FUSION MEDIA AI · TAMPA BAY · FOUNDED 2024
About
A studio built by people who know production.
Fusion Media AI is a Tampa-based studio building broadcast-grade AI video. Founded 2024. Run by veterans of broadcast TV, intellectual-property law, and enterprise operations.
Tampa Bay, Florida · Serving clients nationally
The premise
AI video that doesn't look like AI.
AI video does not have to look like AI video. The studio's premise is simple: AI generates the footage, humans direct the creative, and humans finish every frame to broadcast standard. We call it Human + AI + Human. It is how a 40+ year broadcast team thinks about a new tool, as a camera, not a replacement.
Leadership
Production authority.
Two decades of broadcast craft, regulated-industry legal architecture, and enterprise operations, all pointed at the same problem.
Co-Founder & CEO
Corey Holtgard
Corey is the operational lead behind Fusion Media AI's transition from a traditional production studio into a Tampa-based AI video studio. He spent 20+ years in broadcast television, executive-producing 900+ national broadcast series across Outdoor Channel, NBC Sports, Sportsman Channel, and Amazon Prime. Telly Awards Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Outdoor Channel Golden Moose Award (Best New Series, Best Show Open, Best Editing). 2004 Stanley Cup credit with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Google Generative AI Leader Certification (2025).
Co-Founder; Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Doug Swim
Doug's the legal and compliance architecture behind FMAI. A practicing attorney with more than 20 years in regulated-industry law, including healthcare regulatory and compliance work, entertainment and rights-management law, and AI deployments inside regulatory frameworks. At FMAI he owns legal architecture, IP and licensing strategy, contract structure, and the compliance posture that governed brands and advertising-restricted categories require. Our pipeline and finishing process are designed in alignment with BIPA, AB 2602, and AB 1836 digital-replica requirements.
Chief Operating Officer
Joseph Albert
Joe scales FMAI from founder-led execution into a repeatable, institutional Creative-as-a-Service engine. Nearly 20 years of operational leadership including more than a decade at Amazon and Microsoft. He launched the Microsoft Channel Incentives Platform, Amazon Canada's Consumables 3P category, and multiple Amazon physical retail concepts. Dual Northeastern University degrees. P&L ownership and process rigor at every layer of the studio.
Our practice
AI as a camera, not a replacement.
We treat AI as a virtual production camera, not a replacement for human creativity. Our creative directors and producers design the loglines and storyboards before generation begins. Our AI artists then generate every shot to that storyboard. Our editors, VFX artists, and audio engineers finish every piece.
Quick facts
The basics.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Tampa, FL
- Service area
- National, remote-first
- Industries
- Beverage and packaged food
- Apparel and gear
- Beauty and personal care
- Home and lifestyle
- Consumer tech
- Pet
- Restaurants and QSR
- Home services
- Franchise systems
- Banks and credit unions
- Studio and agency partners
Questions
Where is Fusion Media AI located?
Tampa, Florida. We serve clients nationally and work remotely with most of them.
Who founded Fusion Media AI?
Corey Holtgard (CEO, 20+ years broadcast television, 900+ national broadcast series) and Doug Swim, Esq.
What makes Fusion Media AI different from other AI video companies?
Human + AI + Human workflow. Broadcast finishing on every frame. Our co-founder's a practicing attorney with 20+ years in regulated-industry law. Our pipeline and finishing process are designed in alignment with BIPA, AB 2602, and AB 1836 digital-replica requirements.