Steadily rising up the corporate ladder, Hong continues to lead the sports division’s business operations and digital sports portfolio including Bleacher Report, NCAA.com, March Madness Live and PGA.com. He also has added oversight of Turner Sports’ strategy, acquisitions and marketing. Those roles are even more amplified than ever with the company’s push into eSports, including Turner’s recent venture with WME/IMG for an eSports gaming league, with TBS broadcasting 20 live events during 2016.

What grade do you give the cable industry on diversity and why?
IP (for In-Progress) – as a reminder that diversity, broadly defined, is something the industry should strive for and work toward on an ongoing basis

The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is…
Those that continue to make the cable experience as interactive and personalized as possible

Favorite charity organization you work with?
Stop Hunger

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