Bigballs Media
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| Industry | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Chris Kelly, Gavin Rowe, Luke Taylor |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Chris Kelly (Founder) Gavin Rowe (Founder) Tom Thirlwall (CEO) [1] |
Number of employees | 11-50 |
| Website |
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Bigballs Media is the world's largest independent football media business, reaching and engaging millions of young fans via the most influential brands in global fan culture.
In 2012, Bigballs launched Copa90, a company that promotes football fan culture. The company has set out to promote the fans, promising to celebrate their passions and tell the stories outside of the game.
Since launch the brand has gone from strength to strength, breaking through 1 million subscribers in 2015 and leading to the evolution of The Copa Network. The Copa Network is a digital football community that reaches to young fans around the world via brands in global football fan culture.
Past credits of the company include the UK spin off of lonelygirl15, 'Kate Modern',[2][3] the Bafta nominated real-time festival drama Who killed Summer,[4][5] Gold Cannes Lion winner I AM PLAYR and Sky 1 and NBC comedy drama You, Me and the Apocalypse (formerly Apocalypse Slough), a co-production with Working Title TV.
References
- ↑ Thirlwall, Tom (9 May 2011). "Tom Thirlwall, CEO, Bigballs Films". London: Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Webdale, Jonathan. "We R Interactive takes to the field". C21 Media. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Bulkley, Kate (8 October 2012). "Bigballs launches YouTube sports channel". London: Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "Who Killed summer?". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Parker, Robin. "Embarrassing Bodies extends site to tackle children's health". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 June 2013.