- Is the Director of Platform Distribution at ITV, Chair at Freesat and a Non-Exec Director at Twofour Group
- Expert in commercial technology
- Faz is ITV’s lead on Freeview Play and is Chair of Freesat.
- She manages ITV’s distribution relationships with Virgin, Sky, Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung.
- Influential UK top 10 ranked VoD professionals which track the most influential people in the field of television
- Founding member of the Women in Technology group at ITV
Faz Aftab joined ITV in 2011. Her mission was to spearhead the distribution strategy of ITV Hub. The service, since then, has grown from one to thirty platforms, resulting in a huge increase in both profit and viewing numbers.
Faz, in her capacity as Director of Business Development and Partnerships in Online, is responsible for the connected television, online, and mobile distribution strategy. As such, she manages complex relationships with partners. These include the likes of giants Google, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. Faz Aftab, due to her in-depth technical and product knowledge of the end-to-end delivery ecosystem, has been able to forge stable, excellent, groundbreaking relationships with partners. She also currently leads ITV ’s freemium product strategic development focused on enhancing and adding to ITV’s current existing subscription video on demand ‘SVOD’ business.
Faz is a digital-first, entrepreneurially minded and commercially driven TV and video executive with over 15 years experience launching products, building strategic partnerships and delivering complex, transformational programmes
Considered an influencer in her field, Faz was made one of the top 20 VoD Professionals. This platform tracks the most influential people working in the UK’s news and television sector.
Faz Aftab is also a founding member of Women in Technology. This group focusses on the principles of women helping and supporting each other in this field.
Faz Aftab – Speaker
A recognised expert in her field, Faz Aftab has her focus on technology in business and its various applications. As a speaker, she not only focusses on issues surrounding technology but is passionate about equality in the workplace, with a particular focus on challenges faces by women.
Speaking Topics
- The future of television, VoD, freemium and subscription based
- Women in technology
- Diversity in technology
- Technology in Business
- Equality in the Workplace
- Business Development in television, online, and mobile distribution strategy
- STEM subjects and occupations.