President and Chief Executive, Paramount Global

Success as a video streamer catapulted Ryan into one of Hollywood’s majors, where he oversees Paramount+ and advertiser-supported Pluto TV. In October, he arranged to triple content streamed at Pluto TV from CBS, building Pluto without costly originals. In September, Pluto became the first ad-supported streamer to crack the leader board for viewership. Earlier this year, two premium services merged into Paramount+ With Showtime, making combo-buying easier. Ryan launched Pluto which Paramount Global purchased for $340 million in 2019, after guiding Pluto to $1 billion in annual revenue in just seven years.

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