Richard D. Titus
| Richard D. Titus | |
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 Titus in 2009 |
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| Born | March 23, 1968 Anaheim, California |
| Residence | San Francisco, CA & London, UK |
| Nationality | USA |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | co-founding Razorfish, producing numerous feature films, heading digital for the Daily Mail & BBC |
| Spouse | Tavin Marin Titus (1999 - present) |
Richard D. Titus, FRSA is an entrepreneur and film producer. He was born on March 23, 1968 in Anaheim to Richard G. Titus, an executive at defense contractor Rockwell International and later Boeing and Susan Titus Osborn, a conservative Christian author.[1]
His career began as a roadie and sound engineer for The Beach Boys on whose Summer in Paradise he worked as a recording engineer.[2] This album was the first by a major artist recorded entirely on Pro Tools.
A prolific internet entrepreneur and digerati Titus founded or co-founded seven companies[Full citation needed] including a video game division of MPCA[3] (where he created and produced Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders), and Tag Media, the Los Angeles office of what became[4] Razorfish. In 2002 he co-founded interactive agency Schematic[5][6] whose clients include ABC, Comcast, Microsoft, Sony, Time Warner and Target and are an industry leader in User Interface for VOD systems on Set-top boxes and broadband Video on Demand services and IPTV. The company was purchased by advertising firm WPP[7] in 2007.
Richard founded production company Plinyminor with his wife, Tavin Marin Titus,[8] where they have produced several SciFi feature films together including Emmy nominated Mammoth, Odysseus & the Isle of the Mysts, Riddle of the Sphinx and a pair of Sundance Film Festival selections: On line (which included the first scene filmed over the Internet),[citation needed] and 2006 hit eco-documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?[9]
In 2007 he joined the BBC as Controller, User Experience and Design at the BBC,[10] overseeing its audience facing services on the Internet, Mobile, ITV and iPlayer. In November 2008 he became the Corporation's Future Media Controller for Audio & Music and Mobile.[11] In July 2009 Titus left the BBC to become CEO[12] of Associated Northcliffe Digital, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust group. He departed in a re-structure in 2010.[13]
In 2010, Richard was named one of the Wired 100[14] and is a frequent public speaker and futurist speaking on the impact of technology on media & entertainment.
[edit] References
- ^ "Christian Communicator Website". Amazon. 2009-01-01. http://www.christiancommunicator.com.
- ^ "Summer In Paradise, The Beach Boys, Liner notes". Artistdirect.com. 209-11-23. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,49755,00.html.
- ^ mpcafilm.com
- ^ "Razorfish Reportedly to Acquire <tag> media". ClickZ. 1998-07-27. http://www.clickz.com/8791.
- ^ schmatic.com
- ^ Bloom, David (2002-12-01). "Trio's scheme is Schematic". Variety Magazine. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117876738.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1.
- ^ "WPP acquires digital agency Schematic". Brand Republic. 2007-09-10. http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/737010/WPP-acquires-digital-agency-Schematic/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH.
- ^ "Plinyminor and Voltage Join For Slate Of Six Sci-fi/fantasy Films". Jive Magazine. 2006-07-13. http://www.jivemagazine.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-12544.html.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2006-05-08). "Who Killed the Electric Car?". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930452.html?categoryid=31&cs=1.
- ^ "Interface Design". Design Week. 2008-09-18. http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/139652/Interface+design.html.
- ^ "BBC's Anthony Rose and Richard Titus get new roles in tweak to digital exec line-up". London: The Guardian. 2008-11-12. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/nov/12/bbc-erikhuggers.
- ^ "Online hotshot". Financial Times. April 9, 2009. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9727bcae-249f-11de-9a01-00144feabdc0.html.
- ^ "Chief departs as Daily Mail & General Trust drops separate digital division". The Guardian. 2010-07-09. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/09/daily-mail-general-trust-digital.
- ^ "The Wired 100: Positions 51 to 100". Wired. 2010-04-01. http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/05/features/the-wired-100-positions-51-to-100.aspx.
[edit] External links
- Top technology investors in Europe
- Interview in NMA
- Associated Northcliffe Digital site
- Richard Titus' corporate blog on BBC.co.uk
- Guardian Bio
- Richard D. Titus at the Internet Movie Database
- Richard D. Titus discography at MusicBrainz
- Personal Blog
- Schematic
- Plinyminor
- Interview with Richard about The Long Tail
- Profile and interview in Design Week
- Cover story & interview in C21
- PaidContent Article detailing CEO announcement and previous career
