Mike Kelly

Title: President/CEO, The Weather Channel Companies

Years in Cable: 2

Education: BA, U of Illinois

Why Him? As it barrels toward its 30th anniversary in April, Kelly is moving at hurricane speed to transform the Weather Channel Companies’ former siloed structure to a more fluid enterprise that benefits its cross-platform distribution model—a model the former AOL Media Networks president knows is key to the company’s growth, especially in the mobile sector. Weather was the third-most downloaded app on smart phones last year and this May it bested ESPN and Pandora as the leading mobile app with 29.5 unique visitors, according to Nielsen. Under new management post Comcast-NBCU, the Weather Channel continues to drive support for ORMMA, an effort to create ad standards for rich media on mobile advertising.

Calling Bing Crosby: Kelly knows you have to bring it to stand out from the online crowd, like Weather Channel’s Guaranteed White Christmas contest, which last year blanketed a winner’s home with real snow for the holiday.

Year Ahead: With mobile viewing on track to catch or surpass TV, Weather’s forecast looks sunny. ?

The Daily

Subscribe
Friday–June 11

NY Broadband Affordability Law Paused

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday that stops a New York law requiring broadband operators to offer $15/month low-income

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Jul 16
Diversity List – 2021 Nominations Due: July 16, 2021
Sep 10
Most Powerful Women – 2021 Nominations Due: Sept 10, 2021
Dec 7
Most Powerful Women CelebrationSave the Date!
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB?
VIEW JOBS

Hiring? In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors, The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact John@cynopsis.com for more information.