Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Eric Yoon founded Television Korea 24, Inc. in 2004 with Comcast NBCUniversal to service Korean Americans and communities which owns and operates 2 linear 24-7 cable networks, TVK & TVK2 and TVK-POP on demand service. Currently, TVK, TVK2 and TVK-POP are available to over 60 million cable subscribers as basic channels. In 2019, Eric Yoon founded ESTV, the first 24-7 live linear esports channel in the U.S. ESTV currently broadcasts to over 100 countries worldwide including Pan Caribbean Islands. ESTV is available on CTV, OTT and mobile platforms. ESTV owns and operates 4 linear 24-7 esports channels, ESTV, Racing, College and High School to target the growing younger demographic. These 4 linear channels and AVOD channel can be also viewed on ESTV+ application which is available on iOS, Google Play, web, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and other platforms. Launched in May 2019, ESTV provides round-the-clock coverage of esports athletes and gaming franchises from an insider perspective. ESTV partners with the world’s top gaming networks and production partners for the most robust esports content lineup on linear, online and mobile platforms. ESTV is also an exclusive media partner of the Department of Defense Joint Base Lewis McChord and NFL Alumni esports events.
Eric also serves as an Esports Advisor for NFL Alumni Association where he activates all of esports activity for NFL Alumni. He also sits as an Advisory Board for many companies in Blockchain Technology, Metaverse and NFT projects.
Prior to founding TVK24 and ESTV, Eric was banker at Merrill Lynch and UBS.