Author: Thomas K. Arnold

CTV Leader Samsung TV Plus Opens Up to Amazon DSP Across Europe

Samsung Ads on Feb. 4 announced it will provide marketers with direct programmatic access to its premium Samsung TV Plus ad inventory through Amazon DSP.

The integration is already launched in the United States and Canada and is now available in Europe.

This effectively means Samsung TV Plus — the connected-TV leader, with 100 million monthly users and more than 3,500 AVOD and FAST channels across 30 territories — is officially opening up to Amazon DSP across Europe.

The move addresses two key issues marketers are facing: the fragmentation problem and the absence of Gen Z viewers.

Europe’s TV landscape is notoriously fragmented, making it a headache for brands to manage reach and frequency. This partnership allows brands to manage everything in one place, and at the same time get a “closed-loop” view of how big-screen ads actually drive sales on Amazon.

And while Gen Z viewers typically don’t watch much traditional TV, they are streaming an average of more than 1.5 hours a day on Samsung TVs, the company says.

Samsung TV Plus has recently expanded its live and creator-led offerings with live Bundesliga football match coverage, alongside new channels from globally recognized creators including LADbible, Dhar Mann and Mark Rober.

“Gen Z Samsung Smart TV viewers are embracing streaming TV, watching an average of 1 hour and 38 minutes of streamed content per day on Samsung TVs in Europe,” said Alex Hole, SVP of Samsung Services Europe. “CTV offers ideal opportunities for brands to connect with a highly engaged audience. Extending our offering with Amazon DSP  allows us to give greater accessibility to brands wanting to access our premium inventory on Samsung TV Plus.”

With Samsung Ads premium inventory available through Amazon DSP, advertisers gain access to premium connected TV inventory at scale, Samsung maintains. By leveraging trillions of shopping, browsing, and streaming signals, Amazon DSP enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences, devices and publishers across the open internet.

“By creating a new connection between Amazon DSP and Samsung TV Plus, we’re providing another way for brands of all sizes to reach highly engaged audiences, at scale, where they’re already spending their time,” said Piers Heaton-Armstrong, VP of sales for Amazon Ads Europe. “This collaboration reinforces our commitment to simplifying the media buying landscape for advertisers. Regardless of whether brands want to run their ads across Amazon properties, third party streaming providers, or the wider open internet, we can help them do that.”

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Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind UK,’ ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Among Winners in Realscreen Unscripted Awards Competition

MIAMI — Netflix streaming favorites “Love Is Blind UK” and “Love on the Spectrum” were among the top reality shows honored Feb. 3 in the 2026 Realscreen Awards Program Competition.

The ceremony, held on day two of the Realscreen Summit, was hosted by comedian and two-time Emmy nominee Michael Yo.

Now in its 16th year, the Realscreen Awards honors unscripted content from around the world in 23 genre-specific categories — including competition, lifestyle, nonfiction, reality, talent and podcast — along with five Awards of Excellence for the overall category winners. A panel of over 150 senior international industry professionals from 21 countries evaluated entries across multiple genres.

This year’s competition included 96 nominees and recognized winners with Awards of Excellence in the following key categories:

Competition:
“The Box”
Produced for TV 2 Norway
Production company, Seefood TV

“David Blaine Do Not Attempt”
Produced for National Geographic
Production company, Imagine Documentaries

Non-Fiction:
“Sally”
Produced for National Geographic
Production company, Muck Media & A Story Syndicate Production

Reality:
“Love Is Blind UK”
Produced for Netflix
Production company, CPL Productions

Talent:
The cast of “Love on the Spectrum”
Produced for Netflix
Production company, Northern Pictures

“The Realscreen Awards continue to showcase the depth, ambition, and global reach of today’s unscripted storytelling,” said Mary Maddever, senior EVP of Realscreen and chief content officer for Brunico, producer of both the Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global. “This year’s honorees exemplify the creative excellence, innovation, and leadership shaping the future of the genre.”

See the full list of winners here

Special honors were also given to Jane Turton, who was inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame; John McVay, given the Realscreen Impact Award; and the late Dr. Jane Goodall, honored posthumously with the Realscreen Action Award.

Turton has shepherded All3Media into an important global content provider, overseeing more than 40 award-winning companies producing 4,000 hours of content a year that is sold to more than 1,000 broadcasters worldwide. She has also grown Little Dot Studios into a leading digital content network. Turton is also chair of RTS.

