Ali Hussein

@ CEO, Eros Now

Ali Hussein is the Chief Executive Officer at Eros Now, South Asia’s premier OTT platform. He is also a part of Eros Group’s leadership team and an advisor to Eros Investments and Xfinite. He has been leading the group’s Web 3.0 initiatives including a revolutionary multi-verse experience that bridges the physical and virtual world for all ages and cultures.
 
Ali joined Eros Now in 2018 to lead the brand’s vision of becoming consumers’ first choice for digital entertainment. The surge in paid subscribers, technology innovations, and global distribution is a testament to what the team has achieved in the last few years. Ali is also a part of Eros Investment’s leadership team committed to enable the growth of Web 3.0 and associated blockchain businesses across the globe. Ali has been in the media, entertainment, and digital space for over two decades, and has been a Board Advisor to Discovery Networks and various other start-ups. He has also worked with Google/YouTube, where he ran the charter for content and product partnerships in South Asia, Joint Venture between Network 18 and Viacom (Viacom 18), where he led the digital media business across all consumer media brands, and Hungama where he managed the portfolio of distribution and content acquisition globally. Ali’s expertise lies in leveraging his deep understanding of consumer behaviour and media & technology space to build large-scale enterprises.