People at Purple Squirrel Media

Matthew Karsten, Founder of Purple Squirrel Media startup aims to address a gap in the representation for creators in the industry best designed to serve them. Matthew has curated enterprise level partnerships across the globe, and for the good of the people. Matthew has been in the international Television and entertainment industries since 2009, when he began working with the Young Americans, America’s music Ambassadors. Matthew has since participated in dozens of music and entertainment industry enterprises in the US and abroad. Matthew Joined DIRECTV in 2014, as an assistant to Vice President of Sales LATAM, heading its department of regulatory affairs, product development and acquisitions. He was the first to manage DIRECTV's service authorizations across the continent. In 2015 he was appointed head of new product development where he was instrumental in the deployment and commercialization of IBM Video Cloud services service in Latin America, and in 2016 he founded the New Media department, responsible for the deployment of Interactive Television Technology on top of DIRECTV’s regular digital video feeds. Purple Squirrel Media is a grass roots initiative to support the ownership, distribution and monetization of content online. By creating our own network of local talent, we can take our community Over The Top! By creating dynamic partnerships within our own community, purple squirrel provides a platform and services with global reach to showcase the deep well of talent we have to offer. Going OTT is complicated and requires a ‘guy for that.’ Matthew Karsten is that guy. Purple Squirrel Media will save you time, money, and frustration by offering a one stop solution for your business.Purple Squirrel Media will solve your video streaming, content monetization, virtual business, social media, dilemma. Broadcast your content to a global audience; stream in beautiful HD quality to any device, anywhere.