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GOING SOLAR
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FRANK
VAN DER POST
President
Breezeline
With van der Post at the
helm, Breezeline has invested
millions to expand
its fiber network to more
homes in West Virginia,
New Hampshire and
beyond while also hosting
digital literacy workshops
for those in need. Under his
guidance, cloud-based TV
service Breezeline Stream
TV has now been deployed
across the company's entire
footprint, and changes were made to the operator's WiFi
apps to make it easier for customers to manage their coverage.
He pushed Breezeline to become more sustainable,
and the operator activated two grid-tied solar systems at
its technology hub sites in Concord and Plaistow, New
Hampshire, in February to reduce its carbon footprint. ●
FRANCES
BERWICK
Chairman
NBCUniversal Entertainment
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Berwick, who built Bravo
into an unscripted juggernaut
and successfully
extended the playbook
to other NBCU networks,
ascended to the top of
the company's entertainment
ranks last August.
With operational oversight
of Bravo, E!, Oxygen
True Crime, Syfy, USA
Network and Universal
Kids, plus original content
and acquisitions for
Peacock, she's continuing
to do what she does best: attracting storytellers
with strong POVs and expanding and deepening audience
connections onscreen and through fan events
like BravoCon, which last year swelled to a three-day
event in Las Vegas. ●
WOW! FACTOR
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TERESA ELDER
CEO
WOW! Internet, TV & Phone
In the past year, Elder has led WOW! through its continued
market expansion initiatives and broadband-first
strategy, with record high-speed data revenue (up 7.3%)
in Q3 2023. Under her watch, WOW! continued to make
significant progress in 2023 toward the goal of reaching
400,000 new homes passed. On the video side,
WOW! landed a strategic deal with YouTube TV, allowing
consumers to purchase WOW!'s internet with YouTube
TV service. At the same time, WOW! has built a culture
dedicated to the values of respect, integrity, spirit of
service and accountability, leading to its being named a
Best and Brightest Company to Work for in the Nation for
the last six years. WOW! also gives back to its communities,
donating money for specific projects like magnet
schools as well as tens of thousands of volunteer hours
to charities and organizations through its WOW! in the
Neighborhood (WIN) program.
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Q&A
THE LAST THING AI GOT WRONG WAS... My
background. One of my sons played with AI to see how
it would write my bio and apparently I'm married to
someone other than my husband of 42 years and have a
daughter?! It's a good reminder when we think AI is getting
too smart.
BUSINESS SPEAK PHRASE OR BUZZWORD I FIND
MOST ANNOYING: " It is what it is. " I don't prefer this
phrase because I like to think we can always influence the
situation rather than just accept what is.
WHAT EMERGING INDUSTRY TREND ARE YOU MOST
EXCITED BY? Our industry's innovation in rolling out
faster, reliable speeds for our customers at a good value.
Accessible, fast, reliable internet improves people's lives. ●
April 2024
Cablefax100.com
http://www.Cablefax100.com
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