Free Turn Entertainment Names Streaming Veteran Ron Downey As Chairman

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EXCLUSIVE: Nick and Jon Hamm’s Free Turn Entertainment has appointed streaming industry veteran Ron Downey as its Chairman.

Downey, the co-founder of streaming technology provider Massive Interactive, joins soon after Free Turn completed a round of investment that’s already allowed it to scale its TV and film development plans and add The Story Lab’s Robbie Ashcroft and Emma Lamont to its ranks.

Free Turn expects Downey to give it experience in fundraising, entertainment technology and distribution, plus know-how in growing businesses.

Downey sold Massive Interactive to Deltatre for $127M in 2018. He had co-founded the business in Sydney, Australia 23 years before and built it into a digital development agency that created content and software technology for brands such as AT&T, DAZN, WWE, Sony, Bell Media and all of the UK’s terrestrial networks. “I’m here to help build a powerhouse of creativity with the Free Turn team and to create some beautiful work along the way,” he said. “Free Turn is a premium IP and content-rich business with the capability and leadership to translate this across formats, so when this opportunity came about, I jumped at it. “The team is a brilliant mix of experienced leaders and innovative thinkers who all truly love what they do.