Richard continues to lead the development of STV Player’s product suite and its expansion onto new platforms, whilst also delivering a compelling editorial portfolio of content from the Channel 3 network as well as thousands of hours of STV Player-exclusive content from across the UK and around the world. The streaming service is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes and is available on every major platform, including Sky, Virgin Media, Amazon FireTV, Freeview Play and Samsung.

The introduction of STV Player+ as well as a number of new projects in development seeks to diversify STV's digital revenues and find new growth beyond digital advertising.

Richard has extensive digital broadcast experience and was formerly General Manager of UKTV Play. Prior to this, Richard held high-profile digital roles at Virgin Media, Yahoo and ITV having previously spent over 10 years at the BBC.