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More of the Most Powerful Women 2017
clients include Cinemoi, Uphoric Music Festival TV,
Ovation, Charter and Mediacom, among others.
What industry topic will dominate headlines in
2018? " Mergers and consolidation, " Schned says.
" No end in sight. "
Rebecca
O'Sullivan
Schulte
President
NBC Sports
Washington
Schulte has led the
sports-saturated Washington/Baltimore region's
multiplatform sports media organization since
March 2007. And her star continues to rise with
the organization, which this fall rebranded from
its former moniker CSN Mid-Atlantic, a move that
aligns with the branding trend across NBC Sports
properties and reflects its focus on DC teams-
the Wizards, Capitals and Redskins. Her leadership
and vision in the areas of programming,
marketing, sales, production, team partnerships
and digital media make NBC Sports Mid-Atlantic
one of the best-performing regional sports networks
in the nation.
Linda
Schupack
EVP, Marketing
AMC & Sundance TV
Aided by Schupack's
fan-centric marketing
expertise, AMC
has been home to some of cable's top dramas in
2017- " The Walking Dead, " " Fear the Walking
Dead, " Better Call Saul " and " Into the Badlands. "
Thanks to Schupack, network programming scored
big in a promo that dropped around the Super
Bowl, high visibility at SXSW, and a warm welcome
for " The Walking Dead's " current Season 8 at
Comic-Con. She's also been hard at work marketing
SundanceTV programming, and is behind a big
front-facing campaign to support new series " Liar, "
true-crime doc series " Cold Blooded: The Clutter
Family Murders, " and the cable debut of Amazon
Studio's " Transparent. " Her choice for dinner companions
is sure to keep her laughing: Amy Schumer
and Samantha Bee.
Lisa Schwartz
Co-President
Sundance Selects &
IFC Films
Schwartz oversees a
trio of content power
centers for AMC Networks:
IFC Films, home to large, indie, cast-driven
films; IFC Midnight, which features thriller/horror
and art house erotica titles; and Sundance Selects,
which releases docs and foreign-language
films. The content under her purview is turning
heads in both consumer and critical circles. The
Sundance Selects film " I, Daniel Blake " won the
Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2016, the second consecutive
of the studio's films to win the prize; and
the film " 45 Years " garnered an Oscar nomination
for best actress.
Tina Shah
SVP, Business
Affairs, Turner
Sports & Assistant
General Counsel
Turner Broadcasting
With her reputation as
a thought leader and problem solver, Shah has
proven herself an invaluable member of the Turner
team. A 16-year company veteran, she serves
as the head of the legal team responsible for all
of Turner Sports' linear and digital businesses
including multimedia rights agreements with Major
League Baseball, the NBA, NCAA and PGA, along
with owned and operated businesses in Bleacher
Report and eLeague. With the constant changes hitting
our industry, Shah says 2018 will continue to
see the " ongoing disruption of the traditional media
ecosystem, including new products, services, business
models and market entrants bringing more
choices for viewers and more opportunities for
content providers and distributors. "
Tracey Shaw
SVP, TV & Network
Operations
WWE
Shaw took over scheduling
of WWE Network's
24/7 linear feed in
2016. This augmented her existing responsibilities
of ad traffic, delivery, coordination, metadata
management and supervisor of the linear feed,
including curse protection of the 100-plus hours
of live programming per year and the VOD library
now at over 9,000 hours and growing. She also
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oversees all content to WWE's domestic and
international licensees. If she had to choose a
tag team partner, it'd be Daenerys Targaryen of
" Game of Thrones, " whom she says " shows a
tenacity and self confidence in a male-dominated
world that is inspirational. "
Tina Simmons
SVP, Human
Resources, Central
Division
Comcast Cable
Simmons is a people
person in all senses
of the word. She's responsible for leading HR and
organizational effectiveness for the Central Division.
In that role, she also oversees all people-related
functions including compensation and benefits,
diversity, employee relations, labor relations and talent
acquisition. Simmons would love to have shared
a meal with Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime
minister of a Muslim country, who was assassinated
in 2007. " She stood up to seemingly insurmountable
odds and made a major impact in a country where
all of the circumstances were aligned against her.
I'd like to hear how she was able, for so long, to
persevere. "
Savalle Sims
EVP & General
Counsel
Discovery
Communications
Elevated to her current
position in April, Sims
currently oversees all of the global media company's
legal teams, managing lawyers and legal
issues on behalf of Discovery in nearly 20 offices
worldwide. A champion for diversity, she supports a
number of Discovery's internal initiatives. The road
to equality is a long one, but Sims feels progress
is being made. " The industry is in the midst of
important conversations regarding gender and
inclusion, " she says.
Amy Smith
Regional SVP,
Florida Region
Comcast Cable
To help residents and
emergency personnel
stay connected when
Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, Comcast offered
free service at its 137,000 Xfinity WiFi hotspots
throughout the state to anyone in need. Smith was
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