Mike Whittaker, Vice President, Broadcast Operations & Technology, Showtime Arabia
As Vice President, Broadcast Operations & Technology for Showtime Mike has responsibility for all operational and strategic aspects of the platform - from the broadcast and satellite operations, engineering and projects through to conditional access, set-top boxes and middleware as well as the company’s technology innovation strategy.Before joining Showtime Mike spent 18 years with the BBC in various technology and business roles, starting as a sound supervisor and then moving on to roles ranging from Head of Operations for BBC World Service, Head of Mobile Solutions and Head of Strategy for BBC Technology to his last role as Head of Technology Support for BBC News.