McVay is the outgoing CEO of Pact. He was honored for his contributions to the U.K. production community and his advocacy for U.K. producers — work that has helped build companies and careers, transformed the U.K. television landscape, and left a lasting imprint on programming worldwide.

And Goodall, the world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was recognized for her work in the field as a pre-eminent scientist and animal behavior expert, and as a global voice for community-centered conservation and biodiversity protection. She has been the focal point of scores of documentary films and series, dating back to 1965’s Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, narrated by Orson Welles for National Geographic. Most recently she was the subject of Brett Morgen’s 2017 documentary Jane, also for Nat Geo.

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Paramount Taps Mike Aaronson as Head of Worldwide Home Entertainment

Months after the acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media led to a flurry of high-level executive departures, the studio has quietly named Mike Aaronson head of worldwide home entertainment.

He succeeds Andres Alvarez, the former Amazon executive who took charge of Paramount’s home entertainment business in June 2024 after the departure of longtime president of worldwide home entertainment Bob Bucci. Alvarez’s title was EVP and head of home entertainment. Alvarez was one of many executives who left the company in October 2025 in a wave of layoffs that also saw the departures of president of worldwide music Randy Spendlove, SVP of production Brian Oh, EVP of production Geoff Stier, and EVP of international theatrical marketing Rachel Cadden.

There has been no official announcement of Aaronson’s appointment, but according to his LinkedIn profile he assumed the position in December 2025, although the profile says he left his previous position — SVP of commercial strategy and growth at Hyper Hippo Entertainment — in January 2026.

Hyper Hippo is a mobile game studio, founded in 2012, behind such games as AdVenture Capitalist, AdVenture Communist and AdVenture Ages. The company also made Dungeon Dwarves in collaboration with Netflix.

Prior to joining Hyper Hippo in June 2022, Aaronson enjoyed a nearly 18-year run at NBCUniversal Media, where he most recently served as EVP of digital distribution and global strategy.

Previously, Aaronson from 2011 to 2021 was SVP of film production development and strategy, digital distribution, for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In that role he was responsible for day-to-day aspects of the company’s domestic EST and VOD business, spanning its film and TV content portfolio across more than 40 retailers. He managed ongoing partner relationships, marketing strategy and media spend as well as all related product management, operations and business intelligence. Aaronson also played a key role in the development and launch of Movies Anywhere, the digital movie locker owned by The Walt Disney Co. and supported by most major studios.

Prior to joining NBC Universal, Aaronson spent three years in the New Video Product Development & Marketing group at Comcast Corp. He began his career with LEK Consulting Group’s Corporate Strategy and Merger & Acquisition Advisory.

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Disney Appoints Experiences Chief Josh D’Amaro as CEO, Effective March 18

In a surprise announcement, The Walt Disney Co. Tuesday announced that Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro will succeed Bob Iger as CEO on March 18, the day of the company’s annual meeting.

D’Amaro also will take a seat on the company’s board of directors immediately after the meeting.

Also on March 18, Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment, moves up to president and chief creative officer, a newly created role in which she will report to D’Amaro.

“Josh D’Amaro possesses that rare combination of inspiring leadership and innovation, a keen eye for strategic growth opportunities, and a deep passion for the Disney brand and its people — all of which make him the right person to take the helm as Disney’s next CEO,” said James Gorman, chairman of The Walt Disney Co. board of directors. “He has an outstanding record of business achievement, collaborating with some of the biggest names in entertainment to bring their stories to life in our parks, showcasing the power of combining Disney storytelling with cutting-edge technology.”

D’Amaro, a 28-year Disney veteran, is currently head of the company’s largest business segment with $36 billion in annual revenue (in FY2025) and 185,000 employees worldwide. According to Disney, he is “the architect of the largest global expansion in Disney Experiences history, and has led the segment to new heights financially, creatively, and in guest satisfaction.”

Outgoing CEO Iger said D’Amaro “is an exceptional leader and the right person to become our next CEO. He has an instinctive appreciation of the Disney brand, and a deep understanding of what resonates with our audiences, paired with the rigor and attention to detail required to deliver some of our most ambitious projects.”

Walden currently leads Disney’s entertainment media, news and content businesses globally, including the company’s streaming businesses.

