brands
• http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/disciplines/digital-strategy/channelling-the-energy-online/3028589.article
• New Media Age, Philip O'Ferrall Profile http://www.nma.co.uk/liChannelID/3/Articles/34295/Profile+-+Philip+O'Ferrall.html
• O'Ferrall 'Most Influential in London'
• http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200810/1223574192.html
• http://www.free-press-release.com/news/print-1149697525.html
• Guardian Newspaper on Philip O'Ferrall http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/aug/28/newmedia
• O'Ferrall working at Oplayo http://www.oplayo.com
• Mobile Video Pioneer http://www.mobilemonday.net/news/oplayo-demonstrates-first-live-streaming-video-to-a-2-5g-mobile
• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-126839265.html
• http://www.ameinfo.com/16879.html
• http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/jan/1106276.htm
• Guardian Newspaper http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2003/sep/22/mondaymediasection.media
• http://www.mobilemarketingmagazine.co.uk/2006/09/its_a_record_on.html
• http://www.cellular-news.com/story/19139.php
• http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=108238
• http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/176555/
• http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/66/66412_new_service_boasts_mobile_video_for_all.html
• http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/11656/Oplayo_launches_Java_solution_for_video_over_GPRS.html
• http://www.arabianbusiness.com/491194?ln=en
• http://www.onlinereporter.com/article.php?article_id=1678
• http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/telecommunications/8990332-1.html