Amy Kuessner
Paramount Streaming
Executive Vice President, Content Strategy & Global Partnerships
Amy Kuessner is the Executive Vice President of Content Strategy & Global Partnerships at Paramount Streaming, responsible for content strategy, partnerships and licensing for Paramount Streaming with a key focus on the leading FAST service, Pluto TV, and specialized areas of Paramount+. Under Kuessner’s lead, Pluto TV has established a coveted library containing over 400,000 hours of programming with 50,000 unique titles stemming from 425 global content partners. As a pioneer of the FAST movement, Kuessner was instrumental in the creation of Pluto TV’s original channel strategy and successfully struck first-ever FAST deals with the NFL, CNN, Scripps, BBC and AMC Networks, amongst others. With decades of experience in entertainment, Kuessner has specialized in emerging digital technologies including FAST/AVOD, linear, MVPDs and digital cinema with prior roles at NBCUniversal, Liberty Media, Sony Corporation and DIRECTV. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Denver where she lives with her husband and daughter Claire, and dogs Peaches and Dolly.