KICKTV Surpasses 1 Million Subscriber Milestone
Nelson was a founding member and the chief architect of KICKTV, the longtime #1 original soccer channel on YouTube with over 150M cumulative video views and over 1M+ subscribers under leadership. KICKTV was launched as a Millennial targeted global football/soccer news and lifestyle video network joint venture between Major League Soccer and Google as part of the $200M+ YouTube Original Channel Initiative.
Nelson’s milestones and achievements during his tenure include:
– Developing the original multi-million dollar operating budget, organization structure, and staff plan.
– Implementing a new 14-34 male targeted programming strategy and daily content lineup.
– Leading a staff of 18 employees including video, social media, marketing, and graphic design teams.
– Overseeing the build and daily operations of organization studio space with high-bandwidth live streaming capability.
MLS ALL-STAR XBOX Street Soccer Showdown
The Xbox Every Street United Freestyle challenge went down at MLS All-Star involving 3 MLS players, 3 fans, and 3 freestylers in downtown Portland. KICKTV added a little surprise element by picking freestyler Sean Garnier to show up unannounced and do his thing.
Infographics & Social Art
Social media has become such a visual experience. Design quality is a valuable differentiator in a sea of text and imagery. I’ve had the good fortune of collaborating with some very talented illustrators & motion graphic designers throughout my content career.
2014 FIFA World Cup “CRASH COURSE” SERIES
This 2014 FIFA World Cup “Crash Course” series collaboration between KICKTV and Howler Magazine is a good representation of an ambitious and complex motion infographic campaign produced on a limited timeline with a modest budget.
FIFA 14 | THE @KICKTV INVITATIONAL IS BACK
The FIFA 14 KICKTV Invitational, brought to you by KICKTV Gaming, field of 16 contestants is set to begin.
The rise of gaming content was not lost on the programming team at KICKTV. After a 2013 FIFA video gaming tournament series campaign experiment led to huge viewership and audience building acceleration, the series was renewed and and bolstered for 2014.
Last year, this guy won the grand prize and took home $10,000. Last year, the three rounds preceding the FIFA 13 KICKTV Invitational Final were played online from each contestant’s remote location.
This year, the $10,000 grand prize and $50,000 worth of total cash and prizes return. This year, all 16 contestants are flying to New York City and squaring off against each one of their opponents face to face.