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About Seth Shapiro

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Two-time Emmy® Award winner Seth Shapiro is a global leader in media and technology. He has worked with partners including AT&T, Betfair, Comcast, De Telegraaf, DIRECTV, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Intel, IPG, IBM, MBC, NBC, RTL, SBS, Showtime, Telstra, Turner, Universal and Warner Bros, on projects in digital, TV, music, games, and tech.
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An early advocate of blockchain in media , he founded two companies in the space, and is Entrepreneur in Residence at Alphabit Fund Ltd (a fully regulated digital currency hedge fund.
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Shapiro is an Adjunct Professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he served previously as a Governor at the Television Academy and a two-term member of its Executive Committee. He is author of TELEVISION: Innovation, Disruption, and the World’s Most Powerful Medium, an Amazon bestseller.
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He has consulted on major media matters before both the FCC and the Department of Justice. His opinions have been quoted in the AP, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, CNBC, The Economist, The LA Times, The New York Times and PBS. As Head of Production at DIRECTV Advanced Services, he oversaw over 25 service launches, including TiVo by DIRECTV, the world’s first major DVR platform.
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About Seth Shapiro

Seth’s Most Recent Blog Posts

NFTs Are Ushering in a New Creator Economy

The internet has always held a lot of promise for creators. It hasn’t always delivered. […]

Does Buying NFTs Really Use 600x More Electricity Than an Hour of Netflix? It Doesn’t Have To.

When Henry Ford put the world on wheels with the Ford Model T in 1908, […]

Don’t Buy an NFT Without Asking These Four Questions

A quick mobile search for “NFT” turns up hundreds of thumb-stopping headlines. A highlight of […]

Television - The Story of the World's Most Powerful Medium

“Seth Shapiro teaches THE class on the media business. Now, he’s writing THE book. He’s THE expert.

Ryan Holiday – Best Selling Author, Director of Marketing, American Apparel


Seth Shapiro has forgotten more about innovation than most people have ever learned.—Andrew Solmssen , Managing Director, POSSIBLE Worldwide-WPP

Discover why so many of the world’s smartest companies turn to Seth Shapiro to help them dominate in the Digital Age. Drop us a line at (310) 362-6798 or send us a message.