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78. OUT OF THE BOX
Conrad Clemson
SVP & GM, Service Provider Video Software
& Solutions Group
Cisco
Years in Cable: 20+
Education: BS, Physics; College of William and
Mary; graduate studies, University of Virginia
Yvette Kanouff
SVP & GM, Service Provider Business
Cisco
Years in Cable: 20+
Education: Master's, Mathematics with a focus
on compression, University of Central Florida
Clemson's long-range, strategic mindset and
dynamic leadership style have enabled him to
79. A KEEPER
Tom Carson
President & CEO
TiVo
Years in Cable: 10+
Education: BS, Business Administration
and MBA, both from Villanova University
( " Go Wildcats! " )
One Word that Best Describes Me:
Focused
Carson's role at TiVo has been programmed in since December 2011.
He oversees all business activities of the company-which is engaged
in offering content discovery technologies including interactive program
guides, recommendation engines, search functionality, conversational
services, metadata and analytic services to service provider clients-as
it evolves as part of a new family. Last April, Rovi acquired TiVo for $1.1
80. INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
Ann Sarnoff
President
BBC Worldwide North America
Years in Cable: 17
One Word that Best Describes Me:
Passionate
Sarnoff has been busy overseeing a new
partnership with ITV, one of the UK's largest
commercial broadcasters, which has resulted in the launch of the
BritBox streaming service. She also played an instrumental role in a deal
between BBC Worldwide North America and Blue Ant Media to launch
the BBC Earth channel in Canada. Yet it's the deals with AMC, Amazon,
and Netflix that viewers will appreciate most since those agreements
involve programs: The drama series " McMafia, " based on the book by
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think and move Cisco's video business beyond
the " box. " Behind the scenes of video production,
processing and delivery, video operations
have been evolving from a physical integration
to virtualization and cloud automation. As an
early adopter of cloud
technology, Clemson
has incorporated a
" cloud first " mind-set
across the team and
applied it throughout the
extensive Cisco video
software and solutions
portfolio. Kanouff leads a
global team of engineers,
architects, product line
managers, technical
marketing engineers and
business development managers delivering
innovation for the service provider customer
segment. She's also an executive member of
WICT, a senior member of the SCTE, and a
member of the IEEE. ■
billion. The combined company operates under the TiVo brand, and holds
more than 6,000 pending and registered patents.
Q&A
What inspires you most about this industry? The digital entertainment
landscape changes each and every day.
The biggest innovation in cable over the last year? How quickly OTT
went from a niche offering to broader mainstream adoption.
The best thing about fast broadband is ... having instant access to all
of my favorite content.
What product or service could you not live without? My TiVo, of
course!
What does the future look like for skinny bundles and flexible packaging?
Consumers are now inundated with content choices and device
options, the challenge will be to ensure ease of use for the consumer.
What are the top three qualities you look for in a hire? Smart, adaptable
to change, future-focused. ■
the same name, is co-production with AMC; the Amazon deal brings
popular Australian drama " The Kittering Incident " to the U.S. via Amazon
Prime Video; and Netflix has commissioned, and will debut, a second
season of " Lovesick. "
Q&A
What inspires you most about this industry? Creativity and diversity.
What are the top three qualities you look for in a hire? Positive energy,
intellectual curiosity and problem solving.
What product or service could you not live without? My iPad keyboard
Favorite Saturday morning cartoon from your childhood? Definitely
" Scooby Doo! "
Last show I watched not on my network(s): " The People vs. OJ
Simpson "
New favorite binge: " Cold Feet " on our new SVOD service, Britbox ■
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