Lippe Oosterhof is CEO of Livestation. Livestation is an online aggregator of linear TV news channels operating out of London.
Lippe has over 20 years’ experience building international businesses in technology, news and financial services. He spent eight years developing new products and markets around the world for ABN Amro Bank and Dun & Bradstreet and then switched to building high growth technology businesses. He has was head of business development at breakingviews (financial news, acquired by Thomson Reuters), Spotzer (video advertising), Brainient (video advertising) and co-founded Nerve Wireless (mobile software).
Livestation provides the world’s diasporas with online access to top linear TV news channels. The platform became essential to millions of people during the Arab spring who wanted to watch the news from outside their home country. Livestation is currently launching a radically new version of its platform which promises to revolutionise TV news once again by blending linear news channels with live smartphone broadcasts from individuals.