Streamup president Will Keenan to exit, returning to spiritual roots
LOS ANGELES -- After just six months at Streamup, president Will Keenan is leaving the company, Mashable has learned.
The exec is exiting his role to take on "a true six month or more industry sabbatical" and "focus solely on spiritual exercises," he told Mashable. No replacement has been named yet for Keenan, though the company will likely begin searching in the coming weeks.
Keenan's departure comes after a long career working in both digital and traditional entertainment. Before taking on his role at Streamup, he served as president at Endemol Beyond USA and vice president at Maker Studios.
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Streamup, like other streaming services, offers "one-click streaming" for creators on the platform. It also offers tools such as multi-camera functionality, special effects, overlays and graphic splashes.
The company just finished the two month program at YCombinator, the world’s top startup accelerator. It also recently announced its first slate of live-streaming original shows.
Since its inception, Streamup has assembled a Creative Advisory Board of industry veterans, including American Idol judge Randy Jackson, Endemol Shine North America co-CEO Charlie Corwin and World of Wonder founder Fenton Bailey.
Most recently, StreamUp turned a downtown L.A. penthouse into a free-of-charge studio space for creators, streamers and broadcasters.
"We accomplished putting Streamup ‘on the map’ in just six months instead of the year or so I thought it’d take as President," Keenan said.
He decided over Easter weekend that he was ready to return to his spiritual roots. The exec previously lived in an ashram for seven years.
Before officially parting ways with the company, Keenan will wrap up some loose ends. He will finish some of his projects, including a feature film production, and speak at MIPTV’s Digital Fronts in Cannes, France, in April.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