“Dana Walden is an excellent leader who commands tremendous respect from the creative community,” Iger said. “Given that creativity is at the heart of everything Disney does, she is a wonderful choice to serve in this new leadership role.”

Iger after March 18 will continue to serve as senior advisor and a member of the Disney board until his retirement from the company on Dec. 31.

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Creator Content — and YouTube — the Talk of the Town as Realscreen Summit Opens

MIAMI — The buzz around creators, and YouTube becoming synonymous with TV, dominated discussions as the Realscreen Summit opened Monday, Feb. 2.

The focus of the three-day event — co-located at the InterContinental Hotel with NATPE Global, which starts Feb. 4 — is unscripted content, a category that includes everything from reality shows to talk shows, docuseries, lifestyle and travel shows, and of course creator content that is increasingly moving from YouTube onto other streaming platforms as the popularity of YouTube continues to mushroom.

YouTube now has more than 2.5 billion monthly active users and last year surpassed Netflix to hold the largest share (over 13%) of daily TV usage, with more than 150 million U.S. viewers each month on connected TVs.

Anais Baker, head of international formats at Amazon MGM Studios, in a keynote “conversation” talked up the success of several Prime Video unscripted shows, particularly “LOL: Last One Laughing,” a standup comedy show that has been produced in over 20 territories. The British series, based on the Japanese show “Documental,” features 10 comedians competing to make each other laugh without laughing themselves. The last contestant to keep a straight face wins the trophy.

“Comedy has done really well for us,” Baker said. “I think we are known for that in a lot of regions.”

An even bigger hit is “Beast Games,” which launched on YouTube in 2012 as a gaming show when host Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, was just 13. The show, which now consists of high-production videos featuring extreme endurance challenges, huge cash giveaways, and elaborate stunts, premiered on Amazon’s Prime Video platform in December 2024 and during Amazon’s Upfront presentation in May 2025 was renewed for two more seasons, with Amazon executives saying “Beast Games” was Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted show ever, snagging 50 million viewers just 25 days after its debut.

Expect more creator content in the future, Baker said. “I think it’s [all about] talent, right?” she said. “And I think what’s interesting is that talent can come from a variety of groups.” Referring to “LOL” contestants, she said some promising young comedians come out of the traditional standup pool, “but it can also mean from the more of a digital platform. We see a lot of comedians come out on digital forums, whether it’s TikTok or Instagram. They’re comedians, they’re funny, but they’ve done things a different way — they followed a different path.”

Baker also dispelled the belief that creator content only appeals to young viewers. “MrBeast is very broad ranging — lots of people watch it,” she said, adding that she can think of a number of comedy shows on Prime Video “that I know my mum could sit down and watch and laugh her socks off.”

AI also created a buzz on day one of the Realscreen summit, with Michael Gelman of A&E, Lifetime and Home.Made.Nation and WEtv’s Angela Molloy talking about ways to optimize unscripted content, with AI and former FilmRise and Shout! Studios executive Max Einhorn announcing that Gennie, the newly launched generative AI content studio he cofounded, is working on a new conspiracy documentary series, “Birds Aren’t Real,” with U.K. production company Phoenix Television that will use AI to create realistic re-enactment and “what if” scenes that are difficult to produce in traditional shoots.

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Radial Entertainment Expands Distribution Partnership With ITV Studios

Radial Entertainment and ITV Studios have announced a major expansion of their longstanding distribution partnership, encompassing marquee scripted series, an extensive British drama catalog and select unscripted franchises.

The expanded agreement broadens Radial Entertainment’s streaming footprint for the acclaimed dystopian thriller “Snowpiercer” from Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner). Radial added U.S. AVOD, SVOD and FAST rights to all four seasons on top of its current exclusive TVOD, EST, and physical media rights across the U.S. and Canada.

Radial Entertainment has also retained extensive AVOD, FAST and hybrid SVOD rights to seasons one to 23 of Gordon Ramsay’s ITV America-produced franchise “Hell’s Kitchen” across the Americas, and seasons one through six of the original “Kitchen Nightmares.”

The expanded partnership further provides Radial Entertainment with premiere streaming rights to two limited crime drama series from ITV Studios: “The Gathering” (U.S. only), from World Productions, and the four-part drama series “Finders Keepers” (U.S. and Canada), from Seven Seas Films and Quay Street Productions. Additionally, premiere U.S. and Canadian streaming rights to Michael Sheen’s directorial debut “The Way” were secured in the deal. The new drama was written by James Graham and created by Sheen, Graham and Adam Curtis.

