Jon Ferro, a highly successful TV and digital executive, was most recently President of Entertainment at Indomitable Entertainment where he executive produced CRASH PAD (Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Hayden Church, Christina Applegate) and sold INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE (James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton) to Sony.

 

Previously Jon held executive level positions at Artisan, Lionsgate and eOne where he led digital, on-demand and TV sales business. As Lionsgate’s Executive Vice President Digital, he led the company's tremendous growth in VOD and digital, building long term relationships and establishing the company as a digital leader. Key deals include the licensing of digital rights to MAD MEN, WEEDS; and the SAW, Tyler Perry, Barbie and Marvel animated franchises.

 

Jon was also a primary member of the teams that created EPIX and FearNet networks and managed the companies YouTube strategy and relationship. Under Jon's management, Lionsgate released over 1,000 films and over 500 episodes for digital distribution and expanded the company's digital footprint into the UK, Australia and New Zealand. At eOne, Jon provided the strategy and leadership to transition eOne into a theatrical, television and digital distribution service in the US market. There he established relationships with the key distribution stakeholders  including Netflix, Comcast/NBC Universal, and YouTube

 

Jon holds an MA from the Annenberg School of Communications Management at USC and a BA from San Francisco State University.