1 | LOW-KEY LEADER Glenn Britt Title: Chairman/President/CEO, Time Warner Cable Years in Cable: 39Education: AB, Economics, Dartmouth; MBA, Tuck School, Dartmouth Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Work at what you enjoy. Why Him? The ever-agile Britt steers a steady ship. Despite...
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2 | MR. PENTHOUSE SUITE Steve Burke Title: CEO, NBCU Years in Cable: 13 Education: BA, Colgate (Phi Beta Kappa); MBA, Harvard Why Him? Just after the acquisition, new NBCU CEO Burke demonstrated his acumen for innovation with the company’s internal “Project...
12.01.2011
3 | THE BUSINESSMAN Neil Smit Title: President, Comcast Cable/EVP, Comcast Corp. Years in Cable: 6 Education: BA, Duke; MA, Tufts Why Him? Talk about putting your stamp on a new job. It’s been a whirlwind two years since Smit moved to Philadelphia to run cable operations...
12.01.2011
4 | ROARING MICE George Bodenheimer Title: Executive Chairman, ESPN (effective Jan 1) Years in Cable: 30Education: Denison University Anne Sweeney Title: Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks/President, Disney-ABC Television Group (pictured, left) Years in Cable: Plenty Education...
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5 | DIGITAL DENIZENS Andy Heller Title: Vice Chairman, Turner Broadcasting System (pictured above, center) Years in Cable: 26 Education: BS, Cornell; JD; Fordham Advice: Preparation is the key to success. Phil Kent Title: CEO, Turner Broadcasting System (pictured above) Years in...
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6 | NO-HASSLE HASLINGDEN David Haslingden Title: President/COO, Fox Networks Group Years in Cable: 8 (Domestic), 18 (combined U.S. and International cable/satellite) Education: Undergrad, Sydney University; Master of Law, Cambridge University Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Say...
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7 | MR. UNIVERSE David Zaslav Title: President/CEO, Discovery Communications Years in Cable: 22 Education: BS, SUNY, Binghamton; JD, Boston University School of Law Best Advice in 7 Words Or Less: Take big swings and don’t fear failure. Why Him? Zaslav led Discovery to...
12.01.2011
8 | THE NUMBER CRUNCHER Rob Marcus Title: President/COO, Time Warner Cable Years in Cable: 6 Education: BA, Brown; JD, Columbia Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Be yourself. Why Him? A year after his promotion from CFO, Marcus remains all about the execution. As one of Glenn...
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9 | FEMALE AUTHORITY Bonnie Hammer Title: Chairwoman, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios (pictured, left) Years in Cable: 24Education: BA/MA, Boston University Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: There’s no such word as “can’t.” Lauren Zalaznick Title...
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10 | THE DECISION MAKER Pat Esser Title: President, Cox Communications Years in Cable: 31 Education: BA, MA, Communications Media, U of Northern Iowa Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: There’s no downside for being over-prepared. Why Him? Cox had big plans for wireless in 2011...
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11 | STEADY AS HE GOES Tom Rutledge Title: COO, Cablevision Years in Cable: 34 Education: BA, Economics, California University, California, PA Why Him? Rutledge, a recipient of NCTA’s Vanguard Award for leadership, remains the ever-steady leader of a company in the midst of...
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12 | BY THE BOOKS Michael Angelakis Title: Vice Chairman/CFO, Comcast Corp. Years in Cable: 20 Education: BA, Babson; OPM, Harvard Why Him? As the top financial executive at Comcast, Angelakis was already the ultimate bookkeeper before and during the NBCU merger. But in late...
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13 | FLYING HIGH Abbe Raven Title: President/CEO, A&E Networks Years in Cable: 29 Education: BA, University of Buffalo; MA, Hunter College Best Advice in 7 Words Or Less: Slow and steady wins the race. Why Her? After logging its highest-ever adult ratings in 2010, A&E...
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14 | THE ENTERTAINERS Richard Plepler Title: Co-President, HBO Education: BA, Franklin & Marshall Michael Lombardo Title: President, HBO Programming Education: AB, Cornell; JD, U of California, Berkeley Sue Naegle Title: President, HBO Entertainment Education: BA, Indiana U...
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15 | THE SHOWMEN Matt Blank Title: Chairman/CEO, Showtime (pictured, right on far right) Years in Cable: 35 Education: BA, U of PA; MBA, Baruch Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Dress for every game David Nevins Title: President, Entertainment, Showtime (pictured below) Years...
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16 | THE NEWSMAN Roger Ailes Title: Chairman/CEO, Fox News;Chairman, Fox Television Stations Years in Cable: 18 Education: Ohio U. (Ailes was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Communications in 1990). Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Love to win and hate to lose. Why Him...
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17 | MR. PORTFOLIO Steve Koonin Title: President, Turner Entertainment Networks Years in Cable: 11 Education: U. of Georgia Why Him? Koonin commandeers a diverse portfolio of some of the biggest and best-known cable properties. TNT’s launch of the summer’s No. 1 new...
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18 | THE SOLOIST Josh Sapan Title: President/CEO, AMC Networks Years in Cable: 30-plusEducation: BA, Communication Arts, U of Wisconsin Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: “The future ain’t what it used to be.” - Yogi Berra Why Him? You could say Sapan had a...
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19 | THE QUARTERBACK John Skipper Title: President, ESPN and co-chair, Disney Media Networks Years in Cable: 6 Education: BA, Literature, UNC: MA, Literature, Columbia Why Him? Fast-rising Skipper has certainly earned his brand-new title. He’s been a key player in...
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20 | TOP OF THE HEAP Chris McCumber Title: Co-President, USA Network Education: Lafayette CollegeBest advice in 7 words or less: Don’t be afraid to stretch. (You can apply that advice to just about every part of your life). Jeff Wachtel Title: Co-President, USA Network...
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