Separately, Radial Entertainment has renewed more than 2,700 hours of drama catalog content, further strengthening its UK library and expanding its offering of international programming.

“This underscores the strength, trust, and long-term nature of our relationship with ITV Studios,” said David Buoymaster, chief investment office and chief content officer of Radial Entertainment. “From the international hit and cult thriller ‘Snowpiercer’ to globally iconic unscripted franchises like ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ this expanded partnership reflects our shared commitment to provide entertaining content to platforms and audiences at scale.”

Rob Kaplan, SVP of U.S. and Latin America for ITV Studios, said, “We are thrilled to strengthen our strategic collaboration with Radial Entertainment through this significant expansion of U.S., British and international content. Building on our long-standing relationship, this deal facilitates access to some of the world’s most coveted entertainment franchises and drama series for audiences across the Americas.”

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AI Studio Gennie Partners With U.K.’s Phoenix Television on New Documentary Series

MIAMI — Gennie, the newly launched generative AI content studio co-founded by ex-FilmRise and Shout! Studios executive Max Einhorn, Feb. 2 at the Realscreen Summit announced a co-production with nonscripted U.K. TV production company Phoenix Televison for a new documentary series, “Birds Aren’t Real.”

The series examines modern conspiracy theories and broader questions about how and why these ideas persist and gain credibility, and what they say about public trust in media, science, institutions and authority in the digital age.

The series takes its name from the viral “Birds Aren’t Real” phenomenon, which began in 2017 as a satirical joke about conspiracy culture, but gained traction as an actual movement and became a widely cited example of how misinformation can spread, evolve and, in some cases, be taken seriously.  Each episode will explore one widely debated global conspiracy theory by taking a deep dive into examining its origins, the evidence cited by proponents, and the historical, scientific or journalistic record used to assess speculation, belief and verified fact. Narratives that will be explored include: birds aren’t real, the moon landing, the flat-Earth movement, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, suppressed medical breakthroughs, and claims involving hidden or withheld technologies, among others.

“This is a fascinating topic that has intrigued me for many years, and I’m thrilled to help explore the line between fact and fiction,” said Einhorn, who also serves as Gennie’s CEO. “Our AI technology will dramatically enhance these stories, guiding viewers through the evolution of conspiracy theories and providing a deeper understanding of how these movements originate and take hold.”

Miles Jarvis, founding partner of Phoenix Television, added, “In an increasingly connected world where ideas can proliferate rapidly, we believe it is essential to responsibly examine these conspiracy theories and how they spread. We are excited to bring on Gennie’s AI expertise to truly show the viewer how these theories originate in this new and compelling series.”

Every AI-assisted sequence created by Gennie is designed and directed by human filmmakers and is integrated alongside live interviews and licensed archive materials. The AI is used to help contextualize historical moments, illustrate abstract or disputed ideas, and clarify timelines and narrative complexity.

The series consists of eight episodes and is seeking commissioning distributors.

Global sales for “Birds Aren’t Real” are being handled by BossaNova Media.

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Distribution Decision-Makers Touch Down in Miami This Week for NATPE Global, Realscreen Summit

More than 1,800 buyers, exhibitors, producers and funders from over 50 countries are coming to Miami this week for NATPE Global, the big annual gathering of distribution decision-makers from leading streamers, connected TV device manufacturers, and MVPDs as well as boutique and independent distributors and producers.

The 100+ exhibitors that will set up shop at the InterContinental Hotel Feb. 4-6 include Amazon MGM Studios, Fox, Lionsgate, Radial Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Discovery, Blue Ant Media, Fremantle, NBC Universal, All3, BBC Studios and Fifth Season.

NATPE Global is co-located with the Realscreen Summit, which is focused on the unscripted market. The summit starts Feb. 2.

At both shows, brands are also taking the stage — from P&G, PepsiCo and L’Oreal to the Kansas City Chiefs — while micro-drama heavyweight Dhar Mann and YouTube influencer Jordan Matter represent the growing number of creators who are attending, as well.

Dhar Mann is also one of two keynoters, joining Bell Media president Sean Cohan.

