Brad Danks has been the Chief Operating Officer of OUTtv Network since 2006. He is directly responsible for all aspects of the business from developing and implementing the overall corporate strategy, regulatory, operations, acquisitions, production, distribution, marketing, advertising and digital strategy. Mr. Danks started his career in the industry as an entertainment lawyer practicing for more than 12 years practicing at his own and later some of Canada's most prestigious law firms. His work included literally hundreds of film and television productions ranging from the development and acquisition through financing and distribution. He also worked on numerous international television and film co-productions involving countries from around the world. He has significant experience with a vast area of financing structures and broadcasting regulatory requirements in many international territories. For several years after leaving law, Mr. Danks consulted and provided strategic advice to numerous private and public companies around the world on entertainment and media business matters. His particular emphasis has been in developing strategies to take advantage of the technological changes and their impact on traditional business models. Mr. Danks has advised on the development of branded content properties and new financing models for programs distributed across multiple media broadcast platforms. Brad is also President of Convergent Productions Ltd. Over the past 7 years Convergent has produced 4 feature films and more than 100 hours of television programming. Brad acts as an Executive Producer on all projects concentrating on financing, sales and distribution.
