All Things Video

Steve Levy is the Co-Founder & CEO of BPM Media and the BPM Network. Steve is a serial entrepreneur who started Moonshine Music to introduce electronic music to mainstream America in the nineties. The company was partially acquired by what is now Entertainment One in 2002, and Steve went on to launch BPM Media, which includes a music lifestyle ad network and YouTube / SoundCloud multi-channel network. Steve has worked with some of the world’s top artists, including Afrojack, Nicky Romero, Paul Oakenfold, and many more. In this episode, we talk about the transformation of the music industry over the past few decades. We discuss the democratization of content creation and broadcasting, the resulting disintermediation of gatekeepers, and the shift from physical distribution to digital downloads to streaming. Finally, we consider how technological changes like smartphones and file sharing necessitated a change in business models, and we predict similar disruption in the film and television industries. Hos

Ben Lister is the Chief Operating Officer, USA at Rightster. Ben began his career in digital roles at traditional entertainment companies (Warner Music Group, Viacom, Channel 4) before jumping into his first startup experience, running EMEA business development for Base79. He left London for sunny Los Angeles around the time Base79 was acquired by Rightster for $85M and now leads the company’s North American operations. In this episode, we discover the hard truths about startups, the current golden age of TV, and what the future holds for Rightster. We also get into Ben’s experience as an expat, the rapid growth of the Indian video market, and the music industry’s failure to grasp how disruptive the Internet would be to its business. If you like what you hear, make sure to check out Ben’s radio show: http://vinylnight.co/ Host: James Creech ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founde

Phil Ranta is the Chief Operating Officer at Collective Digital Studio (CDS). Prior to CDS, Phil was employee #9 at Fullscreen, where he spent 3 years growing the creator network until the company’s acquisition by Otter Media. He’s as hilarious as he is insightful, having spent years on various comedy projects and working as a professional comedian. In this episode, we learn more about Fullscreen’s humble beginnings and rapid growth. We also cover the overabundance of influencer marketing platforms and agencies as well as recent M&A activity in the space, including Phil’s participation in the Fullscreen and CDS acquisitions. And finally, we hear about some of Phil’s passion projects, including http://www.comedypodcastnetwork.com/ and his frequent improv appearances at the Second City Hollywood. Host: James Creech ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founders, executives, and thou

Parker Jones is the Head of International at AwesomenessTV. Parker worked at YouTube during the early days of the partner program before moving over to build and manage the creator network at AwesomenessTV, which quickly grew to one of the world's largest MCNs with over 90,000 channels. In this episode, we discuss the proliferation of online video platforms, and the resulting competition for creators, audience, and advertiser budgets. We also cover AwesomenessTV’s international expansion plans, the MCN industry’s move toward lower revenue shares and shorter or “open” contracts, the rise of digital influencers in feature films (examples: Camp Dakota, The SMOSH Movie), and Facebook’s decision to match the terms of the YouTube partner program. Host: James Creech ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founders, executives, and thought leaders...

Glasgow Phillips is the Co-Founder and former SVP Creative of Maker Studios. Prior to his time at Maker, Glasgow worked in Hollywood as a television writer on such iconic shows as South Park, published three books, and helped launch businesses in the brand strategy and digital production industries. He is now an angel investor and is busy working on the next big thing. In this episode, we discuss the beginnings of the online video industry, the evolution of YouTube as a platform, and the accompanying democratization of content creation and disruption of the traditional media value chain. Glasgow also shares stories from the early days of Maker Studios, one of the first multi-channel networks (MCNs), and his current areas of interest, including new media production and personal data privacy. Hosts: James Creech and Sarah Ullman ABOUT THE SHOW All Things Video is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the past and charting the future of the online video ecosystem. Listen to interviews with founders,