Authoritative content for professionals
What we do
We source content from publishers who aspire to inform their readers through the quality of their writing and the originality of their voice.
We syndicate this content through a distribution network of information databases and content marketplaces around the world.
Where we are located
Newstex is a truly virtual company. Our team work from their own offices and are located across the United States and Europe.
Our virtual business model translates into lower costs and better pricing for customers.
Day-to-day operations
Michael Ellis manages content licensing for Newstex. He optimizes content placement within Newstex’s full suite of customers and content syndication partners around the world. He also oversees the development of new license agreements: both with content providers and with organizations seeking original sources of high-quality news and commentary.
Prior to his current role at Newstex, he worked in international film and television licensing for Warner Brothers and has broad experience in content licensing.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Yale University, a Master’s Degree in English Renaissance drama from the University of York and earned his MBA from HEC Paris.
In his spare time, you can catch him either at the Pilates studio or reading at the Café Schopenhauer in downtown Vienna.
Chris Moyer is Vice President of Technology for Newstex and the author of Building Applications in the Cloud, a book dedicated not only to moving applications to cloud computing but also offering details of how to actually integrate applications into a cloud environment that can be truly successful.
Chris is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology and holds a degree in software engineering. He studied under the creator of boto, Mitch Garnaat, and spends much of his time working on the boto client library for communicating with Amazon Web Services. Chris created two web frameworks based off of this client library, known as Marajo and botoweb. He has deep experience assisting developers with migrating applications to the cloud and helping new startups create brand new applications that were never before possible.
Founders
Steve was formerly Chairman and CEO of Comtex News Network, one the original aggregators of real-time news and information, where he successfully restructured their products, management and financial structure.
Previously, Steve was CFO at GFI Group, a leading credit derivatives broker, having launched its largest private equity financing, and a Director and CFO at HotJobs.com, where he managed their successful IPO and M&A activities. He also directed the IPO of Metromedia Fiber Network, a large telecom start-up.
For much of the 90s, Steve oversaw the rapid financial growth of Data Broadcasting Corporation, a pioneer in the news and real-time market data industry which spawned many of today’s great online products, including MarketWatch (spun out, renamed CBS MarketWatch), Signal (became eSignal, now owned by IDC), Quotrek (early hand-held, wireless quotes and news), and Shark Information System (merged with ADP’s data products group).
Steve graduated from MIT with a BSEE in computer science and a BS in humanities, received his MBA from Stanford Business School, and is a certified public accountant. In his younger and fitter days, Steve pursued Isshynru karate with a vengeance as a third-degree brown belt. These days, he enjoys skiing, SCUBA, backpacking, and traveling with his family.
Larry has guided numerous entertainment and new media ventures, from start-up through growth, development and maturity, including Tickets.com (Acquired by MLB Advanced Media), Bolenka Games Online (Trivial Pursuit® Online), GFI Group (Nasdaq:GFIG – Financial), Wizard World (Publishing), Patron Technology, and Comtex News Network.
He was also president and CEO of Auctions.com, which he co-created with the Times Mirror Co. and co-owners Gannett, Knight-Ridder, The New York Times Company, Tribune Company, and The Washington Post Company. Larry was featured in the official history of eBay, “The Perfect Store”, by Adam Cohen, which details his exploits of attempting to purchasing eBay for Times Mirror and then competing against eBay on behalf of the newspapers.
Larry attended Bates College and the Yale University Graduate School of Drama. He served on the Content Board of Directors for the Software Information Industry Association for 11 years, and is a frequent speaker on content, product development, start-ups and turnarounds.
Larry, a confirmed gadget geek, also spends time on Broadway with his theatrical agent wife and two daughters.