• Premium Content

    06/14/2021

    Editor’s Note

    Nominations are due July 16 for Cablefax: The Magazine’s annual Diversity List issue. In addition to recognizing the top multi-ethinic execs in the industry, Cablefax will honor a D&I Mentor of the Year, LGBTQ+ Executives of the Year along with Thrivers Under 30. Enter today at CablefaxDiversity.com. — Missed Cablefax’s virtual FAXIES celebration last week […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: / / /

  • 11/01/2013

    Thanda Belker

    EVP, Pay Television, U.S. Distribution, Sony Pictures Television Belker’s strong relationships with clients and her understanding of the cable pay TV business paid off in a big way—to the potential tune of $2 billion—earlier this year when she played an integral role in extending the agreement between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Starz for another eight […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: /

  • 11/01/2013

    Friday Abernethy

    EVP, Distribution Sales and Marketing, TVGN Abernethy has helped TVGN make the shift from a channel with scrolling TV listings to a full-screen entertainment hub across the bulk of its 80 million households. With CBS taking a 50-50 stake in the channel this year, she’ll be working with the new parent to further carriage negotiations […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: /

  • 11/01/2013

    35. Kathleen Finch

    President, HGTV and DIY Network Three years after arriving at HGTV, Finch knows location, location, location matters whether it’s dealing with real estate or programming. By emphasizing such house-flipping shows as “Buying & Selling” and “Love It or List It,” Finch and her team bolstered HGTV to its best 1Q ever in 2013 for prime […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: /

  • 11/01/2013

    19. Jennifer Gaiski

    SVP, Content Acquisition Comcast Cable Gaiski continues to play a key role in helping shape Comcast’s video offering as the company has grown from a midsize MSO serving 2.7 million customers to the nation’s largest cable operator. With a multibillion-dollar content acquisition budget, Gaiski helps negotiate and administer programming contracts, as well as coordinate filed […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: /

  • 11/01/2013

    3. Anne Sweeney

    Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC TV Group The Walt Disney Company Sweeney has long been one of the biggest influencers in all of media, and her staying power is impressive. And this savvy exec believes WatchABC and its sister TVE apps may be an industry turning point. “I believe it’s showing us the […]

    By Cablefax Staff

    Found in: /
More Posts

The Daily

Subscribe
Monday–January 5

Dish Says Skinny Sports Playing Field Favors Disney

Dish and Sling TV claim Disney has a monopoly on skinny sports packages, and they’ve filed federal antitrust and breach of contract counterclaims against the programmer.

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Jan 16
Cablefax 100 Awards 2026 CFX100 2026 | Nomination Deadline
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact us at marketing@cynopsis.com, for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.