OWNZONES names Netflix vet as innovation head
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Michelle Clancy
| 11 July 2017

In a move to bolster its in-house product development, OWNZONES Media Network has appointed former Netflix executive Nick Nelson as head of product innovation.

In this newly created post, Nelson will oversee the innovation of OWNZONES’ suite of products and services, and will also help evolve the consumer facing discover experience, A/B testing framework and product data intelligence.

“We are thrilled that Nick has joined us to further develop and refine our consumer OTT interface and user experience,” said Aaron Sloman, CTO at OWNZONES. “He’s highly regarded in the industry for his knowledge to build and roll out brilliant OTT and streaming offerings, most notably in the early days of Netflix and recently with Seeso. I look forward to working closely with him on the innovation and strategy around our company’s products.”

Nelson served as head of product creative at Netflix from 2012 to 2016. During the evolutionary years of the streaming giant, Nelson grew his Netflix team from five to 50+ employees to support the increasing responsibilities, volume, and international expansion of the company. Most recently, he served as the owner of Technically Creative, a company he founded in October 2016 in Los Angeles. For the past year, he consulted with Seeso, the over-the-top (OTT) subscription streaming service owned by Comcast through NBC Universal.