About
Hello.
I’m currently Director of Storythings, a new company set up to explore storytelling across platforms, genres and contexts. You can find out more about Storythings at our website. I also set up and run The Story in my spare time, an entirely selfish event which fortunately lots of other people seemed to enjoy.
Before this, I was Acting Head of Crossplatform at Channel 4, responsible for building engaging and innovative online projects around the channel’s key brands, including Big Brother, Skins, Misfits and Embarrassing Bodies.
Before this, I was Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 Education, working with the Education team to commission online services that deliver informal learning in innovative and exciting ways to teenage audiences.
In the first two years of its new online strategy, C4 Education projects have won numerous awards, including a BAFTA, BIMA and Flash Forward award for Bow Street Runner, a BAFTA nomination for Yeardot and an EMMY for Battlefront and two SXSW awards for Smokescreen and 1066
Before Channel 4, I was Head of Innovation for BBC New Media & Technology, responsible for developing and running research programmes within the BBC and with external partners, including developing academic and industry partnerships, and developing open innovation initiatives like http://backstage.bbc.co.uk and http://open.bbc.co.uk/labs/ .
Before joining the BBC, I worked as a curator and writer, specialising in the social adoption of technology and the cultural impact of digital technology.
I live in sunny Hove, on the south coast of England, with my wife Holly and our two daughters. Outside of them, the loves of my life are photography, cooking, Spurs and the Red Sox.
Hey Matt – I’m trying to reach you to invite you to Sundance. Send me your email! Hope to talk to you soon – wendy
Hi Matt, it’s Tom from YearDot, been trying to get in contact with you although can’t find any details, not urgent at all but was just interested to chat.
Cheers
Tom
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Hi Matt,
Trying to get in touch with you re. European Cross-Platform workshop taking place in Wales in June.
thanks
Anna-Lisa