• 06/01/2013

    2 | THE GOOD SPORTS

    Steve Burke Title: CEO, NBCU/EVP, Comcast Corp. Education: Colgate; MBA, Harvard Business School   Neil Smit Title: President/CEO, Comcast Cable Education: Duke University, Masters from Tufts Why Them? Last year, these two shot to the top of the CableFAX 100 list in no small part because of the success of the London Olympics. Now they […]

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  • 06/01/2013

    99 | GREEN SCREEN

    Mike McCarley Title: President of Golf Channel and NBC Golf Media Number of Years in Cable: 3 Education: University of Arizona Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Listen More. Talk Less. Why Him? High numbers typically elicit screams of anguish in golf; however, McCarley’s stunning run for the Golf Channel calls for cries of […]

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  • 06/01/2013

    83 | PLAY BALL

    Mark Silverman Title: President, Big Ten Network Number of Years in Cable: 22 Education: BA, UCLA; MBA, University of Michigan Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Never make the same mistake twice. Why Him? Since its launch in 2007, Big Ten Network’s ratings, ad sales and programming have enjoyed an upward climb. Indeed, Silverman’s […]

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  • 06/01/2013

    68 | POST-MILLENNIAL PRESSURE

    Cyma Zarghami Title: President, Nickelodeon Number of Years in Cable: 28 Education: University of Vermont Why Her? It’s not always fun and games on the playground—and no one knows that better than Zarghami. After dominating key kids demos for years, Nick took a tumble and ceded critical ratings (and revenue) to the House of Mouse […]

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  • 06/01/2013

    52 | AN ENTERTAINING STYLE

    Salaam Coleman Smith Title: President, Style Media Number of Years in Cable: 20 Education: BS, Industrial Engineering, Stanford University Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Lift as you climb.   Suzanne Kolb Title: President, E! Entertainment Number of Years in Cable: 9 Education: BA, Northwestern; MS, USC Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: […]

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  • 06/01/2013

    24 THE TEAM PLAYER

    Mary McLaughlin Title:Regional SVP, Western New England Region, Comcast Cable Number of Years in Cable:19 Education: Juris Doctorate Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Build A great team. Why Her? McLaughlin likes to promote alignment and challenge employees to think out of the box—and that strategy seems to be getting big results lately: During […]

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