NewsBeat Social
 | |
| Industry | News Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
Key people |
Stanley W. Fields (Founder) |
| Website | newsbeatsocial.com |
NewsBeat Social is a digital video news agency.[1] It gathers news on a variety of subjects from around the world and produces one-minute video news reports that are distributed across social media. The website uses its own proprietary publishing platform with video content. The company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.[2][3]
History
NewsBeat Social was launched in February 2013 by entrepreneur Stanley W. Fields and its leadership team includes President Geoff Campbell, a former Sony and Echostar executive; COO Tyler Peterson; CFO Myron Landin and CMO Mary Nickerson. NewsBeat Social raised initial funding through angel investors and later announced $4.1 million in private equity funding.[4][5] The Portland Business Journal noted NewsBeat Social has produced 30,000 news reports and received 423 million views globally.[6][7]
References
- ↑ JD Alois. "Why is NewsBeat Social Doing a Reg A+ Mini IPO? Transparency & Participation are at the Top of the List".
- ↑ Lucia Moses (30 April 2015). "How one publisher is working around Facebook's pre-roll ad ban". DigiDay. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Troy Dreier (19 November 2014). "Video News Succeeds Thanks to Mobile Devices and Social Networks". StreamingMedia.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Tony Zerucha (21 March 2016). "New media initiative files for IPO under Regulation A+".
- ↑ "Newsbeat Social Pairs with WR Hambrecht for Reg A+ Offer of Up to $50 Million. Plans NASDAQ Listing.".
- ↑ "NewsBeat Social One-minute video news.". Startuplister. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ Scott Martin (17 March 2016). "NewsBeat Social Connects With $4.1M for Social-Driven News Videos". Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 6 April 2016.