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More of the Most Powerful Women in Cable 2014
Susanne Daniels
President,
Programming
MTV
Daniels makes sure MTV
programming is never
predictable, adding a
new twist to the longrunning
" Real World " franchise, which notched its
highest-rated season in three years, and delving into
scripted drama with " Finding Carter. " Her willingness
to take risks is exactly why she's heading up
programming for a net devoted to young people. Fun
fact: She guest starred in " The Offi ce's " series fi nale
as the panel moderator. Her advice for cable when it
comes to women is concise: " Hire women. Promote
women. Pay women handsomely. "
Kristine Dankenbrink
SVP, Taxation
Comcast
In addition to her duties
involving taxation and related
issues, Dankenbrink
is an executive mentor
for Comcast's Financial
Management Leadership Program, helping cultivate
high-potential employees into future fi nancial
leaders. Her advice for balancing professional and
personal lives: " The best trick for managing such
demands is outsourcing the more routine daily tasks
that sap time and energy, enabling you to focus on
what is truly important. "
Parthavi Das
Chief of Staff
WICT
Touting 17 years at
WICT, Das has a wealth
of experience with the
advocacy organization
and leads the research
of the PAR Initiative, which provides indispensable
benchmarks for measuring just that. " I'm fortunate
that in my role, I can combine both of my passions-
working with the cable industry leaders and striving
to make a difference for others, " she says.
Debbie DeMontreux
SVP, Programming &
Development
Embassy Row
Embassy Row's programming
slate includes
" Watch What Happens
Live " and " Fashion
Queens " on Bravo, " Cutthroat Kitchen " on Food
Network, " Talking Dead " on AMC and digital series
" Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee " with Jerry
Seinfeld. This former IFC exec's development plate is
heaping, but she's always on the lookout for the next
breakthrough. As such, she's a big trend-watcher.
The biggest story in cable this year? " Chelsea
Handler moving to Netfl ix, " she says.
Sandra Dewey
EVP & Head of
Business Affairs
Turner Entertainment
Networks & Cartoon
Network Originals
Dewey's leadership in
strategy, dealmaking and
tactical prioritization continues to have far-reaching
ramifi cations. In fact, she has developed and implemented
the business strategy behind the company's
original programming on every platform and level
including production, fi nancing, strategic planning,
and distribution. And the list of those she's sat at the
negotiating table with is impressive, including Steven
Spielberg, Edward Burns and Steve Carrell.
Rebecca Toth Diefenbach
Co-President
Sirens Media
Sharing the role of Sirens
Media co-president with
Valerie Haselton, Toth
Diefenbach is behind the
production of Bravo's
mega success " Real Housewives of New Jersey " as
Sirens expands its cable reality footprint to Discovery
ID with six additional new series. And she believes
in the power of working moms: " A lot of moms need
the ability to time shift, i.e. leave work early enough
to be home for dinner and bedtime, and then fi nish
up with some work after the kids are asleep. Recognizing
that this is possible and the work can still be
outstanding is important for keeping many talented
women working and happy. "
Eileen Diskin
SVP, Marketing
Communications,
Sales & Marketing
Comcast Cable
Diskin and her team
plan national advertising
strategies for Comcast
Cable's various offerings, creating campaigns
with a combined reported annual media spend
upward of $150 million. " Success is very much an
individual journey, " she says. " For me, it is always
evolving; never letting up and staying focused
on your goals. Someone once said 'Some people
dream of success... while others wake up and
work hard at it'. "
Ellen East
EVP & Chief
Communications
Officer
Time Warner Cable
When the two largest
cable companies in the
country decide to merge,
you can bet the chief communications offi cer has
her hands full. But through it all, you can count on
East for a smile and a sincere " how do you do? " She
also keeps all of her volunteer commitments going,
from serving on the boards of T. Howard and the
Arthur Page Society to her championing of WICT. She
defi nes success " by the positive impact of my words
and actions on others. "
Kristine Faulkner
VP & GM Home
Security & Smart
Home
Cox Communications
Faulkner incubates new
growth opportunities for
Cox, leading the company's
agenda in home security, with focus on driving
products from incubation to commercialization.
Her enthusiasm for seeing technology transformation
and her desire for open collaboration have helped
produce innovative new results in the industry.
" The culture at Cox is unique, " Faulkner says. " It's a
'we versus me' state of mind making our wins and
achievements all the more rewarding. "
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