Fried, Ian

Ian Fried has spent two decades at the intersection of media and technology. He serves as Chair of DEG.AI, the AI-focused alliance within DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, and as DEG’s General Counsel. He is also a founding partner of DME Law LLP, a boutique firm that advises companies ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to early-stage startups. As a fractional executive and advisor, he works with major studios, producers, platforms, technology and machine learning companies on AI strategy, rights frameworks, content creation, distribution and protection. His career tracks the industry’s major turning points: helping build Paramount’s digital business, structuring the Netflix deal for House of Cards, and shaping YouTube’s creator-centric original content strategy. Today he works across the divide between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, helping companies navigate transformation.