Patrick Walker (executive)

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Patrick Walker is the CEO at Rightster, a London-based Multi Channel Network. [1] [2] [3] Formally he worked at Base79 as Chief Content Officer after serving 8 years with Google and YouTube as the Senior Director of Content Partnerships, where he was responsible for launching and managing YouTube in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [4] [5] [6] Walker has also worked at RealNetworks, IMG, Intel, and the BBC as a foreign news journalist in Japan and Southeast Asia. He began his career in media and technology as a TV producer and director with NHK in Tokyo, Japan. [7]

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  1. YouTube's Patrick Walker on why he's joining content network Base79 | Technology | theguardian.com
  2. Base79 appoints content chief to lead expansion | News | Broadcast
  3. Base79 Hires Top YouTube Executive Patrick Walker – TheWrap
  4. Hudson, Alex. "Is Google taking the 'you' out of YouTube?". BBC News. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. Interview: Patrick Walker, YouTube: PRS Rates 'Ridiculous', Would Lose Us Money — paidContent
  6. 5 Questions at MIDEM With YouTube’s Patrick Walker: Vevo, 'Gangnam Style,' And More | Billboard
  7. Youtube Director Patrick Walker | Presenter