rightster

LONDON –  He told us he would buy companies – and today that guidance came to pass. Charlie Muirhead’s Rightster is taking a big step to consolidate the video ecosystem by buying two of its biggest protagonists. Eight months after going public to raise £22.4m, the firm is acquiring viral video management firm Viral Spiral for up […]

LONDON — Video distribution outfit Rightster is targeting growth through acquisition and platform investment using some of the money it earned by becoming the first YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) to go public last month. The UK-based company raised £20.4 million ($36.7 million) by floating on London’s AIM market and has already started pumping that market […]

LONDON — It’s barely a week since video distribution and monetization service Rightster became that rare beast – a technology floatation on London’s stock markets. But CEO Charlie Muirhead, whose company raised £22.4 million ($36 million), tells Beet.TV he is already talking with companies he wants to buy to grow his video business further. “We’re in […]