CableFAX: 13. Ready for Round Two: Rocco Commisso Rocco Commisso Title: Chairman/CEO, Mediacom Age: 59 Education: BS, MBA, Columbia University Why Him? Commisso led Mediacom to one of its best performances last year, earning CableFAX: The Magazine’s ’09 top MSO award. This year, Mediacom’s on track for...
12.11.2009
CableFAX: 14. Mr. President? Roger Ailes Roger Ailes Title: President, Fox News Channel Age: 69 Education: BA, U of OH Why Him? In late October, just as the White House was inexplicably attacking Fox News, boosting buzz if not ratings for the fair and balanced network, word was that friends were...
12.11.2009
CableFAX: 11. MTVN Harvest: Judy McGrath 11 | MTVN Harvest Judy McGrath Title: Chairman/CEO, MTV Networks Age: Firmly in primetime Education: mtvU Social Media Quotient: 9 (She has to be) Why Her? Much like her favorite artist Neil Young, McGrath is a classic that continues to speak to new generations...
12.11.2009
CableFAX: 61. Full Court Press: David Levy David Levy Title: Pres, Sales, Distribution and Sports, Turner Broadcasting System Age: Approaching 50 Education: BS, Syracuse Social Media Quotient: 5 Why Him? Levy has used a bat and a basketball to promote impressive growth across platforms. TNT’s...
12.11.2009
CableFAX: 82. Transitioning: Garth Ancier Garth Ancier Title: President, BBC Worldwide America Age: 52 Education: BA, Princeton Social Media Quotient: 8 Why Him? First off, props to Ancier for joining Hallmark’s Abbott (#41) in answering so many of our questions (must be something about...
CableFAX: The Magazine's ultimate cable industry power list.
As always we’ve added several wrinkles to the 100 this year.
Social Media Quotient: We asked the 100 to rate themselves, from 1 to 10, on their proficiency and use of social media; 1= a novice, 10 = obsessed.
Age: A sticky question for many. Most of the 100 submitted their age or sent a humorous reply. We guessed at others and hoped not to offend.
Comcast-NBCU: As we went to press the deal had not been finalized, and while there’s a chance it won’t be, it looked increasingly like it would.
Thank you for spending some time with the 2009 edition of The CableFAX 100.
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12.10.2009
CableFAX: 12. Let George Do It: Steve Koonin Steve Koonin Title: President, Turner Entertainment Networks Age: Man of a Certain Age Education: BA, U of GA Why Him? He’s not MIT physicist/Under Secretary for Science Dr Steve Koonin, yet Turner’s Koonin is no slouch, named one of TV’s 25...
CableFAX: 17. Good Nights, Nurse: Matt Blank and Robert Greenblatt Matt Blank Title: Chairman/CEO, Showtime Networks Age: 59 Education: BA, U of PA (Wharton School); MBA, Baruch College Robert Greenblatt Title: President, Entertainment, Showtime Networks Age: Same as Dexter Education: BFA, U of IL; MBA, U of WI; MFA, USC Why...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 18. Bonded Insurance: Matt Bond Matt Bond Title: EVP, Content Acquisition, Comcast Age: 47 Education: BS, BA, Marketing and Finance, U of Denver; JD, U of CO Why Him? We’re moving Matt Bond up the 100 hierarchy to recognize the significant power he wields in the anticipation of the...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 19. Wild Not Crazy: Richard Battista and Mike Hopkins Richard Battista Title: President, Fox Cable Networks Age: 45 Education: BS, Georgetown; MBA, Harvard Social Media Quotient: 3 Mike Hopkins Title: President, Affil Sales & Marketing, Fox Cable Nets Age: 40 or so Education: BS, Long Beach State; MBA, UCLA...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 20. Games(wo)manship: Lauren Zalaznick Lauren Zalaznick Title: Pres, NBCU Women & Lifestyle Ent Nets Age: A day late and a dollar shorter Education: BA, English Lit and Pre-Med, Brown Social Media Quotient: 5 Why Her? Bravo may have lost Project Runway but Zalaznick has the net humming. It...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 21. Staff Ace: Sean Bratches Sean Bratches Title: EVP, Sales and Marketing, ESPN Age: -less Education: BA, Business Admin, Rochester Institute of Technology Why Him? The sports giant certainly gives Bratches ample content to monetize, but his success with distribution across platforms...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 22. Betting Overseas: Debra Lee Debra Lee Title: Chairman/CEO, BET Networks Age: 55 Education: BA, Brown; JD, Harvard; MA, Harvard (Kennedy School) Why Her? BET has sizzled this year, with Lee leading the net’s successful original programming strategy. The net’s...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 23. Let It Shine: Bob Miron and Steve Miron and Nomi Bergman Bob Miron Title: Chmn, Advance/Newhouse Nomi Bergman Title: President, Bright House Networks Steve Miron (right) Title: CEO, Bright House Networks Age: 161 (combined) Why Them? Bright House continues to shine, er, brightly. This top-10 MSO with systems...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 24. Tea Drinker: Kyle McSlarrow Kyle McSlarrow Title: Pres/CEO, NCTA Age: 49 Education: BA, Cornell; JD, U VA Why Him? Chairman Julius Genachowski has begun marinating at the FCC, yet it remains unclear whether he’s cable’s friend or foe. Better than Kevin Martin...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 25. Vance-(NBC)U-ver: Bridget Baker Bridget Baker Title: Pres, TV Nets Distribution, NBCU Age: -less Education: BA, Pitzer College; post-grad work at Exeter, Oxford and GW U Social Media Quotient: 7 Why Her? NBCU’s effective distribution of the Beijing Olympics kept the amiable Baker high...
12.10.2009
CableFAX: 26. Charting a New Course: Neil Smit Neil Smit Title: Pres/CEO, Charter Comm Age: 51 Education: BS, Duke U; MA, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy Social Media Quotient: 4 Why Him? Smit relishes complex problems, and he clearly received one as Charter was tied up in NY bankruptcy court for...
Robert Clasen Title: Chairman/CEO, Starz, LLC Age: Old enough to remember Paul Maxwell editing CableVision mag Education: BA, MA, Bowling Green State U Social Media Quotient: 0 Bill Myers Title: Pres/COO, Starz Age: Much younger than Spartacus Education: BA...
Ed Carroll Title: President, Rainbow Entertainment Age: 45 Education: BA, SUNY New Paltz Social Media Quotient: 5 Josh Sapan Title: CEO, Rainbow Media Age: 58 Education: BA, U of WI Social Media Quotient: 5 Charlie Collier Title: President, AMC Age: 40...
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