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As CEO of Paramount Streaming, I created the direct-to-consumer (DTC) division of…

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Honors & Awards

  • FAST30 2025: The Heavy Hitters in Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV

    Media Play News

    https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=846594&p=&pn=

  • CableFax 100

    CableFax

    https://www.cablefax.com/event/cablefax-100-2025

  • Variety500

    Variety

    https://variety.com/exec/tom-ryan/

  • The 40 Most Important People in Streaming

    Mediaplay News

    https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-40-most-important-people-in-streaming-2024/

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2024

    LA Business Journal

    https://labusinessjournal.com/la500-2024/media-entertainment/la500-2024-tom-ryan/

  • FAST30 2024: The Movers and Shakers in the Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV Arena

    Mediaplay News

    https://www.mediaplaynews.com/fast30-2024/

  • Cablefax 100

    Cablefax

    https://www.cablefax.com/event/cablefax-100-2024?id=441753#cablefax-100-honorees

  • Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for Pioneering Development of Manifest-based Playout for FAST

    National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

    https://deadline.com/2024/02/natas-2024-technology-engineering-emmy-award-recipients-1235832737/

  • Variety500

    Variety

    https://variety.com/exec/tom-ryan/

  • CEO of the Year

    StreamTV

    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/06/13/2687309/0/en/Questex-Announces-the-2023-StreamTV-Awards-Winners.html

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2023

    LA Business Journal

  • Streaming Platform of the Year

    StreamTV

    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/06/13/2687309/0/en/Questex-Announces-the-2023-StreamTV-Awards-Winners.html

  • Best Streaming Service (Peoples Voice Winner)

    Webby Awards

  • Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders

    Variety

    https://variety.com/exec/tom-ryan/

  • Award for Leadership in Global Streaming (Inaugural)

    NATPE

    https://www.natpe.com/streamingplus/fourth-annual-natpe-streaming-plus-september-29-2022/

  • CableFax 100 Top Power Players 2022

    Cablefax

    https://www.cablefax.com/event/cablefax-100-2022

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2022

    LA Business Journal

    https://labusinessjournal.com/special-editions/la500/2022/media-2022/la500-2022-tom-ryan/

  • Fastest Growing Brand in America - Paramount+

    Morning Consult

    https://info.morningconsult.com/fastest-growing-brands-2021

  • Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television, Platform or Provider - Pluto TV

    Hispanic Television Summit

    https://www.nexttv.com/news/hispanic-tv-power-players-to-be-honored-at-summit

  • Users' Choice App of 2021 - Paramount+

    Google Play

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/uservoting/?id=mc_bestof2021_uv_apps_page

  • Hottest AVOD Streaming Service - Pluto TV

    Adweek

    https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/the-2021-tv-hot-list-the-years-most-talked-about-shows-networks-and-people/

  • Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - 76 Days

    Television Academy

    https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/exceptional-merit-in-documentary-filmmaking

  • CableFax 100 Top Power Players 2021

    CableFax

    https://www.cablefax.com/event/cablefax-100-2021?linkId=125683062

  • Top Dartmouth Alumni in Technology 2021

    Alumni Spotlight

    https://alumnispotlight.com/2021/07/28/the-top-100-dartmouth-alumni-in-technology-of-2021/

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2021

    LA Business Journal

    https://labusinessjournal.com/LA500/media-entertainment/2021/tom-ryan/

  • Variety Silicon Valleywood Impact

    Variety

    https://variety.com/lists/silicon-valley-hollywood-report/tom-ryan/

  • The Watch List 2020

    Broadcasting & Cable

    https://www.nexttv.com/features/broadcasting-cable-2020-watch-list?linkId=106940859

  • Cablefax 100 Top Power Players 2020

    Cablefax

    https://www.cablefax.com/campaigns/tom-ryan

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2020

    LA Business Journal

    https://labusinessjournal.com/news/la500/2020/

    https://labusinessjournal.com/LA500/media-entertainment/2020/tom-ryan/

  • Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies

    Fast Company

    https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies

    https://www.fastcompany.com/90457927/video-most-innovative-companies-2020

  • Variety Digital Innovators

    Variety

    https://variety.com/gallery/digital-innovators-to-watch/

  • LA500 - The Most Influential People in LA 2019

    LA Business Journal

    https://labusinessjournal.com/LA500/2019/

  • Webby Honoree

    The Webby Awards

  • Irish America Business 100

    Irish America

    https://irishamerica.com/2016/12/tom-ryan/

  • Inc. - The Most Innovative Small Company in America

    Inc.

    https://www.inc.com/magazine/20080601/the-customer-is-the-company.html

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