AllThingsD profiles Lance Podell, Next New Networks' CEO
Dow Jones’ All Things Digital caught up with our CEO Lance Podell as part of their regular look at up-and-coming and innovative start-ups you should know about.
Who: Lance Podell
What: Chief Executive Officer
Why: According to Lance, Next New Networks is aiming to transform its existing lineup of 12 Web TV “networks” into a content behemoth that competes with the big cable guys. Oh yeah, and they plan to monetize it too. Eye rolling aside, at the end of 2009, they were nearly profitable.
Where: nextnewnetworks.com (Web site); @NextNewNetworks (Twitter); New York, NY (analog place)
Who else: You name it. They compete for face time with an armada of YouTube stars (although they try to recruit some of them too). How do they stack up? Well, the camera work in the latest webisode from YouTube star Fred isn’t anything to write home about, but you don’t have to sit through video advertising either.
[read full interview; video excerpt below]
Awesome profile of our CEO. Lance FTW!
