David Williams

As SVP/GM of Channels for pocket.watch, David is charged with winning fans and growing
franchises on streaming video platforms. With twenty-five years at the frontiers of digital
media, David was previously part of Maker Studios’ senior leadership where he led the talent
team and engineered marquee content initiatives. Prior highlights include serving as Chief
Content and Technology Strategist for Endemol Beyond USA, co-founding venture-backed
Take180 which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, and developing patented
technology that powered fan-driven initiatives for such franchises as Star Trek and Toy Story,
and earned an Interactive Emmy Award nomination for The L Word. A longtime entrepreneur,
in 1996 David founded a digital-first entertainment studio where he developed the world’s first
major animated web series which was widely licensed to distributors including Showtime
Networks.