While completing his university degree, he started his career as a TV presenter by joining Iran online TV channel (www.bebin.tv). Following the success of Etemadi's work with this channel he then continued to work alongside Kayvan Abbasi in a new TV/satellite channel: Manoto. The channel became an immediate success. Etemadi was among the most notable staff in the channel and worked with Manoto from the channel's launch in October 2010 until 2017.[citation needed]