Oliver Bengough

Oliver Bengough
Occupation Entrepreneur
Website http://www.mintentertainment.co.uk/

Oliver (Olly) Bengough is a British entrepreneur and media mogul.[1] He is best known for his transformation of the KOKO music venue in London, and as the founder of the broadcasting channel Cinémoi.[2]

Career

Bengough opened his first bar “Lunasa” in 2000 at the age of 23, transforming a rundown pub into one of the most respected bars along King's Road.[3] A year later, in 2001, Bengough founded the Mint Group, under which he would go on to launch 5 other venues across London.[4]

In 2003, Bengough collaborated with Groove Armada to expand the Lovebox Music Festival from a small monthly club night, to a festival handling over 50,000 people per weekend.[5]

KOKO

In 2004 Bengough was introduced to a former theater named Camden Palace that was at the time run down.[6] Bengough saw the potential of the theater and embarked on a multi-million pound restoration process lasting more than six months.[1] The restoration process included all new technical facilities, enabling the scope of operations to be broadened to include live concert performances, club nights, corporate events and television production. [7] Reopened under the new name of KOKO, the club hosted a number of high-profile events since and is one of the most well known venues in London.[8]

Cinémoi

In 2009 Bengough founded Cinémoi, a global television network focusing on film, fashion and international style.[1][2] Cinémoi launched in North American version on DirecTV in 2012; broadcasting to over 20 million households.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Blaine, Ashley (September 6, 2010). "Haute Media Mogul: Oliver Bengough". Haute Living.
  2. 1 2 3 Marechal, AJ (September 14, 2012). "Movie net Cinemoi bows Monday on DirecTV". Variety.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Edward (October 25, 2000). "Loveable lunacy at Lunasa". London Evening Standard.
  4. ↑ "Expansion for the Mint Group". Eat Out Magazine.
  5. ↑ "About Oliver (Olly) Bengough".
  6. ↑ Nukleuz, Frantic (August 11, 2007). "Frantic presents A Brief History of KOKO". Don't Stay In.
  7. ↑ "Camden Palace reinvented as KoKo". Design Week. August 5, 2004.
  8. ↑ "Coldplay's album launch". London Evening Standard. June 7, 2005.
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