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The Top 10
1 | LOW-KEY LEADER
Glenn Britt
Title: Chairman/President/CEO, Time Warner Cable
Years in Cable: 39
Education: AB, Economics, Dartmouth; MBA, Tuck School, Dartmouth
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Work at what you enjoy.
Why Him? The ever-agile Britt steers a steady ship. Despite recent losses in video
subscribers, under Britt's studied leadership TWC has grown its ad sales and its
business services divisions, and is aggressively expanding into over-the-top services.
Calling on his techie background, Britt was the driving force behind the company's
iPad app released earlier this year and that now streams more than 100 live channels
to authenticated Time Warner subscribers. The latest iteration of the service
turns the iPad into a remote, and this sort of innovation will be key for the MSO to
combat erosion in the video business from cord cutting. And now the company is
even integrating the iPad into home automation and security... Nice.
Curtain Call: Though he's low-key as they come in the office, Britt has a theatrical
side. He serves on the board of the Manhattan Theatre Club, which brings
plays to notable theaters in New York City and throughout the U.S.
Year Ahead: Internet services grew in the most recent quarterly report. The
company is betting on business services too. Can these offset video losses?
Only 2012 will tell.
Best technique for deterring time-wasting office visits from co-workers:
They are never time wasting!!
Favorite sports team: Red Sox
Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii
When I look at my cable set-top box, I can't help but think: It should look better.
Number of companies I've worked for since graduating from college? 1◆
2 | MR. PENTHOUSE SUITE
Steve Burke
Title: CEO, NBCU
Years in Cable: 13
Education: BA, Colgate (Phi Beta Kappa); MBA, Harvard
Why Him? Just after the acquisition, new NBCU CEO Burke
demonstrated his acumen for innovation with the company's
internal " Project Symphony " -an initiative that unites the teams'
promotional and marketing resources for fledgling projects. Already,
it has prompted animated Easter-themed flick " Hop " -which held
the No. 1 box office spot in North America for two weeks, scoring
2011's second-highest opening weekend to date-and NBC's reality
singing competition " The Voice, " a hit in its first season and ready
for a curtain call in February. While Burke's priority this year has
been rebuilding flagging fourth-place network NBC, a can-do team
surrounding him will keep an eye on its cable properties-for now.
Numbers Game: NBCU cable networks' 2Q report gave Burke
something to smile about. Not only were overall revenue,
operating cash flow, ad revenue and distribution all up, but
revenue driven largely by licensing of owned content from the
cable production studios shot up 44%. Early investments in
new programming are also starting to show promise.
Year Ahead:
With NBC still down in the dumps, we're waiting
to hear about Burke's specific plans for NBCU properties Telemundo,
USA, Bravo, Oxygen, Syfy, CNBC and the others in its grab bag. ◆
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