Online video site separates wheat from the chaff

Shane O’Connor and Francis Fitzgibbon of StoryStock

It was while working as a reporter for the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk that journalist Francis Fitzgibbon spotted the potential for an online library that would source good quality video content for the digital realm.

Fitzgibbon is the founder and chief executive of the Kerry-based start-up StoryStock. The company’s commissioning software allows publishers, media organisations and brands around the world to use the people-focused videos posted on the site for online adverts ...