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David Rone
Title: President of TWC Sports,
Time Warner Cable Networks
Years in Cable: 11
Education: BA, Tufts University;
JD, Northwestern University
Best Advice: Passion, integrity
& collegiality are a winning
combination.
Steering big
picture sports
strategy and
regional programming
has kept
Rone on his toes
this past year. He
took point on a massive rebrand
for local news outlets across
the country under the umbrella
" Time Warner Cable News. " Plus,
he prepped the L.A. Dodgers for
their debut on SportsNet LA this
season. A solid team captain, to
be sure.
I watch majority of programming
on this device: Samsung
big-screen TV
TV show I'd most like to have a
cameo in? " The Newsroom?
Twitter or Instagram? Twitter
Oscars or Grammys? Grammys
Favorite vacation spot: Four Seasons
Hualalai Resort, Kona, Hawaii ■
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David Kenny
Title: Chairman/CEO, The Weather
Company (pictured, far right)
Years in Cable: 2
Education: MBA,
Harvard Business School
Best Advice: Water the flowers and
weed the garden.
The carriage dispute with DirecTV
behind him, Kenny is looking forward.
He and his executive team have accelerated the network's growth by
expanding Weather Channel's digital division, now reaching more than
100 million unique web visitors per month. And he has overseen the
network's rebranding with the new tagline " It's Amazing Out There, "
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John Schanz
Title: EVP & Chief Network Officer,
Comcast Cable
Years in Cable: 8
Education: Bachelor's in
Engineering, Manhattan College,
Riverdale, N.Y.
Best Advice: Customer-driven
with urgency trumps all...
Tony Werner
Title: EVP & Chief Technology
Officer, Comcast Cable
Years in Cable: 37+
Education: Dakota County Technical
College, Minnesota
Best Advice: Don't bet against
Cable.
In 2013, Schanz and Werner
helped Comcast rank 37 on
InfoWeek's 500 list for its
innovative use of technology.
Schanz was pivotal in developing
a technology strategy to deploy
new, complementary communications
products and services,
such as a private cloud computing
network that leverages IP
technology, and infrastructure to
power next-generation consumer
experiences. Werner guides
technology strategy and evolving
network architecture, supporting
next-gen consumer systems
and technologies, infrastructure
and engineering, network integration
and management tools
including the X1 Entertainment
Operating System. As the head
of Comcast Labs, Werner shepherds
thousands of engineers,
product designers and experience
architects as they work to
create tomorrow's products.
Schanz
I watch the majority of
programming on this device:
Big screen for entertainment
immersion
The biggest innovation in cable
over the last year: Softwareenabled
platforms
My favorite newfound hobby:
Climbing mountains, see johnamanjaro.org
The
technology that will most
benefit cable over the next
year is: Cloud technologies
Werner
The biggest innovation in cable
over the last year: X1 Platform
My favorite newfound hobby:
Photography
The technology that will most
benefit cable over the next
year is: DOCSIS 3.1... Not quite in
year, but this will be a big deal.
Favorite Restaurant: REX 1516
Favorite vacation spot:
Philadelphia
Beach or mountains? Both ■
without losing focus on its mission
to keep viewers informed and safe.
Kenny has also cemented relationships
with partners like Climate Central
to educate the public on possible
consequences of climate change.
TV show I'd most like to have a
cameo in? " Scandal "
Favorite TV show as a kid: " Gilligan's
Island "
The last time I had a good laugh: This
afternoon
Dish I can make and that would impress a celebrity chef: Caramel
macaroons (comme la cuisine de chez Ladurée)
Favorite vacation spot: Cap Ferrat
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Favorite Restaurant: Davios
Favorite vacation spot: Must
have a body of water
Beach or mountains? Beach
Favorite TV show as a kid?
" Saturday Night Live "
The last time I had a good laugh:
Daily per one of my operating rules!!
Dish I can make and that
would impress a celebrity
chef: Seafood pasta made annually
on my wife's birthday.
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