Where Culture Finds Its Audience.
A creator-first TV and Film studio providing strategy, production, and global distribution across AVOD, FAST, and streaming.
OUR MISSION
To empower creators to retain ownership, scale their work, and maximize the long-term value of their film and television content—without compromising voice, culture, or control.
Built for Creators
NIA Media is built by creators and executives who understand both the creative process and the realities of distribution.
Founded by creator and executive Nick Barili, NIA is shaped by firsthand experience building, scaling, and protecting creator-led IP across both digital-first and traditional platforms. Nick’s career spans early YouTube innovation through Hard Knock TV, original programming launches at Apple Music, and award-winning series development for major networks and streamers.
NIA is led alongside Joe Rivadeneira, President & Co-Founder, a veteran distribution executive with deep expertise across AVOD, FAST, SVOD, broadcast, and cable—bringing the operational rigor required to translate creative trust into scalable, commercial execution.
Together, Nick and Joe bring more than five decades of combined experience—combining cultural fluency and distribution expertise to unlock the full earning potential of creator-owned rights.
Distribution Strategy, Production & Platform Delivery
As major studios and streamers pull back on original programming—limiting creator access to funding and distribution—NIA operates as an aggregator–studio hybrid, providing the strategy, infrastructure, and execution required to bring independent projects to market.
We design custom distribution approaches across domestic and international markets, aligned with each project’s goals—whether that means maximizing reach, revenue, or long-term ownership.
NIA manages the operational complexity of distribution, allowing creators to stay focused on the work.
Strategy
Production
Global
Distribution
Distribution & Monetization Capabilities
Windowing strategy and release planning
Rights management and deal structuring
Royalty and residuals disbursement
Localization, dubbing, and subtitling
Social media strategy and public relations support
Global Distribution Across AVOD, FAST & Streaming Platforms
NIA Media distributes creator-led stories across a broad ecosystem of streaming, digital, and non-theatrical platforms—meeting audiences wherever they watch.
Our distribution spans domestic and international markets across TV, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, and direct VOD, supported by flexible windowing and select theatrical releases.
AVOD & FAST
Tubi · Pluto TV · Roku Channel · Samsung TV Plus · Vizio WatchFree+ · LG Channels · TCLtv+ · Xumo · Plex · Freevee
Core distribution partners across the free, ad-supported streaming ecosystem.
SVOD & TVOD (Select Titles)
Prime Video · Apple TV · Google Play · Vudu
Curated releases and select transactional projects.
Premium Streaming & Broadcast Relationships
Netflix · Hulu · Max · Paramount+ · Peacock
Strategic buyer relationships and platform access for select projects and originals.
Video Podcasts & Digital Platforms
YouTube · Spotify
Creator-led video podcasts and digital-first formats adapted for CTV, FAST, and AVOD.
Airline & Non-Theatrical
Global airline seat-back entertainment
Educational & institutional distribution
LEADERSHIP WITH DEEP DISTRIBUTION EXPERIENCE
Nick Barili
Founder / CEO
For more than 25 years, Nick has served as a bridge between culture and media—first as a creator, then as a builder of platforms designed to amplify underrepresented voices.
Nick was an early pioneer on YouTube, launching Hard Knock TV, one of the platform’s earliest and most influential culture-driven media brands, now with over 100 million views. He later helped launch original programming for Apple Music—showrunning Pharrell’s OTHERtone and Drake’s OVO Sound—partnered with the GRAMMYs and the Academy on digital series, and created and hosted the award-winning MTV/Paramount+ series De La Calle.
Joe Rivadeneira
Co-Founder / President
A seasoned distribution executive and dealmaker, Joe brings more than two decades of experience placing content across AVOD, FAST, SVOD, broadcast, and cable.
He offers deep expertise in packaging, windowing, and delivery, along with direct relationships with programmers and licensors across the ecosystem. His credits include American Idol and The X Factor (FOX), Girl Talk with Michelle Obama (CBS), Border Crossing (Spotify), Caraoke Showdown with Craig Robinson (Paramount), and The Messy History of American Food (Discovery+), among many others.
A Modern Distribution Model for a Changing Industry
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RESOURCES
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AVOD and FAST Distribution: A Creator-First Guide for Independent Creators
Read more: AVOD and FAST Distribution: A Creator-First Guide for Independent CreatorsA creator-first guide to AVOD and FAST distribution, explaining how ad-supported platforms work and how independent creators can approach them strategically.
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How Content Gets on Tubi: A Distribution Guide for Filmmakers and Creators
Read more: How Content Gets on Tubi: A Distribution Guide for Filmmakers and CreatorsGetting content onto Tubi isn’t a direct upload process. This guide explains how films and shows actually reach Tubi, how AVOD aggregation works, and what filmmakers and creators should understand before pursuing distribution. Tubi is one of the largest…