Thomas Bichlmeir

Thomas Bichlmeir has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Thomas is currently serving as the Chief Content Officer at Ocilion IPTV Technologies GmbH, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, they were the Head of Content at the same company from February 2021 to January 2023.

Before joining Ocilion IPTV Technologies GmbH, Thomas founded GameInfluencer GmbH in 2015 and served as its Co-Founder. Thomas later became the COO of the company from June 2015 to March 2017.

Thomas was also involved in the founding of ConTV GmbH in 2010, where they held the position of CCO & Co-Founder.

Thomas gained valuable experience at Discovery Inc, where they worked as the Director of Distribution & Commercial Strategy GSA from April 2017 to January 2021. In this role, they led the distribution of Discovery's content portfolio in the GSA region, which included free TV channels, pay TV channels, and major sporting rights.

Prior to their time at Discovery Inc, Thomas co-founded adlateral Ltd. in 2007 and served as its COO until September 2020.

In 2012, Thomas co-founded TV App Agency, a software development company specializing in designing, developing, and running TV Apps. Thomas played a key role in developing the company's flagship product, the TV App Engine. Thomas served as a Co-Founder of TV App Agency from February 2012 to August 2019.

Thomas gained further experience at M-net Telekommunikations GmbH, where they held multiple roles. Thomas was the Head of New Services, Product- and Portfoliomanagement from October 2007 to March 2017. Additionally, they worked in Business Development & Strategy, supporting the CEO with planning and developing new business models from October 2007 to June 2011.

Earlier in their career, Thomas was the Director of Business Development and Co-Founder of hotspot-zone from March 2003 to September 2007. Thomas also worked as a Consultant at Capgemini from July 2002 to September 2006.

Thomas started their career as the CFO and Co-Founder of Alertbird AG from March 2000 to July 2001.

Overall, Thomas Bichlmeir possesses a wealth of experience in various leadership and entrepreneurial roles, particularly in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.

Thomas Bichlmeir obtained an MBA degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Cape Town in 1999-2000. Prior to this, they completed a Master of Arts degree in Communication Science & Marketing from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from 1990 to 1995. Thomas also holds additional certifications from YouTube, which include Audience Growth obtained in June 2016, and YouTube Certified 2015, though the specific time of attainment is not provided.