Naman Ramachandran Andy Taylor, one of the pioneers of the U.K. digital space, has died from cancer. He was 50.Taylor began his career as a lawyer, but went on to hold several senior positions in media.
The executive was managing director of Victoria Real — one of the first companies to help integrate the web and interactive television during online live streaming — when it began working on “Big Brother,” whose cutting-edge technology changed the nature of reality television.
Endemol subsequently bought the company.From 2003 to 2007, Taylor served as managing director of digital at Channel 4, where he was one of the designers of their on-demand service 4oD, now known as All4.Taylor then moved to All3Media where he was director, digital.
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