PRESS AREA
TRUE ROYALTY IS THE FIRST AND ONLY SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO ON DEMAND (SVOD) PLATFORM DEDICATED TO THE SUBJECT OF ROYALTY.
It was launched in June 2018 across 6 markets: the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The company is led by its three founders, each a successful entrepreneur from a complementary field – Royal television production; Digital Television; and Brand strategy.
The True Royalty TV service is available on Apple and Android mobile and tablet and desktop computer. On TV sets it can be streamed via Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, or cast from mobile devices to TV via Google Chromecast.
In February 2019 it went live on Comcast Xfinity, giving access to 22m households in the US. This was activated with a new original and exclusive series The Royal View backed by significant US marketing spend.
PRESS RELEASES
June 15, 2020: TRUE ROYALTY TV TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY PRINCE WILLIAM – A MONARCH IN THE MAKING ON JULY 1 AS THE CHANNEL JOINS THE ROKU CHANNEL’S LINEUP OF PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTIONS (READ MORE>>)
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March 27, 2020: TRUE ROYALTY TV PROVIDES SUBSCRIBERS WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HARRY AND MEGHAN: WHAT NEXT? (READ MORE>>)
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March 2, 2020: TRUE ROYALTY TV LAUNCHES ON COX COMMUNICATIONS (READ MORE>>)
29 January 2020: TRUE ROYALTY TV COMMISSIONS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
WILLIAM: A MONARCH IN THE MAKING (W/T) / SVOD SERVICE ALSO ANNOUNCES SECOND SEASONS OF THE ROYAL BEAT AND THE ROYAL VIEW (READ MORE>>)
November 20, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV LAUNCHES ON SLING TV (READ MORE >>)
September 25th, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY MEGHAN FOR PRESIDENT? (READ MORE >>)
September 3rd, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV COMMISSIONS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ON THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPACT OF MEGHAN MARKLE (READ MORE>>)
June 25, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV TO FEATURE THE U.S. PREMIERE OF THE REAL CAMILLA (READ MORE >>)
May 15, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL SPECIAL: MEGHAN AND HARRY: THE BABY YEARS (READ MORE>>)
May 6, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF BABY SUSSEX: A BOY, 7 LBS, 3 OZ – BORN MAY 6, 2019 (READ MORE >>)
April 10, 2019: TRUE ROYALTY TV TO GIVE VIEWERS A LOOK INTO THE ROYAL LIFE OF MEGHAN, DUCHESS OF SUSSEX WITH TWO NEW ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES (READ MORE >>)
March 18, 2019 | TRUE ROYALTY TV PREMIERES ALL NEW EPISODES OF THE ROYAL VIEW (READ MORE >>)
February 8, 2019 | TRUE ROYALTY TV IS NOW AVAILABLE ON COMCAST’S XFINITY X1 (READ MORE >>)
September 13, 2018 | TRUE ROYALTY PRESENTS MEGHAN AND HARRY: THE FIRST 100 DAYS, AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE U.S. ON TRUEROYALTY.TV (READ MORE >>)
July 19, 2018 | TRUEROYALTY.TV ANNOUNCES FIRST ORIGINAL COMMISSION: MEGHAN AND HARRY: THE FIRST 100 DAYS (READ MORE >>)
June 13, 2018 | TRUE ROYALTY IS BORN TRUE ROYALTY, THE WORLD’S ONLY ON-DEMAND TV SERVICE DEVOTED TO PREMIUM ROYAL CONTENT, LAUNCHES TODAY (READ MORE >>)
TRUE ROYALTY TV LEADERSHIP
Gregor Angus, Co-Founder & CEO
Gregor Angus has spent 25 years in digital media and marketing, working with brands that ranged from startup ventures to national telcos to multinational companies like Coca Cola, General Motors, and Nike.
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Before co-founding ABM Communications and True Royalty, Gregor was Commercial Director for Magine, a pioneering Swedish video streaming technology company, where he oversaw the launch of Magine TV, a branded live streaming service in Europe. Previously, he was Group Chief Executive of Cossette in Europe.
Nick Bullen, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Nick Bullen founded Spun Gold TV in 2004 and it is now one of the UK’s leading independent TV Production companies. Spun Gold is also the foremost supplier of high-quality royal programming, based on its access to the British Royal family. The company has produced royal content for networks worldwide, including The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations, which won a BAFTA, and more recent specials: Meghan Markle: American Princess for FOX and Operation Royal Wedding for National Geographic. Spun Gold most recently produced Meghan and Harry: The First 100 Days as the first original documentary film to premiere on True Royalty.
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Nick began his career at Granada Productions, where he held roles as the Editor of ITV’s flagship daytime program This Morning and as Executive Producer for the Entertainment and Factual departments. From Granada, he joined Carlton Television as Controller of the company’s newly formed Factual Entertainment department, where he was responsible for a wide range of hit shows for prominent British broadcasters, including ITV, Channel 4, Sky One and BBC3
Edward Mason, Co-Founder, Strategy
Before joining Gregor and Nick at ABM Communications to launch True Royalty, Edward Mason was both Strategy Director and Non-Executive Director for Fortnum & Mason, a leading supplier of luxury goods, where he played an integral role in reinvigorating the brand for its 300th anniversary.
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Previously, he was a strategist and marketing specialist for numerous premium brands, including the longest continuous holder of a Royal Warrant. Previously, he was a partner, and then CEO, of one of the leading brand and advertising agency successes of the early digital era, which was bought by Omnicom.
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Edward is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, and a judge and mentor on the Walpole’s Crafted program, which enables small craft companies to develop their business skills.
Laurence Hollingworth, Chairman
Most recently Vice Chairman of JP Morgan. Previously head of JP Morgan Cazenove’s UK business and a Partner of Cazenove.
Edward Lewis, Non-Executive Director
Media analyst at Atlantic Equities. Previously equity analyst at Cazenove on US Telecom and Media names, and roles at both Sky and the BBC.
OUR ADVISORY BOARD
Jim Little: North America TV Distribution Executive
Annie Sweetbaum: Talent agent
Patricia Frith: North America Media Consultant
Barney Hylton: Marketing Director EMEA, Apple
Abel Haddden: Advisor to international Royal Families
Dominic Reid OBE: CEO, Invictus Games Foundation
Jessica Fellowes: Author of the best-selling “World of Downton Abbey” books
Ernest van Vredenburch: FinTech Entrepreneur
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True Royalty is the first on-demand streaming service from ABM Communications, a company co-founded by three pioneering media executives from the convergent worlds of technology, content, and commerce.