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DAILY DOUBLE
Landel Hobbs
Title: COO, Time
Warner Cable
Years in Cable: 18
Education:
Angelo State U
I Watch TV
Mostly: Live
Rob Marcus
Title: CFO, Time
Warner Cable
Years in Cable:
5 at Time Warner
Cable; 8 at Time
Warner Inc.
Education: BA,
Brown; JD, Columbia
Why Them? Time Warner
Cable's competitive roar is
considerable, with Hobbs and
Marcus largely responsible for
day-to-day management and
innovation. Hobbs oversees
ops (14mln customers) and has
coaxed solid results despite
pressure on basic subs, a
bad economy and cut-throat
competition. Wholly focused on
finance, Marcus' mission lately
is accelerating commercial and
ad revenue while maintaining
solid residential growth.
Year Ahead: With strong
results and plans to buy back
$4bln in stock, Time Warner
Cable remains on good financial
footing as it marches into '11.
Landel Hobbs
The Biggest Threat to Cable's
Survival: Ourselves
What Should Cable Do to
Improve Its Image with the
Public? Improve customer care.
Motto: Listen
Rob Marcus
On Your iPad: Xfinity TV app (I
live in a Comcast market).
In '11, Cable Will: Continue to
generate lots of free cash flow.
Favorite City for Business: NY
CableFAX: The Magazine
Why Him? Everyone from trade mags to
analysts routinely applaud Cablevision for
its operating results. The MSO earned top
honors from this publication again in '10.
Bickham is the exec behind what some
believe is the best-run cable company in the
land. Handpicked by Tom Rutledge when
Rutledge moved up into the COO post,
Bickham is the cable guy, overseeing all
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PASSING THE TORCH
Robert Miron
Title: Chairman, Bright House Networks
Years in Cable: Enough (45)
Education: Syracuse U
I Watch TV Mostly: Live
Steve Miron
Title: CEO, Bright House Networks
Years in Cable: 21 full-time and since
birth part-time.
Education: American U
I Watch TV Mostly: On my DVR
Nomi Bergman
Title: President, Bright House Networks
Number of Years in Cable: 23
Education: U of Rochester
I Watch TV Mostly: With my husband-
he's got the remote, so I control nothing.
Why Them? Bob Miron " is everyone's
go-to guy to solve big, bad problems, "
says Insight CEO Michael Willner. " When
the moguls are at each others' throats,
Bob quietly, calmly steps in and solves
disputes. Trusted and respected by all,
Bob will be leaving a huge hole in the fabric
of the industry when he retires " Jan 1.
Sounds like a lot of pressure for children
Steve Miron and Nomi Bergman. But they
were born with coax in their blood, have
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become top-flight execs and played a big
role in VoIP, with Bright House ruling the
South in the latest J.D. Power survey.
Year Ahead:
Retrans battles and program
negotiations for Bright House loom.
Robert Miron
In '11, Cable Will: Be something I watch...
Steve Miron
Biggest Threat To Cable's Survival: The
retirement of Bob Miron. [Well said, Steve.]
Nomi Bergman
Non-Cable Cos That Know How To
Run/Market: Starbucks and McDonald's.
They have done a superb job of
adjusting to the market and reinventing
themselves.
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BEND IT LIKE BICKHAM
John Bickham
Title: Pres, Cable & Communications,
Cablevision
Number of Years in
Cable: 25
Education: BA, Electrical
Engineering, Texas A&I U
I Watch TV Mostly: Live
consumer services as well as the company's
sales, marketing, field and customer service
operations. He's built some impressive
metrics over his six years at Cablevision, including
96% digital penetration, the highest
in the nation. He's also made Cablevision a
leader in advanced services.
WiFi Whiz: Bickham has been aggressive
in moving Cablevision into the WiFi space,
including a proposal to the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority to provide WiFi
on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro
North trains. With tens of thousands of
WiFi access points (including at the Nassau
Coliseum), Cablevision's developing a reputation
as " always available. "
Year Ahead: While we expect another
strong year from Cablevision, '11 might
be bumpy as it integrates the acquired
Bresnan systems.
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