All Things Video

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