Dan Gopal

Dan Gopal joined as Chief Commercial Officer at PRS for Music in February of 2021. In this role Dan steers PRS for Music’s licensing negotiations with public performance, TV and radio broadcasters, digital services and recorded media providers, as well as maximizes the value of its joint ventures and partnerships.

Dan has over 20 years’ experience in commercial and strategy roles for global media and entertainment companies, including senior leadership positions at The Walt Disney Company, Miramax, ITV and most recently, Entertainment One (part of Hasbro) as EVP & Head of Sales EMEA; responsible for leading the distribution team across the region and executing local and multi-territory deals for film and TV.

During his 10 years at Disney, Dan worked across several areas of the distribution business covering rights management, sales, business development and digital strategy; including managing the company relationships with international collection societies, and leading the commercial and strategic relationships with global clients including Apple, Sony, Microsoft and Google for the EMEA region.

At ITV Studios Global Entertainment he was responsible for content distribution and strategy across all platforms with a focus on digital transformation; and negotiated the division’s first global deals with partners including Netflix, Apple, YouTube and Amazon. He was also a board member and helped drive the launch of Cirkus in 2014, the subscription video-on-demand joint venture between ITV and Content Associates.

In 2004, he was a founding member of the NSPCC Childline Board and continues to be very much involved with the charity after 17 years of service, having chaired the annual Childline Ball for five years and becoming an Honorary Member of the NSPCC Council in 2011.