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Tom Ryan (business executive)

Tom Ryan is the co-founder of Pluto TV and CEO and President of Streaming at Paramount Global.[1][2] He oversees the company's global direct-to-consumer division,[3] which includes paid and free streaming through businesses such as Paramount+ and Pluto TV.[4]

Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan at NATPE Streaming+
Born
Thomas V. Ryan

(1969-03-18) March 18, 1969 (age 55)
EducationDartmouth College INSEAD in France
Occupation(s)CEO and President
EmployerParamount Streaming

Education

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Ryan has an AB from Dartmouth College and an MBA from INSEAD in France.[5][6][7]

Career

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Early years

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Tom Ryan's entrepreneurial career began in 1996 when he co-founded Cductive, an early digital music retail company that Ryan later sold to EMusic in 1999,[8][9] that same year he became an advisor for EMusic. Following this, in 2002, he was a Mobile Music Consultant with Virgin Mobile USA.[10][11] From 2004-2007, Ryan was the Senior vice-president of Digital Strategy at EMI Music.[12][13][14] In 2007 he held the position of "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" of Bessemer Venture Partners until 2008. From 2008-2012, Ryan was CEO of the crowdsourced design community and e-commerce company, Threadless.[15][16]

Pluto TV

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In 2013, Ryan co-founded Pluto TV,[17][18] making him one of the first to bring Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services to the market.[19][20] It was launched in 2014. In 2019, he sold the company to Paramount (at the time ViacomCBS) for $340 million,[21][22] and stayed on as CEO.[23] By 2021, Pluto TV had over $1 billion in annual revenue.[24]

Paramount Global Streaming

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In October 2020, Tom Ryan was named President and CEO of Streaming at Paramount Global (formerly known as ViacomCBS Streaming).[25] In 2024, under his leadership, the direct-to-consumer segment had its first profitable quarter since the launch of Paramount+ in March 2021.[26][27]

Board roles

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Ryan is the current Chairman of the board of Struck Studio.[28] He has been a founding board member of Smule, a social music site, since 2008. Ryan has been a Venture Advisor on the board of Felix Capital since 2015[29] and Fund Advisor of SignalFire since 2017. He was previously on the board of Society6, which was acquired by Leaf Group in 2013[30] from 2010-2013 and Trunk Club[31] from 2011-2014. He was an angel investor in both Smule and Trunk Club.[32]

Recognition

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In 2021, he was recognized as the Fastest Growing Brand in America for Paramount.[33] In 2022, Ryan received the NATPE's inaugural "Award for Executive Leadership in Global Streaming".[34][35] And was also a Variety500 Honoree from Variety.[36] In 2023, Stream TV awarded Ryan "CEO of the Year" & awarded Pluto TV "Streaming Platform of the Year";[37][38] that same year Pluto TV received a Webby Award for the "People's Voice Winner" for Best Streaming Service.[39] In 2024, the NATAS revealed that Pluto TV would receive the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards for Pioneering Development of Manifest-based Playout for FAST.[40] That same year he was named on both the LA500[41] and FAST30[42] lists.

Patent

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Issued on February 9, 2016 on Methods and Systems for Generating and Providing Program Guides and Content.[43]

Personal life

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Ryan lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three children.[44]

References

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  25. ^ Spangler, Todd (2020-10-20). "ViacomCBS Streaming Shake-Up: Pluto TV's Tom Ryan to Head New Global Division, Marc DeBevoise Steps Down". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
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  28. ^ "Team". Struck Capital. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  29. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2015-06-03). "New London VC Firm Felix Capital Launches With $120M Fund And Team Of Elite Advisors". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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  33. ^ "Ranking: Fastest Growing Brands 2021". Morning Consult. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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  37. ^ "Winners | StreamTV Show". www.streamtvshow.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  38. ^ LLC, Questex (2023-06-13). "Questex Announces the 2023 StreamTV Awards Winners". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  39. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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