Director of International Business Development, Hulu (Los Angeles)
Simon is a sports and entertainment executive with extensive international experience representing media rights for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. He is currently Director of International Business Development for Hulu – a joint venture between News Corp, Disney and NBC Universal. Since its inception in 2007, Hulu has reached over 43 million unique users each month. It features content from over 200 premium content partners as well as advertising from over 400 of the world’s leading brands.
Prior to joining Hulu, Simon was a Senior Vice President at Wasserman Media Group, based at their Los Angeles headquarters. He worked within their business and corporate development team to identify acquisitions and manage deal flow across their world leading NBA Basketball, Major League Baseball, English Premier League and Action Sports businesses. Simon was also instrumental in the growth of the WMG content business, negotiating deals with the leading US theatrical exhibitors to screen sports content.
Simon’s background also includes working with leading sports and media agency IMG, where he brokered hundreds of media deals on behalf of clients such as Wimbledon, the International Olympic Committee Archive, the Rugby World Cup and the US Open Golf. In addition to this he represented a number of US and UK television formats, lifestyle shows, documentaries and live entertainment events. He also managed the global television strategy for the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour.
Simon is an Australian who lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and their daughter.
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