Kate Dean started her career at HomeChoice, the UK’s first DTC streaming platform where she designed, launched and operated an EMMY award-winning children’s SVOD service.
She then joined BT as Head of Television to create a content strategy for the market launch of their new entertainment SVOD proposition. In her role as General Manager for Content, she lead a team that helped BT secure their first million customers and cemented BT as the UK’s fastest growing TV platform.
Over the next decade Kate developed next-gen content propositions for the pan-European market and supported organisations with their digital transformation before taking a role with Discovery to lead the international DTC content strategy for MotorTrend, the largest automotive media company in the world. During her time there, Kate was instrumental in expanding the reach of the US domestic product to fifteen international territories.
Kate is currently consulting for Universal Pictures Content Group as VP, Direct to Consumer, which entails overseeing the day-to-day management of two existing DTC services and providing strategic advice and operational leadership on new DTC opportunities.