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31. IN GOOD HANDS
Cesar Conde
Title: Chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo
Enterprises & NBCUniversal International Group
Years in Cable/TV: 12
Education: BA, with honors, Harvard University;
MBA, Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania
One Word that Best Describes Me: Grateful
Evan Shapiro
Title: EVP, Digital Enterprises, NBCUniversal
Years in Cable: 12
Education: College Drop Out but not like Kanye
One Word that Best Describes Me: Crunchy
NBCU is wisely banking on proven executives to
power its future growth, and Conde and Shapiro
are two shining examples. Former Univision chief
Conde continues to elevate the Telemundo brand
across markets and platforms. Under his leadership,
2015 was a year of tremendous growth for
Telemundo, including the network's MondayFriday
primetime ratings hitting their highest
32. TRAVEL (CHANNEL) PLANS
Kathleen Finch
Title: Chief Programming,
Content and
Brand Officer, Scripps
Networks Interactive
Years in Cable: 17
Education: Stanford
University
One Word that Best
Describes Me: Nimble
Finch oversees some of the biggest television
brands, including Scripps' consistent home run
deliverers Food Network and HGTV. As 2016
33. AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY
John Landgraf
Title: CEO, FX Networks and FX Productions
Years in Cable: 12
(15 if you count
EP'ing " Reno 911! " )
Education: BA,
Anthropology,
Pitzer College
With the success of
" American Crime
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in its history among total viewers and
A18-49, and NBC Deportes became the
home of the largest global sports event
in the world, The Fifa World Cup. He also
recently worked with the NBCU-Comcast
leadership to set plans to build a new
global headquarters in Miami. Shapiro,
meanwhile, spearheaded the launch of
streaming comedy channel Seeso, targeting
comedy super fans and including
live-streamed stand-up every month.
Cesar Conde
The biggest innovation in cable over the last
year: Voice Remote
My first job: Mailroom
Best way to spend a Saturday night: Movie
night
New favorite binge: " El Señor de los Cielos "
Favorite vacation spot: Caribbean
Evan Shapiro
Last show I watched not on my network(s):
" Billions "
continues, Finch and her team will continue to
create high-quality programming for all six of
Scripps' domestic brands. In particular, they
will place a major focus on building growth with
the Travel Channel with shows like " Expedition
Unknown, " " Booze Traveler " and " Bizarre Foods. "
Theorizing that it's the " mom " in her, Finch excels
at building and nurturing those around her.
The biggest innovation in cable over the last
year: The proliferation of great content and all
the different ways to watch it
The technology that will most benefit cable
over the next year is... a measurement system
that accurately captures who is watching what,
Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, " Landgraf's
been found " guilty " of adding another hit to his
network's list of successful programs. Over the
last year, he's continued to increase the reach,
acclaim and influence of FX Networks and its
three linear channels-FX, FXX and FXM-as
well as its digital non-linear platform FXNOW.
Couldn't be more the opposite of a horror story.
Virtual reality is... not as good as actual reality
Last show I watched not on my network(s):
" Game of Thrones " Season 4
May 2016
Favorite charity event I work with:
The Ghetto Film School
" Star Trek " celebrates its 50th Anniversary
this year. So if Mr. Spock's motto is " Live
Long and Prosper, " mine is... It's hard to
stand out if you spend all your time fitting in.
If this election year was a reality TV series, it
would be called... " The Unreal World "
New favorite binge: " Jessica Jones "
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Sneakers
My typical breakfast is: Twitter
My Starbucks order: Hate Starbucks. Tastes
like anger. ■
where and when.
My favorite newfound hobby: Traveling for fun
as opposed to work
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Driverless
car - I can't wait.
" Star Trek " celebrates its 50th Anniversary
this year. So if Mr. Spock's motto is " Live
Long and Prosper, " mine is... " Rack up as few
regrets as possible "
My first job: An intern on the " Dr. Ruth Westheimer "
show
Favorite vacation spot: The U.K. countryside
I watch the majority of programming on this
device: A giant TV with surround sound. ■
My first job: Clean up guy in a lumber mill
If this election year was a reality TV series, it
would be called: " Game of Thrones, Season 5 "
What was the last costume that you wore
and why? A business suit, because that is the
costume I wear for my job.
New favorite binge: Fresh Air (both the great NPR
interview show and the stuff you actually breathe).
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Feet
I watch the majority of programming on this
device: Television ■
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