Cablefax The Magazine - December 2012 - 44

83. STUDIO
SENSATIONS
Byron Allen
Title: Founder/Chairman/
CEO, Entertainment Studios
(pictured, 2nd from left)
Years in Cable: 6
Education: USC Film School
Best Advice in 7 Words or
Less: Get out of your way!
Janice Arouh
Title: President, Distribution
and Marketing, Entertainment
Studios (pictured, far left)
Years in Cable: 21
Education: BA, Communications,
John Carroll University
Best Advice in 7 Words or
Less: Embrace innovation
and change-opportunities
are endless.
Why Them? When we asked
Allen and Arouh the worst
thing they ever heard in a
meeting, they had the same
answer: It can't be done. That
sentiment pretty much sums
up their mindset and why they
made the CableFAX 100 cut.
Entertainment Studios has
a lot of work to do to gain a
foothold in cable, but these
two refuse to accept no for
an answer. This past year saw
Allen create and launch of
two predominantly AfricanAmerican
sitcoms in broadcast
syndication and cable, " The
First Family " and " Mr. Box Office, "
as well as a new AfricanAmerican
themed cable net
Legacy.TV. Arouh, meanwhile,
has secured distribution deals
with NCTC, NRTC, Caribbean
Co-op, Tele-Haiti, NuTV Haiti
and FlowTV in Jamaica and
Trinidad. The duo will be laser
focused in 2013 on growth
and securing additional distri44
bution.
And don't tell them it
can't be done...
Allen
The biggest innovation in
cable over the last year has
been... The mindset changing
toward doing business with
more independents to help
bring down content costs.
Why isn't TV Everywhere...
everywhere yet? Content
owners are not prepared to
monetize it properly.
The one thing I tell my kids
about success in life: Be
happy and pursue your passion.
Worst thing I've ever heard
someone say in a meeting:
It can't be done.
My favorite business and/
or motivational book:
Succeeding Against the Odds:
The Autobiography of a Great
American Businessman by
John H. Johnson
My favorite iPad app:
SmartTV.com
If I invented my own app
it would... I have invented
my own app! SmartTV.com.
It provides you with television
everywhere.
Arouh
Early bird or night owl?
Early bird.
" The Voice " coach I'd like
to work with is... Blake
Shelton
Favorite fictional character?
Nancy Drew.
I'd give up my cell phone
for a week if... I was in
Hawaii on vacation with my
family.
My famous last words will
be... It is what it is.
When scientists from the
future dig up a cable system
from 2012, they will
conclude... What a tangled
wired infrastructure.
My trick for keeping my
email inbox from filling
up? I read all my emails daily
before leaving the office.
Why isn't TV Everywhere...
everywhere yet? Technical
platform inconsistencies and
encumbered content rights
snarl progress.
The one thing I tell my kids
about success in life: It's not
about the view but about the
climb.
Worst thing I've ever heard
someone say in a meeting:
It can't be done.
Bands I would actually
go see live: Rolling Stones,
Sting
My favorite iPad app: Trulia
My guilty television
pleasure is: " The Walking
Dead "
84. FIT TO PRINT
John Kosner
Title: EVP/GM, ESPN Digital
& Print Media
Why Him? Kosner is a oneman
playbook. Promoted
to his current title in January, he leads the
development for ESPN.com, broadband service
ESPN3, WatchESPN (which he developed) and
all applications for all screens, social media,
interactive gaming, plus sports culture site
Grantland.com, headed by ESPN's star sportswriter
Bill Simmons. As if that's not enough,
he also manages ESPN The Magazine, ESPN's
high school digital properties and espnW, the
network's initiative targeted at female sports
fans. WatchESPN made an immediate impact
upon launch in 2011. The WatchESPN app
has been downloaded more than 5.6 million
times and along with WatchESPN.com delivers
live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
and ESPN Buzzer Beater/Goal Line. We're big
fans.
85. THE
BROADBAND GUY
Marwan Fawaz
Title: EVP, Home,
Motorola Mobility
Why Him? Who's in the
catbird seat now? As the
new leader of Motorola's
Home division, Fawaz is focused on driving
the industry's evolution to IP, empowering
operators to leverage what will be the biggest
convergence opportunity in technology's history.
A top strategist in developing innovative
solutions to drive tomorrow's IP transformation,
he brings to Motorola a wealth of industry
knowledge and expertise. Fawaz has more
than 26 years of experience in the broadband
communications industry, encompassing engineering,
technical operations, and business
development. Throughout his career, Fawaz
has held a variety of technology and industry
leadership roles, driving innovation in the
home ecosystem.
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