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76. DIGITAL PIONEERS
Andy LeCuyer
SVP, Programming, DISH TV
DISH
Years in Cable: 7
Education: BS, Engineering, Princeton University;
MBA, Yale School of Management
Brian Neylon
Group President, DISH TV
DISH
Years in Cable: 26
Education: BA, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
LeCuyer and Neylon earned their recent promotions
by revolutionizing the pay-TV industry.
LeCuyer's forward thinking led his team to
secure satellite and digital rights for thousands of
channels, bringing entertainment, sports, Latino
and local programming to DISH TV and Sling
TV customers across multiple platforms. Neylon
continues finding ways to grow the business by
balancing cutting-edge technology with costsaving
opportunities, such as allowing customers
to opt-out of paying for local channels they can
get over the air for free.
Andy LeCuyer
Favorite restaurant: The Empire, a small farmto-table
joint in my hometown of Louisville, CO.
Favorite short-form content? " SNL " sketches
What product or service could you not live
without? My iPhone
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
I start the morning with a daily readout of the
77. LAYERED SUCCESS
Jeff Binder
EVP
T-Mobile US
CEO
Layer3 TV
Education: Harvard
In just the past year, Binder has
doubled the size of Layer3 TV. Not
only did he bring it to five burgeoning
markets, he negotiated its January 2018 acquisition by T-Mobile.
And that's just the start. Now working in concert with T-Mobile CEO
John Leger, Binder will continue to oversee T-Mobile's video strategy
as it prepares to blend the power of 5G and video. Expect to see Binder
introduce several bold new products in the coming year.
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of these inconsistencies in a way that still offers
consumer choice. Wild card: do the walled
gardens win?
Last show I binged not on my network(s):
" Silicon Valley "
If you could have a superpower, what would
it be and why? The ability to teleport. It's
DISH and Sling TV business.
Then, I read my local newspaper
over a bowl of cereal and
orange juice.
What does the future look
like for skinny bundles and
flexible packaging?
Near term: continued expansion
of OTT offerings, both in
number and variety, that offer
consumers more choice and
flexibility but have inconsistencies
in programming
rights, platform availability,
etc. Long term: rationalization
amazing how much time
we spend trying to get
somewhere.
Brian Neylon
Best advice your mom
or dad ever gave you?
Be truthful, be honest
and always live up to
your word.
An area where media/
broadband could use
improvement? Retransmission fees for local
broadcast stations
Bitcoin - pro or con? Con
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
Email
Last show I binged not on my network(s):
" El Chapo " ■
The biggest innovation in media/broadband
over the last year? T-Mobile's acquisition of
Layer3 TV.
Bitcoin - pro or con? Con
Favorite short-form content? " Slow Cooker
Sundays " w/ John Legere
What would be the name of the reality
show based on your company?
" Livin' La Vida Magenta "
What product or service could you not live
without? Running water, electricity, cable TV
What's the first thing you read in the morning?
Twitter, CNBC, Google News
What does the future look like for skinny bundles and flexible
packaging? Much better with T-Mobile. ■
June 2018
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