David Purdy
Stingray
Chief Revenue Officer
David Purdy, Chief Revenue Officer at Stingray, In his current role, he oversees all aspects of Stingray’s revenue including Linear, SVOD, AVOD, B2B2C Subscription, advertising, and global sales efforts.
David Purdy came to Stingray from VICE Media where, as Chief International Growth Officer he expanded VICE’s multiplatform partnerships in many territories, and helped VICE grow its global distribution network to deliver programming to all screens across multiple countries. Previously, David has held various senior roles over a 15-year career at Rogers Communications Inc. – most recently as Senior Vice President of Content and Video Product Management, where he oversaw content strategy for Rogers cable TV, broadband and wireless services. David also worked across the various media assets and partnerships at Rogers including the NHL, WWE, MLB, FX, and many others.
David has an extensive background in the TV industry and has helped launch over a dozen Canadian specialty channels throughout his career, including Sportsnet, OLN, Discovery Channel Canada, and The Comedy Network. In addition to his extensive content knowledge, David has been instrumental in launching a number of new products at Rogers, including VOD, HD, Rogers Anyplace TV, PVR, SVOD, Mobile TV, etc….. David combines a passion for content with a grasp of technology to forge a keen understanding of how the media business will be impacted by current and future technological innovations.
Mr. Purdy is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (BA 1990) and a Post Graduate Diploma, Economic Geography, from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1993)
