SVP, Global Director of Engineering & Technology, IMG Media
David is currently SVP, Global Director of Engineering & Technology for IMG Media, part of the Endeavor group of companies. After a spell at BBC Television Centre, he joined Champion TV, formed to provide the UK’s first satellite sports channel on BSB, as Head of Sound.
He later joined IMG as Technical Operations Manager and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1999. He has overseen the continued expansion of IMG’s studio and post-production facilities culminating in their move to IMG Studios in 2013. IMG Studios is London’s largest facility owned by an independent production company. David has greatly expanded the distribution business of IMG Media which includes Premier League Football, Rugby World Cup, and Wimbledon amongst many other properties.
David was part of the team to stage the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 and was Head of Production Facilities for the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. He managed production facilities for the Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan and the 2011 RWC in New Zealand. He was a technical producer for CH4’s coverage of the Paralympic Games in 2012. He has just completed RWC 2019 finals in Japan as co-Project Director for the Host Broadcaster, IGBS.
IMG Studios hosted the International Broadcast Centre for RWC 2015, and currently provides studios for the Premier League, BBC Events, Discovery and Amazon. As well as a busy MCR it provides transmission, remote production, post-production and archive facilities to a wide range of IMG and third party clients. As past chairman of SVG Europe and an active member of the Arqiva Customer Council, BT CTO Round Table, and the DPP he plays an active role in the industry.