Dhar Mann

Mann, founder of Dhar Mann Studios, leads one of the world’s most-watched digital storytelling platforms, with billions of views across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. His vertically integrated studio model combines high-volume production with real-time analytics, exemplifying how creators are building scalable media operations outside traditional gatekeeping structures. Mann will be joined in the conversation by Dhar Mann Studios CEO and former MTV president Sean Atkins.

Cohan, president of Bell Media, leads one of North America’s largest media and entertainment companies. Cohan is guiding Bell through a strategic reinvention, blending legacy brands with digital expansion and partnerships with the likes of Prime Video to optimize content and increase reach. His remit spans the leading Canadian streamer Crave, top broadcast network CTV, French service Noovo, sports networks TSN and RDS, audio streamer iHeart Radio and specialty channels.

“This year’s keynotes speak to the confluence of what was once seen as two viewing solitudes — social platforms and mainstream media,” said Mary Maddever, executive content director of NATPE and EVP of Realscreen. “In tandem with the broadcast business model’s migration towards streaming, what happens on different platforms is less distinct, so whether you’re a creator scaling a global brand or a traditional media leader adapting to new market realities, there’s an upside in collaboration, crossing streams and learning from successes.”

“The response to our 2025 edition was phenomenal — record-breaking attendance and unprecedented buyer engagement,” said Claire Macdonald, SVP and executive director, NATPE Global. “In 2026, we’re raising the bar again, driven by visionaries like Dhar and Sean who are reshaping what this industry looks like. In addition to the bringing the Creator economy into the NATPE fold, we’re putting a spotlight on the Scripted side of the market with a new dedicated track and expanding our focus on bringing brands into the conversation.”

Also speaking will be Amazon MGM Studios’ Anaïs Baker, who will deliver a keynote at the Realscreen Summit. Baker, who leads the development and localization of global franchises and emerging hits, will be sharing how she identifies and develops IP with global potential and how she’s building a robust content pipeline by working closely with territories and production partners worldwide.

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Blue Ant Media Plots Ambitious Growth Strategy After Going Public, Buying MagellanTV

Carlyn Staudt, president of global channels and streaming for Blue Ant Media, wants to capitalize on the Toronto-based media company’s momentum in the aftermath of its acquisition of unscripted streamer MagellanTV and reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media last spring.

She’s headed to NATPE Global in Miami early next month to talk up the company’s ambitious growth strategy and maybe cut a few deals in the process.

Carlyn Staudt

“My primary agenda for NAPTE is focused on fostering our industry partnerships and supporting our global channels sales team in expanding our global footprint, in particular the global reach of MagellanTV,” Staudt said. “Additionally, our global channels team is at the conference in tandem with our production and rights teams under Blue Ant Studios.

“Together, we are in the marketplace looking for opportunities to co-invest and partner with other studios on IP. I want to leverage our combined commissioning power to find new creative financing models that allow us to greenlight and monetize high-quality content across our entire global network.”

Staudt will also be on a panel discussion Feb. 4 for a “Streaming Breakfast” with fellow executives from Roku, Tubi and BBC Studios.

Blue Ant Media is an international producer, rights business and operator of FAST and linear pay TV media brands. Through its Blue Ant Studios division, the company creates, distributes and broadcasts factual entertainment, lifestyle series, animation, documentaries and 4K natural history shows. Founded in 2011, Blue Ant Media’s diverse portfolio of global brands and IP is distributed in more than 100 countries and across 300 platforms globally, with a library consisting of more than 7,000 hours of content. Last spring, the company went public in a reverse takeover, a move Staudt says “was a major catalyst for our current ambitious growth strategy.”

MagellanTV, which Blue Ant acquired last October for $12 million, is an ad-free subscription streaming service dedicated exclusively to documentaries and factual content, with a library of more than 3,000 titles in such genres as history, science, space, nature and true crime. It offers 4K content, supports offline downloads, and is accessible on multiple devices, including smart TVs, for roughly $4.99/month on annual plans. MagellanTV was founded in 2018 by Greg Diefenbach and Thomas Lucas, who previously worked at National Geographic, PBS and Discovery.

“Our recent activity, including the MagellanTV deal, is the direct execution of the M&A priorities we established when we went public,” Staudt said. “We’re scaling our global streaming business, strengthening our studios, and expanding into media-adjacent opportunities. We are deliberately building an interconnected business that spans production, distribution, and owned media platforms to maximize the value of our IP and maintain end-to-end control over the content lifecycle.”

