How we work

myvideorights.com is a B2B business that represents the commercial interests of producers and rights holders to any video publisher - be they web, mobile or IPTV based - around the world. We widen the distribution of content onto new platforms that pay for use of our clients' valuable intellectual property. Our provision of only rights-cleared content allows publishers to create the safe, clean, well-lit environment advertisers require.

We are independent of any publisher and producer and have no vested interest in doing business with one company over another - as such, we will always get the best deal for our producer clients without agenda.

myvideorights.com is a member of PACT - the UK trade association that represents and promotes the commercial interests of independent content producers from feature film, television, children's & animation and interactive media companies.

Executive team

Ashley MacKenzie - CEO

Ashley began his career in advertising at Carat (UK) Ltd. He left Carat to be a founding Director of Entertainment Marketing Ltd. In 1998, he joined an MBI team as Sales Controller for Talk Radio. The company grew into The Wireless Group Plc and Ashley took responsibility as Group Managing Director (ILR) running the company's largest business unit. In 2002, Ashley was handed commercial responsibility for the group as Managing Director of Impact, TWG's wholly owned national sales house. Before founding myvideorights.com, Ashley was leading the commercial operations of a multiplatform TV company as M.D. (Sales).

Richard Mansell - CIO

Richard's career started in the accountancy firm, Arthur Andersen where he qualified as an accountant. Even then his focus was in the IT arena working predominantly in large IT and business process engagements. Shortly after the move to Deloitte, Richard joined the commodity brokerage, Spectron, where as Head of IT and Operations he ran a large programme of IT projects.

Prior to joining myvideorights.com Richard was Director of technology consulting at Protiviti.

Board

Kelvin MacKenzie - Chairman

Kelvin is one of the UK's leading media personalities. From 1982 until 1994, Kelvin was Editor of The Sun newspaper. He was formerly Managing Director of BSkyB Group Plc before joining the Mirror Group as Deputy Chief Executive and Managing Director of Live TV Ltd.

Kelvin was Chairman and Chief Executive of The Wireless Group Plc until June 2005 when he successfully sold the Company to UTV Plc.

With a career that spans four decades and every consumer entertainment medium, Kelvin regularly features on TV and is widely regarded as one of the best judges of popular culture in media today.

Peter Bazalgette (Non-Exec)

From 2004 to 2007 Peter was Chief Creative Officer of Endemol, to whom he remains an adviser. He has personally devised several internationally successful television formats such as Ready Steady Cook and Changing Rooms. He also brought Big Brother to the UK. Peter’s book about the international business of TV formats, Billion Dollar Game, was published in 2005.

Peter is a Non-Executive Director of YouGov and a former Board member of Channel 4. He is building a portfolio of investments in digital growth companies. Peter also serves as Deputy Chairman of the National Film and Television School and on the Board of the English National Opera.

Rupert Dilnott-Cooper (Non-Exec)

Rupert is the former CEO of Carlton's Content Division and Managing Director of Carlton International, where he was responsible for production, distribution and all rights management matters.

A qualified lawyer, Rupert has worked in legal and business affairs for various UK Broadcasters and was a founding director and former Co-Chair of the British Television Distributors Association.

He is currently Chairman and Non-Executive Director of a number of financial and media organisations, including pan-European TV group, Zodiak TV Plc.

Patrick Walker (Non-Exec)

Patrick Walker leads the development of content strategy and partnerships for YouTube in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and has over 15 years of experience in the television, radio and online media industry.

During his tenure as General Manager for RealNetworks, Patrick was instrumental in launching Real's first premium audio and video services in Europe, Asia and Latin America and was responsible for developing direct-to-consumer broadband video products.

Patrick began his career in international media and technology as a TV producer for Japan's public broadcaster, NHK. He has formerly held roles at BBC News as a Senior Broadcast Journalist in Japan and South East Asia and with TWI's management team in 2000, launching one of the earliest 'converged' web and TV services