Years in Cable: 19
Education: UCLA Anderson School of Management

Hopkins assumed the mantle of CEO when Andy Forssell stepped down in October, and he finished off the year with a flourish. Revenue for the streaming service surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2013, and paid subscribers currently top 5 million. Now it’s up to Hopkins to keep the momentum going and begin building his own legacy.

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So Long, ESPN Bet

ESPN ’s sports gambling venture ESPN Bet will be no more come Dec. 1. The network and PENN Entertainment announced a mutual agreement to terminate their online sports betting deal that first began in August

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