OSN Strengthens its Digital and Business Development Team with Two Key Appointments
Dubai, UAE, 18 September 2012: OSN, the leading Pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of David Hanson as Director of Digital and Frederic Copper-Royer as Business Development Director.
The new appointments demonstrate OSN’s dedication in building a team of experts to help bring innovative viewing solutions and the best of premium content to the region. Both David and Frederic bring with them a wealth of experience from working in similar roles; David previously at Sky TV and Frederic at Nokia Corporation.
David Hanson has been with OSN for over seven years and was Director of OSN’s movies channels and On Demand services. He will now be responsible for heading the digital team and growing OSN’s online viewing platform, OSN Play. Frederic, who has a background in securing strategic revenue generating partnerships, joins OSN to focus on growing external partnerships and increasing its revenue opportunities.
The new appointments are in line with OSN’s strategy to expand the company’s digital platform, develop its innovative viewing solutions and new business opportunities across the region.
Emad Morcos, Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Digital at OSN said: “I am delighted to have David and Frederic join the team. David has extensive knowledge about the brand and the industry through his years with the company and was closely involved during the launch of OSN Play in the region. Frederic on the other hand has extensive experience in the music industry rolling out partnership agreements – this makes them both ideal candidates and I am confident that together we will expand OSN’s digital offerings further making us the number 1 entertainment company in the region.”
Before moving to Dubai in 2005, David worked for Sky TV in London where he was Channel Manager. More recently he has been an important asset to the OSN team where he played a key role as head of programming for the region.
Frederic joins the OSN team following a stint at Nokia Corporation MENA where he was responsible for rolling out the music division. Prior to that he was at EMI where he was responsible for negotiating and implementing revenue sharing systems for digital partners in the MENA region.
David Hanson - Director of Digital and Frederic Copper-Royer - Business Development Director at OSN
OSN is the ultimate destination for the widest choice of brand new premium Western, Arabic and Filipino entertainment in the Middle East and Africa. OSN is the home of 100 channels filled with great value entertainment, offering viewers in the MENA region exclusive access to the latest blockbuster movies, top rated series, sports, documentaries, news, kid’s entertainment and live talk shows. The movie offering includes over a 100 uncut and uninterrupted movie premieres a month so viewers can watch them the way they were meant to be watched.
OSN boasts the most comprehensive portfolio of exclusive rights from all the major studios including Warner Brothers, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM, Universal and DreamWorks and offers access to the worlds leading television brands including Disney channel, Sky News, Discovery Network and Nat Geo.
As the leader in innovation, OSN has changed the TV viewing experience by bringing quality entertainment through 30 High Definition channels and is currently the only network offering a full HD bouquet of channels as well as 3D entertainment in the region. OSN was the first to launch the DVR, the OSN Showbox HD; the regions first online TV platform, OSN Play; the regions first 3D, HD, internet enabled satellite receiver and recorder, OSN Plus HD and the region’s first VOD service, OSN on Demand offering viewers the opportunity to watch over 1000 movies and 52 latest seasons of the top series, all available in full HD quality and Dolby Digital sound.
September 2012 saw the launch of OSN’s first rewards programme, OSN Privileges, offering subscribers money can’t buy experiences, special offers and premium prizes all year round.
The OSN platform is owned and operated by Panther Media Group Limited; a company registered in DIFC, and is owned by Mawarid Group Limited and KIPCO
