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More of the Most Powerful Women in Cable 2016
Denice Hasty
Gitchell serves as the lead attorney for the Content
Acquisition group, which licenses billions of dollars
of content each year. She is a fan of " Supergirl " on
The CW. " The heroine has her faults, but she is still
a superhero who can save the day and keep my
12-year-old daughter interested in watching a show
with me, " Gitchell says.
Maureen Guthman
SVP, Programming &
Acquisition
BET Networks
With Guthman leading
the charge, BET Networks
recently secured
several important
acquisitions, including " Martin, " " House of Payne "
and " Meet the Browns. " BET sister network Centric
now has signifi cant fi lms in its repertoire, including
" What's Love Got To Do With It, " " The Help " and
" Dead Presidents. " She'll continue to complement
the networks' originals with key acquisitions
moving forward. And it's all backed by experience.
Throughout her 15-year career in the television
industry, Guthman has brokered more than 250
deals. Her mission: To give women and AfricanAmericans
an opportunity to see themselves in
ways that television has long ignored.
Melissa Harper
SVP, Production,
Original Programming
Production
Starz Entertainment
Harper lists the Rogers
Ailes saga at Fox News
as the top story of the
year, saying it sends " a strong message about
gender equality. " At Starz, she oversees the
physical production of all Starz original content
produced worldwide and is proud of the female
roles in many of the network's series. That gives
her oversight of the net's top series, including
" Power, " " Outlander " and " Black Sails. " Harper's
production work has taken her around the globe,
from New Zealand to South Africa to Belgium, the
U.K. and more.
SVP, Marketing &
Product Management,
Comcast Business
Comcast Cable
Hasty leads a division
that's one of the fastestgrowing
segments of
Comcast Cable. In this role, she oversees all Comcast
Business national brand marketing and advertising as
well as the development and rollout of all the company's
business-focused products and services, including
pricing and go-to-market strategy. She's also a member
of the Women's Network, an employee resource group at
Comcast, and is the Comcast business sponsor for WICT.
" Listen and learn, and fi nd great role models to help you
seek out other perspective and possibilities, " Hasty would
advise her teen self, adding, " The awkward teenage
years do pass. "
Jennifer Heller
VP, Chief Compliance
Officer & Senior
Deputy General
Counsel
Comcast Corp.
Heller oversees the internal
processes for promoting
and ensuring Comcast's compliance with laws,
regulations, company policies and contracts, including
chairing its enterprise-wide Compliance Committee,
which oversees its compliance risk management
and internal complaint reporting programs. She's
also responsible for formulating and implementing
Comcast's policies and procedures, including its code
of conduct, and making sure they are trained upon
across the company. " I think NBC's 'The Voice' empowers
women by giving Alicia Keys the opportunity to
showcase her authentic, no-make-up self to millions
of viewers each episode, " she says.
Zenita Henderson
Director, Marketing
Operations &
Business
Development
SCTE/ISBE
In her fi rst year at SCTE/
ISBE, Henderson has
already made a mark with marketing initiatives that
promote the organization's value within the industry
and beyond. She's made strides with the Corporate
Alliance Partner program, helped develop the Energy
in a Box Tool Kit for the Energy 2020 program, and
pushed SCTE/ISBE to adopt new marketing process30
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es. Henderson takes her cues from those who've
preceded her. " The WICT principles-especially 'be
fearless'-are guidelines every person should hear
earlier in life, " she says. " I didn't hear them until I
was in my 30s and didn't act on them until my 40s.
And what a great ride my 40s have been! "
Jana Henthorn
President & CEO
The Cable Center
By any measure, 2016 has
been Henthorn's year. Her
promotion to president and
CEO of The Cable Center
came as the organization
is repositioning itself to better refl ect the changing
industry without forgetting its role as a steward of
cable's history and legacy. One method Henthorn is
excited about? A virtual reality exhibit she likens to
the " holodeck " made famous on " Star Trek: The Next
Generation. " " It's OK to be a nerd, " says Henthorn, who
is also seeking creative ways to boost revenue for the
center. " Loving school isn't a bad thing. It makes you
more interesting when you are older. "
Lori Hickok
CFO
Scripps Networks
Interactive
Hickok's relationship
with Scripps dates back
to 1988, when she was
hired as a fi nancial analyst
in the corporate fi nance department. Today, she
leads the company's global fi nancial and accounting
functions, including reporting, tax, treasury, risk
management, and planning and analysis. She was
at the forefront of the company taking full ownership
of Travel Channel earlier this year. Although Hickok's
job is detail-oriented, her advice to her 13-year-old
self is sage: " I'd do my best to convince myself not
to be a perfectionist. Know when to draw the line so
you can avoid the dreaded 'perfectionist paralysis.' "
Jennifer Hightower
SVP & General
Counsel - Law &
Policy
Cox Communications
Hightower's role at Cox
may be more vital than
ever before, given the
unprecedented competitive, regulatory and other
changes facing the industry today. As someone who
advises senior executives on policy and strategic
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