Who We Are

David Searl, Managing Director, Asia

Driven by a passion for creating, developing and implementing creative solutions, David Searl, founder of ice-TV, is a content expert in the Asia Pacific region.

His career in the media industry and entertainment production spans over 30 years. By embracing and mastering the conflicting disciplines of management, production, marketing and creative, David’s sharp focus on delivering results to sponsors, broadcasters and partners is a major key to his success.

David has produced high profile projects across Asia such as THAILAND’S NEXT TOP MODEL, DEAL OR NO DEAL and football reality show THE ARSENAL DREAM.

David most recently was Senior VP of Production at major regional cable broadcaster, STAR TV. He also created the ad-funded production department, entitled Content Partnerships, at STAR TV. As Senior VP of Content Partnerships, David led the team that created and produced Asia’s largest branded entertainment project in 2010, HP SPACE.

Simon Lockyer, Managing Director, Singapore

Simon Lockyer has produced global communication campaigns for some of the world’s biggest household names including Nokia, Unilever, Philips and Cathay Pacific.

Following a long track record in both senior client marketing and advertising roles, he brings vast brand knowledge to compliment the existing content development and production expertise at ice-TV. It’s only through fully understanding the brand DNA and objectives that we can deliver relevant, meaningful and measurable content platforms to our clients.

Prior to ice-TV Simon was Managing Director, McCann Erickson Singapore, where he made existing clients happier and won the inaugural Youth Olympic Games assignment.

Sham Baharom, Creative Director / Executive Producer

A truly creative mind, Sham Baharom, executive producer of ice-TV, is not only an idea-generating machine, but he’s also apt in seeing through each project with the bigger picture in mind.

Singapore is his home where he got his first taste of the wonders of entertainment. In 2000, Muse was born. As his first business, the boutique post-production house provided creative solutions for agencies in Singapore.

Feeling the urge to broaden his horizons and enrich his skills, Sham then moved to London, England, where he studied film at the University of Arts. Later, Sham spent two years working in Hong Kong at STAR TV where he worked on the hit show AMP (Asia’s Music Platform) and the conceptualisation and production of short form content for Clean and Clear, Canon Selphy and HP Dreams Come True campaigns. Sham was co-creator and supervising producer on the highly successful reality series, HP SPACE, which included 8 x one-hour episodes.

Now having based in Singapore, Sham’s mission is to continue to create and produce quality entertainment that showcases what Asia has to offer the world.

George Ng, Executive Producer (China)

Beginning his career as a cameraman, George Ng has worked his way up to become an expert in the content production industry.

He developed his career and skills by gaining extensive experience in video/film production and media affairs on and international and regional level. Ng’s background includes directing television news coverage for NBC Asia, Reuters Financial Television and CNN Asia.

After two decades of media experience in Hong Kong and Japan, Ng moved to Shanghai in 2002, where he has been has been producing and developing content for international brands and leading broadcasters across China such as Channel Young and Oriental TV. George Ng will head ice-TV’s Shanghai office.