Samir Asthana

Bio:

As the Head of OTT Distribution at Studio71, Samir Asthana works with the world's leading digital content creators to reformat their content into traditional TV formats to then distribute to platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Roku, Tubi, and more. During his time at Studio71, Samir has grown the company's creator-driven catalogue to over 100 series and 9 owned-and-operated FAST channels, and his team produces over 1,000 commercial half-hour episodes of creator content monthly. Beyond his four-year tenure at Studio71, Samir brings over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry across creative development, business development, and distribution, and holds two Bachelor degrees and an MBA from the University of Southern California.