As Founder and CEO of Fairground Entertainment, Colin Petrie-Norris is a leading pioneer in the streaming TV industry, where he continues to explore the future of entertainment with his newly launched AI studio and global streaming platform. Fairground is unique in that it harnesses the power of the vast and emerging AI-powered creator community, bringing the best talents and tools together to build engaging entertainment, supported by a robust distribution network.

Colin previously built, scaled, and sold Xumo, a leading ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service to Comcast, later expanding it through a joint venture with Charter Communications. This joint venture continues to offer a comprehensive streaming ecosystem of retail televisions and operator devices, a FAST service (Xumo Play), and enterprise solutions powering smart TV’s, streaming devices, services, and cable video operators in the U.S. and around the world.

Earlier in his career, Colin joined Advertising.com as a startup, which was later acquired by AOL Time Warner. There he developed a foundational understanding of the power of large networks and how advertising can support digital business models.