Nicola Bamford
Nicola has extensive international TV and media experience.
Her last executive role was as CEO, International Operations at Endemol Shine Group from 2017 until its acquisition by Banijay in 2020. In this role, she was responsible for the financial and operating performance of all group companies in Iberia, France, Italy, Israel, India, China and Russia, working closely with joint venture partners in India, Israel and Russia. She reported to the Group CEO and was a member of the Group Executive team.
Previously, Nicola was at Sky leading the team assessing opportunities for OTT expansion beyond its DTH footprint which resulted in the launch of Sky Spain in 2017/2018. Prior to this, she managed Sky’s TVOD and EST business. She re-joined Sky after holding senior roles at Tata Sky in India and Sky Deutschland, having been director of Channels and Operations at Sky UK.
Nicola also worked for News Corp in the US and Disney in the UK following business school. She is a graduate of Cambridge University and Harvard Business School.