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Rightster founder exits as Walker takes top post

The founding CEO of UK-based multichannel network Rightster, Charlie Muirhead, has stepped down from his post and will be succeeded by Patrick Walker. Muirhead founded Rightster in 2011 and led it to become the first publicly-listed MCN in November 2012. The firm last year acquired rival MCN Base79, whose chief content officer, Walker (below right), […]

Rightster launches IPO and staffs up

Online video distribution specialist Rightster has raised £20.4 million (US$32.5 million) after floating on the stock market and unveiled a string of senior hires. The firm launched its IPO this morning, floating on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in what founder and CEO Charlie Muirhead said marked “the first YouTube multi-channel network […]

Netflix ‘not cannibalising traditional TV’, says TiVo study

Over-the-top video service Netflix is not cannibalising traditional TV viewing, according to a new study by DVR maker TiVo. The research, carried out by TiVo’s Research and Analytics subsidiary, found that there was “no significant difference in the amount of traditional TV viewing” between Netflix and non-Netflix households in the US, with neither group differing […]