Breathe new life into your catalogue.
Beam Digital helps TV producers, distributors and rights holders reach new audiences, build engaged communities and unlock new revenue on YouTube and social video.
Trusted by some of the biggest names in television.
What we do
Specialists in YouTube channel strategy and revenue growth.
We provide industry-leading YouTube strategy and consultancy services to rights holders, content creators and brands, helping them to build out their digital worlds.
We work with partners on anything from digital strategy to providing end-to-end YouTube channel management, helping with full catalogue audits and repackaging content for a digital audience.
We also equip partners with the skills and knowledge so they can confidently navigate the social-first landscape and grow their own channels independently.
Channel strategy & audits
Data-led channel strategies and full catalogue audits that pinpoint where your audience and revenue opportunities sit.
End-to-end channel management
Complete day-to-day channel operations - artwork, metadata, publishing, optimisation and monetisation.
Training & enablement
Workshops, playbooks and hands-on support that give your team the confidence to grow channels independently.
Services
Services to help you every step of the way and grow your channels.
Check out our full range of services - and request a rate card if you'd like to discuss any of them further. Work with us across everything, or select the specific modules and services that suit you best.
A detailed review of your content library and rights, identifying priority titles and building a channel strategy designed to maximise revenue growth - including forecast models, KPIs and competitor analysis.
End-to-end setup and management of YouTube and social channels - from artwork and metadata to publishing, community management and paid media support.
Repackaging premium content into clips, compilations and vertical video, with thumbnail design, titles, descriptions and ongoing A/B testing to maximise retention and engagement.
In-person and virtual training, playbooks and best-practice guides that build internal capability - so your team can grow and manage channels independently.
Support across YouTube Content ID and Facebook Rights Manager - ingesting reference files, managing claims, and identifying and removing illegal content from social platforms.
Finding and placing the right people - channel managers, editors, thumbnail designers and metadata specialists - drawing on a trusted industry network.
Monthly and quarterly reporting built for senior leadership teams, with the insights and forecasts that keep your digital strategy honest.
Guidance on structuring your YouTube CMS, cleansing metadata and streamlining how your digital content is managed day to day.
Channels experience
Experience growing a diverse range of channels.
About the founder
Fifteen years bridging TV and YouTube.
James is a YouTube and social video consultant working at the intersection of TV and digital. His career has centred on helping broadcasters, studios and rights holders navigate the shift in how audiences find and watch content.
At ITV Studios, he led the Digital Content team - running content distribution and monetisation across a 90,000-hour catalogue and driving record growth in YouTube and social revenues over four consecutive years. His portfolio spanned more than 140 channels, from Hell's Kitchen to genre networks like Our World, Our Stories and True Lives.
Since going independent in 2024, he has helped organisations including All3Media International and a wide range of production companies build their YouTube strategies from the ground up.
Testimonials
What our partners say.
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Let's work together.
If you're a production company, rights holder or brand looking to establish or grow your social video strategy, we'd love to hear from you. Tell us a little about your content and your goals, and we'll come back to you soon.