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Below, The Cablefax 100 execs are listed by rank (and searchable!). If several execs are ranked together, the profiles feature the group and are identical for each person, followed by individual Q&As. Please read the digital issue to see the full Cablefax 100 magazine.

1

David Zaslav

President & CEO
Discovery

2

Steve Burke

CEO | EVP
NBCUniversal | Comcast Corp.

Michael Cavanagh

Senior EVP & CFO
Comcast Corporation

Dave Watson

President & CEO | Senior EVP
Comcast Cable | Comcast Corp.

3

Bonnie Hammer

Chairman
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Studios

4

Tom Rutledge

President & CEO
Charter Communications

5

James Pitaro

President | Co-Chair
ESPN | Disney Media Networks

Ben Sherwood

President | Co-Chair
Disney/ABC Television Group | Disney Media Networks

6

Josh Sapan

President & CEO
AMC Networks

7

Dexter Goei

Chairman & CEO
Altice USA

8

Brian Sullivan

President & COO
Fox Networks Group

9

John Stankey

CEO, Entertainment Group
AT&T

10

Pat Esser

President
Cox Communications

11

Bob Bakish

President & CEO
Viacom

12

Jack Abernethy

CEO
Fox Television Stations

Suzanne Scott

CEO
Fox News, Fox Business Network

Jay Wallace

President, Executive Editor
Fox News

13

Randy Freer

CEO
Hulu

14

Matt Bond

Chairman, Content Distribution
NBCUniversal

Mac Budill

President, TV Network Distribution
NBCUniversal

Frances Manfredi

President, Television and New Media Distribution, US & Canada
NBCUniversal

15

Richard Plepler

Chairman & CEO
HBO

Casey Bloys

President, Programming
HBO

16

David Nevins

President & CEO
Showtime Networks

17

Chris Albrecht

President & CEO
Starz

Carmi Zlotnik

President of Programming
Starz

18

John Martin

Chairman & CEO
Turner

19

Nancy Daniels

Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & Factual
Discovery

Susanna Dinnage

Global President, Animal Planet
Discovery

Kathleen Finch

Chief Lifestyles Brand Officer
Discovery

20

Frances Berwick

President, Lifestyle Networks
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

Chris McCumber

President, Entertainment Networks
NBCUniversal

21

Michael Biard

President, Distribution
Fox Networks Group

Joe Marchese

President, Advertising Revenue
Fox Networks Group

22

David Levy

President
Turner

23

Greg Butz

President, Comcast Mobile
Comcast Cable

Greg Rigdon

EVP, Content Acquisition
Comcast Cable

Matt Strauss

EVP, Xfinity Services
Comcast Cable

Tony Werner

President, Technology & Product
Comcast Cable

24

George Cheeks

Co-President | President, Late Night Programming
Universal Cable Productions & Wilshire Studios | NBC Entertainment

Dawn Olmstead

Co-President
Universal Cable Productions & Wilshire Studios

Bill McGoldrick

President, Scripted Content
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

25

Rita Tuzon

EVP & General Counsel
Fox Networks Group

26

Ed Carroll

COO
AMC Networks

27

Mel Berning

President, Chief Revenue Officer
A+E Networks

David Granville-Smith

COO & CFO
A+E Networks

David Zagin

President, Distribution
A+E Networks

28

Tonia O’Connor

Chief Revenue Officer
Univision Communications Inc.

Jessica Rodriguez

President & COO | CMO
UCI Networks | Univision Communications Inc.

29

Justin Connolly

EVP, Affiliate Sales & Marketing
Disney and ESPN Media Networks

Gary Marsh

President, Chief Creative Officer
Disney Channels Worldwide

30

Charlie Collier

President
AMC, SundanceTV & AMC Studio

31

John Landgraf

CEO
FX Networks & FX Productions

32

Dave Howe

President, Strategy & Commercial Growth
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

Adam Stotsky

President
E! Entertainment

33

W. Erik Carlson

President & CEO
DISH

Warren Schlichting

Group President
Sling TV

34

Cesar Conde

Chairman
NBCUniversal International & Telemundo Enterprises

35

Daniel York

Chief Content Officer
AT&T DirecTV

36

Andy Albert

SVP, Content Acquisition
Cox Communications

Mark Greatrex

EVP, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
Cox Communications

37

David L. Cohen

Senior EVP & Chief Diversity Officer
Comcast Corporation

Kimberley Harris

EVP & General Counsel
NBCUniversal

D'Arcy Rudnay

EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Comcast Corporation

38

Rocco Commisso

President & CEO
Mediacom

39

Hakim Boubazine

Co-President & COO
Altice USA

Charles Stewart

Co-President & CFO
Altice USA

40

Christine Driessen

EVP & CFO
ESPN

Ed Erhardt

President, Global Sales & Marketing
ESPN

41

Bruce Campbell

Chief Development, Distribution & Legal Officer
Discovery

JB Perrette

President & CEO
Discovery Networks International

42

Charlie Herrin

EVP & Chief Customer Experience Officer
Comcast Cable

Bill Stemper

President
Comcast Business

43

Eric Shanks

President, COO & Executive Producer
Fox Sports

44

Rob Sharenow

President, Programming
A+E Networks

45

Coleman Breland

President, Content Experiences
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) & FilmStruck

