Simon is responsible for digital M&A and building Blue Ant’s content business on connected TVs, desktop and mobile. He led Blue Ant’s investment in Omnia Media, an LA-based MCN that generates over 1.3 billion video views per month in partnership with 1,300 YouTube creators. At QuickPlay Media, Simon successfully launched XM Radio on mobile in the United States, as well as the first worldwide podcasting service on BlackBerry featuring ABC News and ESPN. He worked at Snap Media on the creation and execution of successful online content strategies for broadcasters such as CHUM and CTV. Simon is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Queen’s University and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Framework Foundation / Timeraiser.
FITC Toronto 2015