The coming year, Staudt said, “is about global scaling, genre expansion, and cultivating audiences. While we’ve established a strong position as a factual leader, especially following the acquisition of MagellanTV, we are now looking to expand into other categories and genres where we can super-serve passionate audiences. We are also focused on taking MagellanTV’s successful U.S.-based model and scaling it globally through our international sales and distribution teams.”

Ultimately, Staudt notes, “our goal is to evolve Blue Ant into a diversified, global media business where our studios, channels, and platforms work in real synergy. By aligning our global channels and streaming platforms with our production capabilities, we increase our commissioning power and take a more strategic, end-to-end approach to content and IP. We want to meet audiences wherever they are — across SVOD, FAST, AVOD, Pay TV and an expanding mix of digital platforms — tailoring our offerings by territory to maximize both reach and monetization.”

Streaming isn’t the only endpoint, Staudt maintains. “Increasingly, value is created through how IP travels across platforms and how audiences engage with it over time,” she said. “Ultimately, our ambition is to focus on a set of core, well-defined genres where we have real expertise and can build strong audience communities and long-term fandoms. That means thinking beyond a single platform or window, and growing brands that live across digital, podcasting, social, experiential, and other extensions — creating deeper audience relationships and more sustainable value over the long term.”

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StreamTV Europe Show Announces Slate of Speakers

Questex’s StreamTV Europe, an offshoot of the media company’s popular StreamTV Show in Denver, has announced its slate of speakers who will gather at EPIC Sana in Lisbon, Portugal, April 13-15.

Among the headline speakers are three top executives with Banijay, said to be the world’s largest international independent content producer and distributor. Founded in 2008 and based in Paris, Banijay creates, produces and sells shows such as “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “MasterChef,” “Peaky Blinders” and “Black Mirror” across a global network of more than 130 production labels in 23 territories.

Banijay speakers at StreamTV Europe include Frédéric Balmary, Chief Business Officer; Pilar Blasco, CEO of Banijay Iberia; and Alexia Laroche-Joubert, CEO of Banijay France.

They will be joined by Rick Murray, CEO of Workerbee, whose collaboration with Banijay amplifies creative impact across formats and markets. Together, they will talk about how premium content powers engagement, platform differentiation, and international scale in today’s streaming economy. They also will provide case study perspectives on how content innovation and strategic partnerships are shaping the future of audiences and growth.

Click here for more information and updates, and to register to attend StreamTV Europe.

In addition, Marion Rathmann, Group VP of content and programming network at Warner Bros, Discovery, will moderate the session “Leaders’ Roundtable: AI vs. the Studios: Power Shift or Creative Renaissance?” The discussion brings studio executives, technologists, and creatives to debate whether AI will erode the traditional studio model — or empower it to evolve.

Adding a regional perspective, Francisco Balsemao, CEO of Grupo Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate focused on television broadcasting, publishing and digital content, will deliver a keynote address, offering insight into how European media leaders are navigating transformation across broadcast, publishing, and digital platforms.

Other speakers include Kerry Ball, EVP of business development and partnerships for BBC Studios Global Channels and Streaming; Kenechi Belusevic, VP and head of distribution and business development for Warner Bros. Discovery; Joan Cruells, VP of partnerships and growth at Viaplay; Mark Garner, EVP and head of global FAST for A&E Global Media; Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime; Gus Grimaldi, senior director and head of EMEA for Samsung TV Plus; Katie Stamp, head of content for Samsung TV Plus; Akash Tyagi, head of product — Live TV and FAST at Roku; Francisco Antunez, chief content officer for Liga Portugal; Laurence Pera, head of strategic partnerships for TFI; Pedro Pina, VP of YouTube Europe; Ruth Berry, president of global partnerships for ITV Studios; Guillermo Farre, head of original films and Spanish Cinema for Movistar Plus+; Salvatore Di Mari, head of operations of Southern Europe for Tik Tok Italy and Spain; and Sally Barton, director of marketing growth strategy at Mondelez International.

“These leaders aren’t just participating in the streaming evolution – they’re driving it,” said Kevin Gray, VP and market leader of experiential technology for Questex and founder of StreamTV. “StreamTV Europe brings the industry together at a pivotal moment, creating a forum where real decisions are made, partnerships are formed, and the future of streaming across Europe and beyond is shaped.”

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