Red Seat Ventures
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We partner with top talent and brands to fund, build, and operate impactful new media brands.
Website: www.redseatventures.com
Owned by: FOX Corporation
About Red Seat Ventures
Red Seat Ventures partners with top creators, brands, and media companies to develop unique, impactful digital properties. We offer our client-partners an unparalleled combination of investment capital, growth strategy, monetization and skilled management, all of which enable the rapid launch of new shows and businesses. As part of Fox Corporation, RSV is committed to fostering innovative content that resonates with audiences worldwide.
Latest news
- Oct 31: Audiochuck has signed with Red Seat Ventures for ad sales representation for Audiochuck’s podcasts. The podcasts were with SiriusXM. The deal with the Crime Junkie publisher, apparently worth $150mn, also includes a FAST channel on video streaming platforms FOX One and Tubi. Both Tubi and Red Seat Ventures are owned by FOX.
- Oct 16: Rena Ayer has been hired as Senior VP of Content & Talent Partnerships at Red Seat Ventures. She joins from SiriusXM and Audible.
- Aug 19: Chris Peterson has been announced as Vice President, Business Development at Red Seat Ventures. Peterson, who has been CEO and Founder of advisory company DWNLOAD Media, will advise the company on M&A opportunities. Red Seat Ventures is a division of FOX’s Tubi Media Group.
- Feb 11: Red Seat Ventures has been acquired by Tubi Media Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation. Red Seat Ventures makes shows with people like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan. Terms weren’t disclosed.
- Nov 25, 2024: Channels with Peter Kafka interviews Chris Balfe of Red Seat Ventures, who "helps stars find audiences and make money via podcasts and YouTube". Balfe notes that, unlike podcasts, 70% of viewers of his content on YouTube find it because of the algorithm - in Kafka's words: "an algorithm that brought them there (today) is an algorithm that could not bring them there tomorrow".
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