Beck, David
David Beck is Brightcove’s first Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. Working closely with CEO Marc DeBevoise, Beck leads strategy, business development, and corporate development. He focuses on identifying and accelerating growth opportunities, including organic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and strategic partnerships globally to enhance current offerings, create opportunities to expand existing businesses, and enable Brightcove to expand into new markets and lines of business.
Beck brings two decades of experience in strategy, operations, and business development at global brands. Prior to Brightcove, he served as the EVP, Head of Content Strategy & Business Operations of AMC Networks, where he led the strategy to accelerate AMC’s streaming business model transformation. He architected the strategy and operational roadmap to launch a suite of integrated Linear, SVOD (AMC+), and AVOD/FAST services and partnerships for B2B and DTC distribution.
Before AMC Networks, Beck served as the EVP, Corporate Strategy & Operations at WarnerMedia, and as Chief Strategy Officer of TNT & TBS. At WarnerMedia he was responsible for developing the strategies and driving the roadmap planning process for a broad set of growth opportunities, including the development of the initial strategy and roadmap that would become HBO Max, as well as several acquisitions and enterprise partnership strategies in growth sectors including Esports, Audio/Podcasting, and talent monetization.
Prior to WarnerMedia, Beck co-founded BRAVE Ventures (acquired by Turner), a 20+ person Media/Tech/Consumer advisory and investment firm. BRAVE developed growth initiatives, strategies, business cases, and operational roadmaps for clients' including Viacom, Turner, CBS, A+E, Sony/Crackle, and Mattel. These included Turner Launchpad, an industry-leading, hundred+ million-dollar social video monetization platform for ad sales which ultimately led to Turner’s acquisition of Brave. Beck has also held various senior roles with Univision and Bain & Company.
Sessions/Events
- The Business of FAST: The Challenges in Monetization, Market Saturation and Viewer Engagement
- Monday, April 17 • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT