Torsten de Riese

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• Business Development Manager at Guardian News & Media

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Torsten de Riese’s Summary

Torsten is a media expert with experience in editorial and commercial roles - both print and online. He learned his trade at a regional newspaper in Germany and after a stint as a freelance in print and radio he joined FT.com during the first dotcom boom. He quickly developed an obsession with technology and future publishing models - managing online editorial teams and developing integrated publishing and syndication systems.

At the Guardian, Torsten set up a digital syndication business and got hooked on commercial development. He since generated multi-million pound revenues by launching the Guardian and Observer Archive, a new integrated syndication platform and strategy, as well as brand licensing programme and the Arabic News Service. He as also shaping and delivering Guardian's commercial strategy on e-readers and open APIs.

Torsten de Riese’s Specialties:

online business development and strategy (b2c and b2b), video and multimedia, open APIs, brand licensing, e-books and e-readers, archives, digitisation, content solutions/sales, syndication, product development, rights management, content management and distribution, editorial management (print and online), change management and relocation

Torsten de Riese’s Experience

• Business Development Manager

  Guardian News & Media

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  June 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

  • managing commercial models for Guardian's Open Platform
  • launched the Guardian and Observer Digital Archive for b2c and b2b (secured funding, managed the project to launch and negotiated distribution deals)
  • launched Guardian's Arabic News Service
  • set up Guardian's digital syndication business, incl. an integrated distribution and content management platform for text, photos, video and audio
  • managing more than 100 accounts for GNM's global content sales division, including newspapers, websites, portals and professional databases
  • leading b2b product development and marketing as well as global syndication strategy print and online