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74 | DIVIDE AND
CONQUER
propelled by fan-favorites
" River Monsters, " and " Whale
Marjorie Kaplan
Title: President/GM, Animal
Planet; Pres, Science &
Velocity Networks
Years in Cable: 16
Education: Semiotics major,
Brown University
Best Advice: Women live a
very long time.
Deborah Myers
Title: GM/EVP, Science
Years in Cable: 26
Education: BS, Telecom
and Film Mgmt; BA, Theater,
San Diego State
Margaret Loesch
Title: President/CEO,
Hub Network
Years in Cable: 42 years
total in broadcast, cable
television and as a producer/
production executive.
Education: BA, plus one
year of post-graduate work
Best Advice: Learn how to
handle disappointment.
Amy Winter
Title: GM/EVP, TLC
Years in Cable: 19
Education: BA, University of
Notre Dame
Why Them? Under the purview
of these leading ladies,
Discovery is growing its key
brands by leaps and bounds.
With Kaplan at the helm,
Animal Planet achieved its
best-ever Q1 this year among
major demos in primetime,
on the heels of a stellar 2012
75 | RIDING THE WAVE
Bob Broussard
Title: President, Distribution, AMC Networks
Years in Cable: 24
Education: BA, Queens College; JD, NYU
Best Advice in Seven Words or Less: Always
listen to your parents.
Arlene Manos
Title: President, National Advertising Sales,
AMC Networks
Years in Cable: 20
Education: BA, Trinity College
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Never play
another person's game.
Why Them? Many cable executives dream about
the kind of quality portfolio that Broussard and Manos
possess. In addition to a series that consistently
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Wars. " Kaplan also oversaw
the network's first-ever
Monster Week promo, which
scared up big ratings. Myers
is raising Science's profile
across screens-even taking
the plunge into scripted this
year. And Morgan Freeman's
" Through the Wormhole? "
Genius! Loesch's familycentric
approach to programming
has ignited significant
growth in distribution and
ratings for Hub Network,
with April marking its 16th
consecutive month of Total
Day delivery gains. Look for
the joint venture between
Discovery and Hasbro to
continue to grow its original
slate, adding series including
" Spooksville " and Ashley Tisdale
vehicle " Sabrina: Secrets
of a Teenage Witch. " Winter
is continuing to redefine pop
culture, American-style, with
TLC hits like " Here Comes
Honey Boo Boo. " A fierce
four, indeed.
Kaplan
Beatles or The Rolling
Stones? The Stones, of
course.
What I'd do differently if
I could go back to high
school: Play spin the bottle.
Appetizer or dessert?
Grilled cheese sandwich
with tomato
I consider this person
my mentor, and here's
why: My mother. A pioneer
in so many ways-from her
marriage to her family and
her career. She's unbelievably
accomplished and also unbelievably
kind and generous.
Favorite airport? No such
thing.
The best piece of business
advice I've gotten this
year: Enjoy it while it lasts.
Celebrity, sports figure or
politician I'd most want
to have dinner with? Aung
San Suu Kyi
Loesch
Beatles or The Rolling
Stones? The Rolling Stones,
for sure.
This is the hobby I've
been itching to try, but
haven't found time: Relearn
piano and guitar.
My peers would be surprised
to learn that I...
am a real worrier!
I wish Congress would
just... do what's right for the
country, not what they think
will get them reelected. Our
forefathers intended citizens
to flow in and out of our
representative government.
Favorite business and/
or motivational book?
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters and
Robert H. Waterman had
a profound impact on my
leadership style. ■
outpaces broadcast networks in 18-49 ratings ( " The
Walking Dead " ), the duo touts Emmy- and Golden
Globe-laden series like " Mad Men " and " Breaking
Bad. " And few series get more online buzz than " The
Killing. " The cheerful veteran Manos also pushes
the fact that Mad Men attracts more viewers with
average incomes exceeding $100K/year, prompting
some to call it cable's most affluent series. And
Broussard's ace in the hole isn't bad: AMC owns TV
rights to " The Godfather. " Armed heavily with this
stable of quality programming goods, we're guessing
Manos and Broussard make many an offer that
cable operators can't refuse.
Broussard
Apple or Samsung? Apple
Appetizer or dessert? Appetizer
Film fest or music festival? Film fest
I watch the majority of programming on this
device: TV
June 2013
Celebrity, sports figure or politician I'd most
want to have dinner with? Muhammad Ali
Manos
On a Saturday afternoon, you can find me...
at the Union Square Green Market.
The hobby I've been itching to try, but
haven't found time: Tennis.
Favorite decade? This one!
The movie that should never be remade?
The Godfather
Favorite vacation spot? Greece ■
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