We are a media consultancy business built on three decades of senior broadcast, production and commercial experience.
We work with and provide services to rights holders, leagues, event owners, and media production companies to implement new strategies, grow audiences, open new markets, and turn media rights into commercial results.
We are currently active across Europe, Asia and in the Middle East — with one strength few can match: direct access to the Chinese broadcast market.
Our core team has held senior roles at Sky Sports (BSkyB), BT Sport, Sunset+Vine, Aurora Media Worldwide and Endemol India Shine. Beyond the core team, we draw on a global network of proven freelancers built over 30 years, engaged flexibly to match the size and complexity of each project.
James Hopkins - Founder
James founded Global Media Consultancy in 2024 to provide broadcast and content-related services to the sports media industry.
His 30+ year career has included senior roles at Sky Sports (BSkyB), BT Sport/ Sunset+Vine, Aurora Media Worldwide, as well as startups in the gaming industry.
Within GMC James holds a senior rights-owner role as Head of Broadcast at Faster Football, a fast-growing Asian focused sports property.
One of James' distinguishing strengths is his access to China, the world's most valuable and hardest-to-enter sports market. He holds direct, working relationships with major Chinese broadcasters, including Tencent and Shanghai Media Group.
Over three decades in the industry James has built a network of trusted specialists worldwide, allowing GMC to assemble the right team for any brief, anywhere.
Connect with James:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james--hopkins/
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