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Alan Sweeney

Chief Executive Officer at MediaHub Australia

Alan Sweeney has a strong background in media and finance. Alan started their career as the Group General Manager at Southern Cross Broadcasting in 1984 and held that role until 1992. Alan then joined Telecasters Australia as the Director of Finance, staying with the company until 1996. From 1996 to 2000, they worked as the Director of Finance at Hamilton Island Limited. Alan then served as the CEO of HeliReef from 2000 to 2007. Alan joined MediaHub in 2010 as the Chief Financial Officer and was later promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2012.

Alan Sweeney graduated from Monash University Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics specializing in Finance, General in the period of 1975 to 1977. Prior to that, they attended Sunshine West High School from 1968 to 1974. Alan also holds a certification as a Fellow Member from The Tax Institute, obtained in the year 2022.

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Sydney, Australia

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MediaHub Australia

MediaHub Australia is a constantly expanding 'new technology'​ driven multi-client managed services company specialising in broadcast playout, content delivery, data handling & archiving. Currently the largest broadcast services provider in the southern hemisphere, MediaHub Australia was originally designed and created as a fit for purpose multi-tenant large scale playout facility, initially catering to the broadcast needs of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the WIN Television Network (WIN). In the short years since inception, MediaHub has evolved into being a provider of multiple cloud technology based product services as well as broadcasting over 400 Terrestrial TV, Subscription TV and on-line Streaming TV & Radio services to audiences locally, nationally and internationally. Our current client list, along with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) & the WIN Television Network (WIN), includes IMPARJA Television, PRIME Television, ABC Australia (Pacific, India & Asia), the PacificAus TV service and the Australian News Channel services featuring Sky News, Sky News NZ, Sky News Extra, Sky Weather, Fox Sports News, and Fox News US. MediaHub not only has the capacity to centralise and reliably deliver hundreds of playout channels for multiple clients, but also provides additional 'ClientHub'​ services, including: • StreamHub: Live TV and Radio streaming • FlexHub: Transcoding thousands of assets for the OTT market • ArkHub: Secure private cloud deep archive • CacheHub: Secure private cloud rapid near-line storage • MamHub: Asset management as a service • FibreHub: Multi-site fast dark fibre connectivity network throughout Australasia. The combination of these services, and many others, blended with MediaHub’s established reputation for reliability of service, makes us the ideal ’one-stop shop’ for all content playout, data handling, connectivity & archiving needs.