Monty Munford

Monty Munford is an English-born tech journalist, author, and part-time film actor residing in India until September 2010 when he returned to the UK.[1]

Career

Business

In 2005 Munford joined mobile media games publisher and distributor Player X having previously worked for mobile game testing house Babel Media.[2]

In May 2008 it was announced that Player X had made a deal with Paramount Pictures and would be providing feature films for "the 4th screen".[3] Munford left the UK in August 2008 and went to India to head up Player X's games studio in Pune.[4]

After Player X acquired Gaelco Moviles and announced its splitting itself into two companies,[5] and upon the subsequent acquisition of Player X by European mobile content giant Zed in October 2009,[6] Munford left Player X to devote his time to connecting UK and Indian mobile content providers[7] working with in Paramount and FC Liverpool, as well as to pursue acting in Bollywood.[8]

In August 2010 he returned to the UK[9] and started his own tech consultancy company called Mob76,[10] helping companies to grow and sell their businesses.[11]

Journalist

As a journalist, Munford has written for The Independent,[12] The Inquirer, and several games through companies. After resurrecting his journalist career in 2009 while in India, he wrote for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times,[13] and The Times of India.[14] As of 2015, he writes a weekly tech column for The Telegraph in London, a similar weekly column for Forbes in New York and is a regular contributor to The Economist, MIT Technology Review, TechCrunch, Mashable, Wired and other major tech publications.[15]

Munford has also written and self-published The Dust Bowls of Maturity.[16] He is also a sought-after panellist, moderator and keynote speaker at global events including South By South West in Austin[17] and The Europas in London.[18]

Actor

Leaving Player X in 2009, still writing for Times of India, Munford began part-time acting in Bollywood films.[13] His first role was as a 1930s British officer for the Ashutosh Gowariker film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.[19] His second role was as a Russian gangster name Alexis in the Rohan Sippy film Dum Maro Dum.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "The End of a Goan love affair". Monty's Outlook. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Dennis, Tony (16 August 2005). "Get paid to test mobile games". The Inquirer. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Saturday Night Fever coming to the 4th screen". Gomo News. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Monty Munford: Somaliland is more interesting than any England World Cup match". Tech Africa. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brit Player buys Spanish gaming house". www.theinquirer.net. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Zed acquires Player X for mobile games, TV and video". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Monty Munford quits Player X". www.develop-online.net. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Monty Munford interview: from blogging to Bollywood and back again - Life | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Can India Succeed in Exporting Mobile Services Like It Did with Bollywood? (TCTV)". www.avashya.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Monty Munford". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Monty Munford – Performance Marketing Awards 7th May 2013". www.performancemarketingawards.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Monty Munford". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  13. 1 2 Laws, Jeremy (27 October 2009). "Monty Munford Leaving Player X". Cabana Mobile. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Monty Munford". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Monty Munford". Forbes. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mob76 Outlook - Words, wisdom and the occasional genius". www.mob76outlook.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "2016 SXSW Accelerator® Emcees and Judges". South by Southwest 2016 Music, Film and Interactive Festivals - Austin Texas. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Speakers". The Europas | 14 June 2016 | London. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey". IMDB. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Dev Anand's and Rohan Sippy's Dum Maro Dum - Art & Entertainment". sites.google.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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