Alon Shtruzman () is an Israeli-British, U.S-based media executive, television, and film producer. He is a former executive at Viacom, Fox, and Nat Geo, and the founder and former CEO of Keshet International. Shtruzman is known for movies and TV shows such as In Treatment, La Brea, Echo 3, Our Boys, Tatami, and more. He launched pioneering video-on-demand and game-on-demand services and was featured in Variety's "Dealmakers Impact Report" for rolling out Keshet International and setting production and distribution outposts worldwide.
Career In 1991, Alon Shtruzman joined ICP (Israel Cable Programming), a company formed by Israeli local cable companies to produce original channels jointly. In 1992, he was appointed to the position of creative director, in charge of original production and on-air promo. Within ICP, he was one of the drivers behind The Children Channel (Arutz HaYeladim), Israel's first kids television network. In 1995 Shtruzman joined the founding team of Israel's first independent channel producer, Noga Communication.
In 2000, Shtruzman founded Zoe Interactive, where he served as the company's first CEO. In 2002, he became VP of Content at Zoe's mother company, Ananey Group, where he launched a bouquet of digital channels, including Nickelodeon Israel.
In 2004, he became managing director of ICP where he introduced Israel's pioneering Video on demand service and was responsible for the commissioning and production of TV shows and films including "Someone to Run With", "The Arbitrator" and "In Treatment". During the merger of the regional cable operators, Shtruzman led the consolidation of ICP into the unified company and became the first vice president of content for Hot (Israel). In 2007, he joined News Corp's Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channels as Vice President of Digital, based in Rome and then London.
In 2009 Shtruzman became COO and president of media for cloud gaming pioneer Playcast Media Systems which was later sold to video-game rental service Gamefly.
In 2012 Shtruzman joined Keshet Media Group and launched Keshet International which produces and distributes shows such as Deal With It, Rising Star, Master Class, Dig, Dear Neighbours, Prisoners of War and Boom. In the U.S. he was executive producer for Dig, Rising Star and Boom. In 2014, Shtruzman moved with his family from London to Los Angeles to launch Keshet Studios as Keshet International's Hollywood production arm.
In 2016, Shtruzman founded Stardom Ventures, a venture capital fund, which raised 65 million USD for investment in tech start-ups in 2021. In 2018, Shtruzman expanded Keshet International's production footprint in the US, Germany, and the UK including the acquisition of production companies Tresor and Greenbird Media Group.
Film and television +TelevisionYearTitleCreditNetwork1998HaBigbagim (TV Series)supervising producerArutz HaYeladim2005In-Treatment (Betipul) (TV Series)executive producer (2 episodes)Hot Channel 32007The Arbitratorexecutive producer (11 episodes)Hot Channel 32006–2008On Any Saturdayexecutive producer (24 episodes)Channel 32006–2008The Championexecutive producer (256 episodes)2013HaKochav HaBaexecutive producer (22 episodes)2013Rising Starexecutive producer (4 episodes)Channel 2 (2013–2017) Keshet 12 (2017–)2015Digexecutive producer (4 episodes)USA Network2015Boom!executive producer (10 episodes)2017The Braveexecutive producer (2 episodes)NBC2017–2018Wisdom of the Crowdexecutive producer (5 episodes)CBS2018Skinny Dipexecutive producer (1 episode)2019Our Boys (TV miniseries)HBO2020Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collectorexecutive producer (10 episodes)NBC2020The Baker and the Beautyexecutive producer (9 episodes)ABC2021La Breaexecutive producer (10 episodes)NBC2022–2023Echo 3executive producer (10 episodes)Apple TV+N/AThe Missingexecutive producer (1 episode)PeacockN/ARise and Kill Firstexecutive producer (1 episode)Keshet International & HBON/AA Small Light (TV Mini-Series)executive producerDisney+ +FilmYearTitleCredit2006Someone to Run Withexecutive producer2017Salamander (TV Movie)executive producer2020Save Yourselves!executive producer2020Boy*Friendsexecutive producer2023Tatamiexecutive producer2025Bookendsexecutive producer
See also Avi Nir
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