The Fierce Video editorial team is proud to present its third annual Emerging Leaders Awards, recognizing the brightest young professionals rising up the ranks of the streaming TV industry. Throughout the month of May we’ll be featuring these profiles with each of our finalists. We will announce the winners during our StreamTV Show with a live awards ceremony in Denver on June 6 at 7:30 p.m. MT. Not yet registered for the StreamTV Show, running June 6-8? Be sure to register now!
Ashish Agrawal/Eon Media Corp:
As a streaming industry pioneer, Agrawal has led teams that launched multiple streaming video services globally for content providers including AT&T, Fox, Rogers and Bell. As a self-starter and committed problem solver, Agrawal is building on 14+ years of industry experience when working with clients to deliver the best end-to-end live streaming and video-on-demand experiences. He is proud to continue the entrepreneurial spirit of his family as he rolls out the technology behind Eon Media to a global audience.
What his colleagues are saying:
"Great leader and innovative thinker." - Sam Schwartz, chief business development officer at Comcast Cable
"Great team member, entrepreneur and contributor to diversification." - Troy Taylor, high performance director at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Streaming Industry Q&A:
What streaming services do you subscribe to?
Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+.
Describe your biggest career highlight so far.
Starting my own company and getting partnered with Comcast.
What has been your biggest career learning experience?
Be open to learning from everyone including the students and other people you meet on a daily basis.
What's next for you in terms of new challenges in streaming TV?
Moving away from the saturation of streaming services to aggregation of content in an intelligent manner using AI technologies, so consumers do not have to subscribe to multiple services and can still get the relevant content.