Richard Halton’s career has taken him from the BBC’s scheduling battles to leading YouView and building Roku’s UK presence. He joins Tom Smith to share the choices, relationships and experiences behind that journey.

Richard reflects on leaving consulting for work he cared about, finding his feet among the BBC’s senior leaders and learning to face difficult conversations. His stories take us through BBC Three and BBC Four, the BBC’s early YouTube deal, Project Kangaroo and the challenge of launching YouView with seven companies involved.

Now Roku’s UK Managing Director, he also shares his perspective on the changing relationship between broadcasters, technology platforms and viewers, alongside the people and priorities that have kept him grounded.

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