Alyson Stewart Joins Zixi as Senior Director of Sales

Zixi has appointed Alyson Stewart as Senior Director of Sales to strengthen its direct sales and partnership efforts. In the new role, she will focus on building relationships with broadcasters, media companies and enterprise customers while supporting the company’s growth across the media and entertainment sector.

Alyson will lead efforts to generate new business through Zixi’s direct sales channels and expand its go-to-market partnerships. She will also work closely with customers as they move from traditional video infrastructure toward scalable, IP-based live video delivery solutions.

“Alyson brings exactly the kind of experience and relationships we need as we scale our direct sales and partner motion,” said Marc Aldrich, CEO of Zixi. “She has spent her career entrenched in the worlds of media and technology, and her deep understanding of both the programming and operational sides of this business will be a real asset to our customers and our team. I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Alyson before, and I know firsthand the value she brings.”

Alyson joins Zixi from Hydrolix, where she helped establish the company’s enterprise direct sales and partner go-to-market strategy. She previously spent five years with AWS in its media, entertainment, games and sports business unit, working with partners and engineering teams to develop customer-facing solutions.

Key Highlights:

• Alyson Stewart joins Zixi as Senior Director of Sales
• She brings over 20 years of media and technology experience
• Zixi continues to expand scalable IP-based video solutions

Her earlier roles include SVP of global sales, strategy and operations at independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures and SVP of sales at media rights management company Mediamorph. Stewart also spent 13 years as VP/SVP sales at Vubiquity, a VOD content services provider.

Her career has included sales roles with Starz, The Weather Channel and Turner Networks, contributing to more than 20 years of experience across software and SaaS sales, media distribution, operations, rights management and asset delivery.

“I’ve long admired the strength of the Zixi platform and the role it plays in live media workflows,” said Alyson. “I’m excited to join the team and help our customers navigate the shift to IP-based video delivery.”

Zixi’s platform is designed to support broadcast-quality live video delivery across public and private IP networks, with tools for video processing, distribution, orchestration and monitoring. Its Zixi Broadcaster can process live streams through functions such as transcoding, transmuxing and recording, while ZEN Master provides centralized management and monitoring of live video networks.

As Zixi continues to support the shift toward scalable IP-based video workflows, the company’s technology enables broadcasters, media companies and service providers to manage live content across different networks, protocols, cloud environments and edge devices. Its platform is built to deliver reliable, low-latency video while adapting to changing network conditions, supporting the evolving needs of the global media and entertainment industry.