SVP/GM, Affiliate Sales
Showtime Networks

A leader in affiliate sales, Droste guided the premium network to another solid year, improving subscribers by more than five million in the past 12 months.

The Most Enjoyable Aspect of Her Job: “I have been in television for over 20 years and count many colleagues, employees and affiliates among my closest friends. Even after painstaking, prolonged negotiations, I have maintained strong relationships internally and externally. The most enjoyable aspect of my job is the people with whom I am privileged to work.”

Top Travel Destination: “Any castle in Europe and my Michigan cottage in August (with my entire family).”

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Nexstar, Scripps, Sinclair on Merger Madness

Nexstar President/COO Michael Biard phoned into Gabelli’s annual sports and media symposium in NYC on Thursday to give a status update on where things stand in the courts with its Tegna merger.

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