Richard Vivian

Richard Vivian is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the media and entertainment industry. Currently serving as a Board Member at ERA since September 2023, Richard has held key positions at Virgin Media O2 as Director of Programming and Value Added Services since March 2022, and previously at Virgin Media in various director roles focusing on transactional and content acquisition from April 2016 to March 2022. Richard's background includes significant contributions at Disney and ESPN Media Networks from July 2010 to April 2016, overseeing channel distribution in Central and Eastern Europe and sports distribution. Additionally, Richard has held commercial director roles at Box TV Ltd and Discovery Networks, as well as a lodge manager position at Richard Bonham Safaris Limited and a sales executive role at Carlton International. Richard holds a degree from the University of Southampton and completed education at RGS, Guildford.