Peter Csathy is an internationally-recognized media, entertainment and technology expert and “go to” digital industry resource who regularly appears on television and is featured in the leading press (The Wall Street Journal, Variety, Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, TechCrunch, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Digiday, Deadline, Billboard, CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Financial Times, among others). He is also a critically-acclaimed bestselling author. His latest book is "VIRAL MEDIA: Entertainment In The Age Of The Great Pandemic." His previous book is critically-acclaimed "FEARLESS MEDIA." And previously, Csathy authored two others ("Media 2.0 (18)" and "Media 2.0 (17)"), and is a regular contributor to leading industry publications Variety, Forbes and TechCrunch.
Peter is founder & chairman of CREATV Media, a leading media, entertainment and technology-focused business development, M&A and advisory firm. He is a business innovator -- an advisor, connector, entrepreneur, executive and dealmaker who has worked across the worlds of media and technology and has been on the forefront of several digitally-driven revolutions, including streaming video, music, and communications. Peter led digital media companies that achieved successful exits (SightSpeed, Musicmatch), worked as a leading dealmaker at major entertainment studios (Universal Studios, New Line Cinema), and began his career as an entertainment attorney (after graduating from Harvard Law School). Peter is also a media/tech-focused venture capitalist (co-founder of SAM CREATV Ventures). He has negotiated deals in excess of $3 billion over the course of his career.
Peter lives in Southern California with his family, and was born and raised in Minnesota. He is an avid Minnesota Vikings fan, no matter how painful that can be at times.
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