Lenny Daniels

President & GM
Turner Sports

Kevin Reilly

President | Chief Creative Officer
TBS & TNT | Turner Entertainment

46

Savalle Sims

EVP & General Counsel
Discovery

Gunnar Wiedenfels

CFO
Discovery

47

Debra Lee

Outgoing Chairman & CEO
BET Networks

48

Linda Yaccarino

Chairman, Advertising Sales & Client Partnerships
NBCUniversal

49

Courteney Monroe

CEO
National Geographic Global Networks

50

Eric Phillips

President, Affiliate Distribution
Discovery

51

Paul Buccieri

President
A+E Studios & A+E Networks Portfolio Group

52

Jon Steinlauf

Chief U.S. Advertising Sales Officer
Discovery

53

Christy Shibata

CFO
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

54

Bruce McClelland

CEO
Arris

55

Donna Speciale

President, Ad Sales
Turner

Rich Warren

President
Turner Content Distribution

56

Claudia Teran

EVP, Business & Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel | General Counsel
Fox Networks Group | Fox Sports

57

Bill Abbott

President & CEO
Crown Media Family Networks

Susanne McAvoy

EVP, Marketing, Creative & Communications
Crown Media Family Networks

Erin McIlvain

EVP, Distribution
Crown Media Family Networks

Kristen Roberts

EVP, Pricing, Planning & Revenue Management
Crown Media Family Networks

Michelle Vicary

EVP, Programming & Network Publicity
Crown Media Family Networks

58

Henry Schleiff

Group President
ID, American Heroes, Destination America & Travel Channel

Kevin Bennett

GM | Group EVP, Programming
ID & AHC | ID, AHC, Destination America & Travel Channel

Jane Latman

GM | EVP, Development and Research
Travel Channel & Destination America | ID, American Heroes Channel & Destination America

59

Sarah Barnett

President & GM
BBC America

Jennifer Caserta

Chief Transformation Officer
AMC Networks

Marc Juris

President & GM
WE tv

60

Matthew M. Polka

President & CEO
American Cable Association

Michael Powell

President & CEO
NCTA

61

Nancy Kanter

EVP, Content & Creative Strategy
Disney Channels Worldwide

62

Lynn Charytan

EVP & General Counsel | SVP & Senior Deputy General Counsel
Comcast Cable | Comcast Corp.

Steve Croney

EVP & CFO
Comcast Cable

Marcien Jenckes

President, Advertising
Comcast Cable

63

Sean Cohan

President, International & Digital Media
A+E Networks

64

Carolyn Bernstein

EVP & Head of Global Scripted Development & Production
National Geographic

Geoff Daniels

EVP & GM
Nat Geo WILD

Tim Pastore

Former President, Original Programming & Production
National Geographic

65

Howard Lee

President & GM
TLC & Discovery Life

Allison Page

President
HGTV & Food Network

66

Chris McCarthy

President
MTV, VH1 & Logo

67

Byron Allen

Chairman & CEO
Entertainment Studios Networks

Janice Arouh

President, Network Distribution & Marketing
Entertainment Studios Networks

68

Brad Schwartz

President
Pop Media Group

69

Peter Blacker

EVP, Digital Media & Emerging Business
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises

Beau Ferrari

EVP
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises

70

Juan Carlos Rodriguez

President
Univision Deportes

71

Burke Magnus

EVP, Programming & Scheduling
ESPN

Diane Morse

Chief Counsel
ESPN

72

Jeff Krolik

President, Regional Networks
Fox Sports

73

Deirdre Brennan

GM
Universal Kids

74

Kevin Kay

President
Paramount Network, CMT & TV Land

Keith Cox

President, Development & Production
Paramount Network, CMT & TV Land

Frank Tanki

GM
CMT & TV Land

75

David Preschlack

President, Regional Sports Networks & Platform and Content Strategy
NBC Sports Group

76

Andy LeCuyer

SVP, Programming, DISH TV
DISH

Brian Neylon

Group President, DISH TV
DISH

77

Jeff Binder

EVP | CEO
T-Mobile US | Layer3 TV

78

Mark Dzuban

President & CEO
SCTE-IBSE

Vicki Lins

President & CEO
CTAM

Phil McKinney

President & CEO
CableLabs

79

Michelle Wilson

Co-President
WWE

80

Jeffrey Hirsch

COO
Starz

81

David Hagan

Chairman & CEO
Boingo Wireless

Dawn Callahan

CMO
Boingo Wireless

82

Bob Broussard

President, Distribution
AMC Networks

Scott Collins

President, National Advertising Sales
AMC Networks

83

Art Block

EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
Comcast Corp.

Kathy Zachem

EVP, Regulatory & State Legislative Affairs
Comcast Corp.

84

Yvette Kanouff

SVP & GM, Cisco Service Provider Business
Cisco

85

Ken Solomon

President
Tennis Channel

86

Erik Logan

President
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

87

Karen Leever

EVP & GM
Discovery Digital Media US

Bob Scanlon

President
Velocity & Motor Trend Group Video Content

88

Mike George

President & CEO
Qurate Retail Group

Mary Campbell

Chief Interactive Experience Officer
Qurate Retail Group

89

Beth Roberts

EVP, Business Operations
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

90

Himesh Bhise

CEO
Synacor

91

Ann Carlsen

CEO
Carlsen Resources

92

Rob Kennedy

President & Co-CEO
C-SPAN

Susan Swain

President & Co-CEO
C-SPAN

93

Kent Steffen

President, Ascendon Digital Service & OTT
CSG International

94

Luis Silberwasser

President
Telemundo Networks

Ray Warren

President
Telemundo Deportes

95

Sam Schwartz

Chief Business Development Officer
Comcast Cable

96

Alfred Liggins, III

CEO | Chairman & CEO
Urban One | TV One

Michelle Rice

GM
TV One

97

Dave Shull

CEO
The Weather Channel TV Network

98

Mike McCarley

President, Golf
NBC Sports Group

99

David Royle

EVP & Chief Programming Officer
Smithsonian Networks

100

David Cerullo

Chairman & CEO
INSP

Michael Schwimmer

President & CEO
Fuse Media

Daniel Tibbets

President & GM
El Rey Network

Amy Winter

GM & EVP
UP TV

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