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30. RIDE ON
Charlie Collier
President
AMC, SundanceTV & AMC Studios
Years in Cable: 24
Education: BA, Bucknell; MBA, Columbia
Another year is in the books and AMC's " The Walking Dead " is still at
the top of its game, much to the thrill of Collier. For the sixth season
in a row, AMC's top series was the No 1 show on TV among 18-49s,
breaking records. Collier continues to oversee production on a number
of critically-acclaimed series, including " Into the Badlands, " " Hap and
31. THE FX FACTOR
John
Landgraf
CEO
FX Networks &
FX Productions
Years in Cable: 14
Education: BA
Anthropology,
Pitzer College
Awards aren't everything, but they sure are
nice. Under Landgraf's leadership, FX received
55 Emmy nominations last year, taking home
32. ROYAL BLOOD
Dave Howe
President, Strategy &
Commercial Growth
NBCUniversal Cable
Entertainment
Years in Cable: 17
Education: University
of Reading, UK
Adam Stotsky
President
E! Entertainment
Years in Cable: 20
Education: BA, Communications, West
Virginia University
Leonard, " " The Son " and " Ride
with Norman Reedus. " SundanceTV
posted its best-ever
ratings in 2017 under Collier's
leadership with total viewers
across all programming increasing
10%. Collier had something
to celebrate this award season as
well, with the second installment
of " Top of the Lake: China
Girl " receiving a Golden Globe
nomination. ■
five statues. This year's " The Assassination
of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story "
and season two of Donald Glover's " Atlanta "
are strong examples of why FX might want
to invest in a new display case. If there were
an Emmy for such things, Landgraf would be
nominated for increasing female and minority
directors on FX shows. Oh, and that news
of Ryan Murphy jumping ship for Netflix?
Landgraf is an ace at building an enviable
talent pool, with the likes of Noah Hawley
overseeing " Legion " and " Fargo, " and Pamela
Adlon behind " Better Things. " He's going to be
just fine.
Howe was just getting started last year when he
acquired digital investments Craftsy and PRIV. His
next step is to lead the former's evolution beyond
the crafting community into businesses including
performance arts, beauty and wellness. He plans
to transform the latter into a direct-to-consumer
retail business selling products and goods to
consumers. Stotsky makes E! the destination for
entertainment news with its in-depth red carpet
coverage, all things Kardashian and a growing
cache of scripted success, most notably " The
Royals. " Under his leadership, the network can't
be denied tackling tougher issues either. E! in
January debuted the highly anticipated documentary
series " Citizen Rose, " which chronicles the
social change actress/activist Rose McGowan. A
competitive swimmer since the age of 5, Stotsky
navigates the aggressive waters of cable by continuing
to provide the latest in apps and a strong
social media presence. Examples include Webbynominated
Snapchat series " Face Forward. "
David Howe
If you wrote a " Black Mirror " episode, what
dark side of technology would you explore
and why? Dating apps.
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If you wrote a " Black Mirror " episode, what
dark side of technology would you explore and
why? The way the internet renders many people
more infantile by telling them everything should be
unedited, free, instant and without consequences.
Your social media platform of choice? None
Bitcoin - pro or con? Easter Bunny - believe
or don't?
Favorite short-form content? Haiku
What product or service could you not live
without? Water
If you could have a superpower, what would
it be and why? Could there be a character with
limitless compassion? I wish I had that. ■
Favorite restaurant: Cookshop
Worst advice your mom or dad ever gave
you? Act your age, not your shoe size.
What product or service could you not live
without? Winestilsoldout.com
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
New York Times App
Favorite podcast: " Recode "
If you could have a superpower, what would
it be and why? Mind-reading because life's
too short to second guess or speculate about
what someone's thinking.
Adam Stotsky
Best advice your mom or dad ever gave you?
" Would-haves, could-haves, and should-haves
don't mean anything. " - Mom
Worst advice your mom or dad ever gave
you? " ...go with the ruffled tuxedo shirt. " - Dad
Favorite short form content? E! News' " The
Rundown " on Snapchat
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
The directions on my coffee maker.
Last show I binged not on my network(s):
" The Crown "
Favorite podcast: " Pod Save America " ■
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