David King

Current

• Head of content identification and licensing at YouTube

Past

• Executive consultant at RealNetworks, eBay and Singshot
• Senior director of content operations at RealNetworks
• Executive consultant at OD2 (On Demand Distribution)

• Director of content operations, BD and product management at Listen.com (acquired by Real Networks)
• Vice president at Urbanite
• Financial analyst at The British Bank of the Middle East (Member HSBC)
• Private banker at Credit Suisse

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Education

• Princeton University

Connections

330 connections

Industry

Internet

David King’s Summary

A technology executive and general manager with 9 years of experience in building successful online music and video companies from the ground up.

David King’s Specialties:

General management, online music and video business models, business development, copyright and royalty management. Bilingual in French, lived and worked in 6 countries (Australia, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, UK, US).

David King’s Experience

• Head of content identification and licensing

  YouTube

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; goog; Internet industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

  Responsible for the tools, processes and relationships that allow copyright holders to manage and monetize their content on YouTube.

• Executive consultant

  RealNetworks, eBay and Singshot

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  March 2006 — December 2006 (10 months)

  Consulted to the executive staff on online music & video strategy and operations.

• Senior director of content operations

  RealNetworks

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; rnwk; Online Media industry)

  June 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 9 months)

  Led all aspects of digital rights and label management for the Rhapsody Music service. Developed comprehensive business & operational plan for international expansion.

• Executive consultant

  OD2 (On Demand Distribution)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  October 2003 — April 2004 (7 months)

  OD2 is an online music download service founded by Peter Gabriel and based in Bristol, England. I lived in the UK and worked with the executive team to deliver a complete operational plan for digital rights management.

• Director of content operations, BD and product management

  Listen.com (acquired by Real Networks)

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Internet industry)

  January 2000 — August 2003 (3 years 8 months)

  Led all aspects of digital rights and label management for the Rhapsody Music service. Managed distribution partnerships with seven of the top ten US Internet companies. Managed deals with all five Major labels, 100's of Indie labels, 100's of artists, and music publishers, including royalty reporting.

• Vice president

  Urbanite

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  December 1998 — October 1999 (11 months)

  Third member of founding team at an internet start-up syndicating free home page software to third-party web sites.

• Financial analyst

  The British Bank of the Middle East (Member HSBC)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HSBC; Banking industry)

  February 1994 — February 1996 (2 years 1 month)

  Based in Geneva Switzerland, developed the bank's investment policy.

• Private banker

  Credit Suisse

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

  June 1991 — January 1994 (2 years 8 months)

  Based in Geneva Switzerland, managed portfolios for high net worth individuals.

David King’s Education

• Princeton University

  AB , History , 1985 — 1989

Additional Information

David King’s Interests:

Architecture and design, wind and solar energy, sustainable living, civil rights, parenting, kite boarding, skiing.

David King’s Groups:

•    Ex-Urbanites
•    YouTubers
•    Content Identification

David King’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch