Takashi Nakano
Vice President of Content and Programming
Samsung TV Plus
Bio:
Takashi Nakano is the Vice President of Content and Programming, leading merchandising, content strategy, development and acquisitions for Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free, ad-supported streaming video service with over 88 million monthly active users. Takashi has been a pivotal part of TV Plus since its initial launch and has been involved in key business development and partnership decisions including recent high-profile collaborations with top creators Mark Rober and Dhar Mann, Spotify, the Jonas Brothers, Billboard, and NASCAR. Prior to Samsung, Takashi negotiated network distribution deals across the MVPD space for Discovery Networks, Game Show Network, Scripps Networks, and POP TV.