ViacomCBS Streaming Chief Tom Ryan Sees ‘Squid Game’-Sized Hit Potential
Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystNetflix may have redefined what an original hit series could be with its recent worldwide smash “Squid Game,” but ViacomCBS can dare to dream of producing programming that reaches similar heights.Tom Ryan, president and CEO of streaming at ViacomCBS, touted his company’s growing overseas capabilities on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” in an interview conducted Monday at the Future of Television conference.Listen to the podcast here: “We think that we are incredibly well positioned, both from a distribution perspective as we continue to scale up these streaming services across free and pay around the world, but also from a content-creation perspective,” he