O’Shea’s previous role was director of group technology platforms at ITV

ITV Studios has named Matthew O’Shea as technology director for ITV Studios.

O’Shea has been at ITV since 2011, where he became director of group technology platforms. Prior to that, he worked at the BBC and the Home Office.

O’Shea will report into Simon Farnsworth, ITV CTO, with an additional reporting line into David McGraynor, chief operating officer, ITV Studios. He will lead a team responsible for the design, implementation, and support of technology solutions, underpinning content creation production and distribution.

Farnsworth commented: “Matt has played a pivotal role in modernising ITV’s infrastructure and leading our transformation to the cloud. He brings to this new role a strong expertise in technology transformation and I’m excited for both him and the ITV Studios technology team as he takes on this new role.”

O’Shea said: “I’m thrilled to be joining ITV Studios at such a dynamic time for the industry. Throughout my career I’ve led a wide range of successful change initiatives across the media and government sectors and the opportunity to shape and deliver the technology strategy for one of the biggest global creators and distributors of TV content is a huge privilege.”