Corey Smith is an innovative technology leader in broadcasting. He is in between opportunities after leaving Paramount in August of 2024 where he joined the company in March 2022 as Senior Director, Software Engineering in CBS Sports. He led the technical team building the next evolution of advanced production technology, strengthening CBS Sports Digital’s leading cloud-based hybrid television production platform. Smith has been transforming digital television and broadcast systems since 2011, and he previously worked on Microsoft’s Xbox Live team, managed Sinclair Broadcast Group’s digital news publishing operations across the U.S., and tackled the next generation of cloud encoding and distribution systems for Activision Blizzard Esports with a primary focus on the cloud-based production and broadcasting of Overwatch and Call of Duty Leagues globally.