Bob Broussard

Title: President, AMC Networks Distribution
Years in Cable: 25
Education: Queens College; JD, the New York University School of Law

Arlene Manos

Title: President, National Ad Sales, AMC Networks
Years in Cable: 20
Education: BA, English Literature Trinity College D.C.
Best Advice: A wise man keeps his own counsel.

Broussard oversees multiplatform distribution and affiliate marketing for AMCN’s nearly 100 million HH reach. And he’s in the trenches negotiating TVE deals and growing emerging properties like Sundance HD and IFC Entertainment. Meanwhile, Manos secured the highest ad sales for all AMCN properties in 2013, including a 52% year-over-year increase in digital ad sales, and locked in marquee advertisers. She has also transitioned SundanceTV into its new ad model.

Broussard

Favorite Business Book: Moneyball

Favorite Vacation Spot: Santa Cruz, CA

Beach or Mountains: Beach (but Santa Cruz has both)

Oscars or Grammys: Oscars

Manos

I watch the majority of programming on this device: TV

TV show I’d most like to have a cameo in: “Downton Abbey”

My favorite newfound hobby: Tennis

Favorite vacation spot: Greece

Dish I can make and that would impress a celebrity chef: Yuvetsi

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