Ilya Pozin

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Ilya Pozin is an American businessman who is the co-founder and current chief executive officer (CEO) of Telly. [1] [2] [3]

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Previously, he co-founded Pluto TV which was acquired by Viacom in 2019. [4]

Early life and education

Ilya Pozin was born in Russia. [5] He immigrated to the U.S. from Russia in 1991. [5] [6]

Pozin earned his bachelor's degree in information studies from the Florida State University (FSU) in 2005. [5]

Career

Pozin co-founded his first business, Ciplex, in 2000 which was converted into a startup accelerator in 2016 after acquisition. [5] [6] [7]

In 2012, Pozin co-founded Open Me and later served as its chief executive officer (CEO). [8] [9] [10] A year later, he co-founded Pluto TV, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, with Nick Grouf and Tom Ryan (business executive). [11] [12] He served as the chief growth officer of Pluto TV until it was acquired by Viacom Inc. in 2019 for $340 million. [13] [14]

In 2023, Pozin co-founded Telly, a company that provides free TV sets, supported by advertising. [3] [12] Telly allows users to use their preferred operating systems, including Roku, Fire TV, or traditional options like cable boxes or antennas. [3] The lower screen always remained ad-enabled, regardless of the content viewed. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ Newman, Jared (15 May 2023). "Telly's wild idea: Free TVs with inescapable ads". Fast Company .
  3. 1 2 3 4 Weprin, Alex (May 15, 2023). "A Startup From the Co-Founder of Pluto TV Thinks America Is Ready for Free TVs".
  4. ↑ Ringle, Hayley (January 23, 2019). "Coplex co-founder sells his LA video streaming service to Viacom". Phoenix Business Journal .
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Distinguished Alumni". College of Communication & Information.
  6. 1 2 Paugh, Ryan (May 8, 2013). "Meet YEC's Ilya Pozin, Founder of Ciplex, on #StartupLab".
  7. ↑ Ringle, Hayley (March 29, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: This Tempe digital agency raises $1.5 million to become a startup studio". Phoenix Business Journal .
  8. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (October 14, 2013). "Threadless Gets Into The Greeting Card Game With Strategic Partnership And Investment In Open Me". TechCrunch.
  9. ↑ Kleindienst, Linda (August 11, 2014). "How To Strengthen The Public Perception of Your Company".
  10. ↑ Spangler, Todd (March 31, 2014). "Pluto.TV Launches 'Live' Web-Video Service with Backing from UTA's Jeremy Zimmer, Terry Semel".
  11. ↑ "Viacom buying streaming firm Pluto TV". Los Angeles Times.
  12. 1 2 Roth, Emma (May 15, 2023). "This free TV comes with two screens". The Verge .
  13. ↑ Spangler, Todd (May 15, 2023). "Startup Telly Plans to Give Away 500,000 Free 4K TVs This Year. The Catch? The Sets Have a Second Screen That Constantly Shows You Ads". Variety.
  14. ↑ "Ilya Pozin". AdWeek. May 25, 2018.
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