38. Gwen Marcus
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| November 1, 2013
EVP/General Counsel
Showtime Networks
It was the sparring match of the year, and we’re guessing Marcus was smack dab in the middle of the CBS-Time Warner Cable retrans fight. She oversees the legal end of several critical Showtime transactions, including the company’s long-term multiplatform distribution agreements with operators and the company’s extension of its agreement with Disney Studios for first-run DreamWorks Studios’ movies. Marcus continues to navigate challenges presented by new distribution platforms, in particular, the rollout of the network’s authenticated broadband service Showtime Anytime. In April, she was inducted into her high school’s Hall of Fame for her “outstanding professional accomplishments and community service.”